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Study finds bamboo could be a competitive feedstock for liquid biofuels
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Key points
- Researchers including a Worcester Polytechnic Institute team reported that bamboo could be converted into biocrude for transportation fuels at costs competitive with conventional petroleum fuels and with lower greenhouse-gas emissions.
- The study combined laboratory measurements of conversion efficiency with economic and lifecycle modeling.
- The findings were published in Sustainable Energy & Fuels.
Summary
Researchers including a Worcester Polytechnic Institute team reported that bamboo could be converted into biocrude for transportation fuels at costs competitive with conventional petroleum fuels and with lower greenhouse-gas emissions. The study combined laboratory measurements of conversion efficiency with economic and lifecycle modeling. The findings were published in Sustainable Energy & Fuels.
Original source title
UK researchers find bamboo may be good biofuel feedstock