Mie University researchers convert discarded oranges into ‘juiced-up’ biofuel

Scientists have developed a biofuel from unmarketable oranges and waste left over after making orange juice that may put the squeeze on existing bioethanol as a more efficient and less-corrosive fuel blend

TSU, Mie Prefecture-- A remote-controlled 14-kilogram vehicle successfully ran on gas blended with the novel biofuel in an experiment in September,…

Full text: http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201411180003

Author

FUMIKO TAKAKI

Source

The Asahi Shimbun, 2014-11-18.

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