Rice in your gas tank: Boosting biofuel production from rice straw

Monday, May 26, 2008 - 13:07 in Physics & Chemistry

Researchers in China are reporting a discovery that could turn rice straw into an inexpensive new renewable source of biofuel. Their new study, scheduled for the July 16 issue of ACS' bimonthly journal Energy & Fuels, describes a way to boost production of biofuel from rice straw by almost 65 percent.

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