Powered By Olive Stones? Turning Waste Stones Into Fuel
Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 10:21
in Physics & Chemistry
Olive stones can be turned into bioethanol, a renewable fuel that can be produced from plant matter and used as an alternative to petrol or diesel. This gives the olive processing industry an opportunity to make valuable use of 4 million tons of waste in olive stones it generates every year and sets a precedent for the recycling of waste products as fuels.
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