Component of asphalt eyed as new fuel source

Thursday, September 24, 2009 - 02:28 in Physics & Chemistry

The pavement material that cars drive on may wind up in their fuel tanks as scientists seek ways of transforming asphaltenes - the main component of asphalt - into an abundant new source of fuel, according to the cover story in the current issue of Chemical and Engineering News, ACS' weekly newsmagazine...

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