Engineers scale up process that could improve economics of ethanol production

Friday, May 20, 2011 - 14:30 in Physics & Chemistry

Engineers have built a pilot plant to test a process designed to improve ethanol production. They're growing fungi on some of ethanol's leftovers to make a quality animal feed and to clean water so it can be recycled back into fuel production. The researchers think the fungi could also be developed into a low-cost nutritional supplement for people.

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