New advanced biofuel identified as an alternative to diesel fuel

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - 19:30 in Physics & Chemistry

Researchers have identified a terpene called bisabolane as a potential biofuel for replacing diesel fuel. The researchers have also engineered two strains of microbes -- a bacteria and a yeast -- that can be used in the biosynthetic production of this clean, green, renewable and domestic alternative to diesel fuel.

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