Algae converted to butanol; Fuel can be used in automobiles Date: March 2, 2011 Source: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Summary: Chemical engineers have developed a method for converting ...

BP is also bullish on butanol because is can be distributed via pipelines like gasoline and is less corrosive than ethanol. BP is developing a new manufacturing process, but the company says it is ...

But there's a new alcohol on the horizon. Butanol is a stretch-limo version of ethanol, cut in half with two more carbons inserted. As it happens, this longer-chain (C4H9OH) molecule acts a whole ...

Biomass can serve as a renewable source for both energy and carbon. Acetone, n-butanol, and ethanol (ABE) fermentation broth as a biomass-derived source of fuels and chemicals has received a lot ...

Covina , Jan. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Normal butanol, also called normal alcohol, is a 4-carbon, linear alcohol, normal butanol is almost insoluble in water, but soluble in almost all organic ...

Displacing Petroleum-derived Butanol With Plants Date: January 11, 2009 Source: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Summary: As a chemical for industrial processes, butanol is used in ...

The Edinburgh Napier Bio-fuel research team focused on the £4 billion whisky industry as a ripe resource for developing bio-butanol – the next generation of bio-fuel which gives 30% more output ...

Butanol has traditionally been used as paint thinner, cleaner and adhesive, but as a fuel additive it contains more energy than ethanol and could be blended into existing cars at higher percentages.