September 15, 200619 yr Full Article In its collaborative research, RITE and Honda have established the basic technology to produce ethanol fuel from cellulose and hemicellulose*, both found in soft-biomass*, including inedible leaves and stalks of plants, such as rice straw. Until now, such soft-biomass represented a challenge to convert to ethanol. Thus, the new process represents a large step forward for practical application of soft-biomass as a fuel source.
September 15, 200619 yr This is great! I wonder if things like grass and yard clippings could be used. I'd gladly drop off my yard waste to a processing plant.
September 15, 200619 yr It would be great if one day we could dump garbage into the car, like on Back to the Future.
September 17, 200619 yr Author Honda to Begin Production of E100 Flex-Fuel Cars for Brazil The Yomiuri Shimbun reports that Honda will begin producing flex-fuel cars capable of running solely on bioethanol—E100. The report follows Honda’s announcement that it, in partnership with RITE, has developed a process for the production of cellulosic ethanol. (Earlier post.) Full Article
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