California scientists create E.Coli-based fuel that's much more efficient than ethanol

U.S. scientists say they can turn E.coli, a strain of bacteria present in the human digestive tract, into a fuel that is twice or three times more efficient than ethanol. The scientists, attached to the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) managed to create a strain for the first time that generates alcohol with five carbon atoms per molecule instead of the regular two or three. That's important because the larger, longer chain molecules contain more energy, something of a "holy grail" for the fuel industry.

California Scientists Create E.Coli-based Fuel That's Much More Efficient Than Ethanol
Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:00:00 GMT

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