Bacteria make gasohol from corn stalk wastes

Journal Article · Mon Nov 03 00:00:00 EST 1980 · Des. News; (United States)

OSTI ID:6981853

Scientists at MIT have developed two strains of bacteria that convert corn stalks into ethanol. The bacteria, isolated from the first compartment of the cows rumen, were chemically treated to cause genetic mutations that could tolerate higher concentrations of alcohol and produce little lactic acid. The bacterial methods end product is a fuel that consists of 4% ethanol and 96% water, and by the fermentation of cellulose, rather than starch, the hydrolyzation step is eliminated.

• OSTI ID: 6981853
• Journal Information: Des. News; (United States), Vol. 36:21
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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09 BIOMASS FUELS
AGRICULTURAL WASTES
ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS
FERMENTATION
ETHANOL
BIOSYNTHESIS
BACTERIA
CELLULOSE
CONVERSION
GASOHOL
MAIZE
MUTANTS
PLANT STEMS
ALCOHOLS
BIOCONVERSION
CARBOHYDRATES
CEREALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DECOMPOSITION
FUELS
GRAMINEAE
GRASS
HYDROLYSIS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
LIQUID FUELS
LYSIS
MICROORGANISMS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC WASTES
PLANTS
POLYSACCHARIDES
SACCHARIDES
SOLVOLYSIS
SYNTHESIS
WASTES
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