Whisky Byproducts, the Next Car Fuel?
<p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="shouldn">shouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drive">drive</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="whisky">whisky</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="environmentally">environmentally</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span>.</p><p><span word="Whisky">Whisky</span> <span word="byproducts">byproducts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="transformed">transformed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="biofuel">biofuel</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="warming">warming</span>.</p><p><span word="Scotland">Scotland</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="whisky">whisky</span> <span word="producer">producer</span>. <span word="Scottish">Scottish</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="Tangney">Tangney</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="waste">waste</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="distilling">distilling</span> <span word="whisky">whisky</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="biobutanol">biobutanol</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="alcohol">alcohol</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whisky">whisky</span>, <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distillery">distillery</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="product">product</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="The">The</span> <span word="bulk">bulk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remainder">remainder</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="unwanted">unwanted</span> <span word="residues">residues</span> — <span word="pot">pot</span> <span word="ale">ale</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="barley">barley</span>."</p><p><span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="residues">residues</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="raw">raw</span> <span word="material">material</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="adapting">adapting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="century">century</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="fermentation">fermentation</span> <span word="process">process</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="converted">converted</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="biobutanol">biobutanol</span>. <span word="Tangney">Tangney</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whisky">whisky</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="biofuel">biofuel</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="bioethanol">bioethanol</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="corn">corn</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sugar">sugar</span> <span word="cane">cane</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="petrol">petrol</span> [<span word="gasoline">gasoline</span>], <span word="whereas">whereas</span> <span word="bioethanol">bioethanol</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="got">got</span> 70 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pipe">pipe</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="distribute">distribute</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="modify">modify</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="engine">engine</span>," <span word="Tangney">Tangney</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Tangney">Tangney</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</span> <span word="Napier">Napier</span> <span word="University">University</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biofuel">biofuel</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="center">center</span>, <span word="founded">founded</span> <span word="Celtic">Celtic</span> <span word="Renewables">Renewables</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span>, <span word="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="producing">producing</span> <span word="biobutanol">biobutanol</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Belgium">Belgium</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="biobutanol">biobutanol</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="gasoline">gasoline</span> <span word="altogether">altogether</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="blended">blended</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="planes">planes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ships">ships</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="heaters">heaters</span>.</p>
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