«There was some interest in converting
syngas into ethanol during the first oil crisis back in the 70s,» said Ames Lab chemist and Chemical and Biological Science Program Director Victor Lin.
To boost efficiency, they are ditching the catalyst entirely and enlisting bacteria to ferment
syngas into ethanol.
Not exact matches
Gasification converts all of it
into syngas, which can then be used to make a wide variety of chemicals, including methanol,
ethanol, or diesel.