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Jun 26, 2007
All the sugar turns to transport fuel
The carbohydrate dimethylfuran (DMF) could ultimately replace petroleum as a liquid fuel for use in transport, as it has several advantages over its rival renewable alternative, ethanol. With that in mind, a team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has come up with a catalytic technique that can make 2,5-dimethylfuran from fructose, which can be obtained directly from biomass or by treating glucose.
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