Biofuel Made from Whisky By-Products
Researchers from the Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland managed to create a biofuel for vehicles using the by-products of the distillation process of whisky . According to the researchers the biofuel could be used to power conventional vehicles without any particular adaptations. It is worth mentioning that the biofuel was created during a research project that lasted 2 years. The two by-products, “pot ale” , which is a liquid found in the copper stills, and “draff” (the spent grains) are used as the basis for creating butanol . The latter can be used as fuel, reports Physorg . The lead researcher Martin Tangney says: “The new biofuel is made from biological material which has been already generated” . He also mentioned that the biofuel will most like be used in combination with 10 percent petrol or diesel. “Five or 10 percent means less oil which would make a big, big difference,” said Tangney. The new biofuel has already been appreciated by a number of sp