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Whisky and driving is not a good mix. But rules are > made to be broken and researchers at Edinburgh Napier University have > managed to successfully marry the two, albeit as a fuel for the vehicle and > not the driver. Researchers have taken two by-products of the whisky-making > process and transformed them into an energy dense biofuel that doesn't > require vehicles to undergo any modification prior to use. > > The technology behind the development is said to have been inspired by a > 100 year old process known as Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol fermentation, which > was developed by chemist Chaim Weizmann (who also just happened to be > Israel's first President). For the last couple of years, researchers at the > Edinburgh Napier University's Biofuel Research Center have been tweaking and > finely tuning the process using distilling by-products supplied from > Diageo's Glenkinchie Distillery. Diageo's whisky brands include Johnny > Walker, J&B, Talisker Single Malt and of course Glenkinchie. > > Every year, Scotland's GBP4 billion (about US$6.2 billion) malt whisky > industry produces around 1,600 million liters of pot ale – the liquid from > the copper stills – and 187,000 tonnes of draff – the spent grains. The > research project led by Professor Martin Tangney has managed to successfully > convert these waste products into biobutanol. > > <http://www.gizmag.com/whisky-byproduct-biofuel-created/16098/picture/119541/> > > Butanol is a four carbon alcohol which is said to give up to 30 percent > more output power than ethanol and has a lower vapor pressure and higher > flashpoint which makes it easier to handle. It's also less corrosive making > it easier to transport and store, and whereas ethanol can only be blended > with petrol, butanol can also be blended with diesel or biodiesel. > Significantly, butanol can also be used as a stand-alone transportation fuel > in ordinary vehicles without the need for special engine modification. As > well as being used as a biofuel, the new biobutanol product can also be used > to manufacture other renewable bio-chemicals, like acetone. > > Professor Tangney said: "The EU has declared that biofuels should account > for 10 per cent of total fuel sales by 2020. While some energy companies are > growing crops specifically to generate biofuel, we are investigating excess > materials such as whisky by-products to develop them. This is a more > environmentally sustainable option and potentially offers new revenue on the > back of one of Scotland's biggest industries." > > Edinburgh Napier University <http://www.napier.ac.uk/> has now filed a > patent for the new biofuel and plans to form a company to take the new > product into commercial production – next stop, the petrol pumps. > > > -- > Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > -- "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
