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http://snipr.com/1nl47 Scientists manage to turn sugar into fuel By Roger Highfield, Science Editor Last Updated: 12:01am BST 21/06/2007 A way of turning simple plant sugar into a fuel as powerful as petrol has been discovered by scientists. Researchers in the United States have developed a way of converting fructose, the sugar that gives apples and oranges their sweet taste, into a fuel that can be burned to generate energy. For years, chemists have been searching for a way to sidestep the use of crude oil as the root source of chemicals for fuels, aiming to replace it with inexpensive, non-polluting plant matter that is more environmentally friendly. Now a team of American researchers has discovered a process for turning fructose into 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF), a liquid fuel which packs in as much energy as petrol - and 40 per cent more than ethanol. <more>
