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Bill USA

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4. Stanford University scientists have found a new, highly efficient way to produce liquid ethanol from

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 1, 2014, 04:32 PM

Nov 2014

carbon monoxide gas.

Note the words "highly efficient"

http://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/april/ethanol-without-plants-040914.html

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say I think the whole point of their research was to come up with a process that would yield a renewable fuel that is efficient ... and therefore worth pursuing.

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Stanford scientists develop a process & catalyst for making ethanol from Carbon monoxide & water [View all] Bill USA Oct 2014 OP

The story is from April OKIsItJustMe Oct 2014 #1

Free Ethanol! It's a plug-in party machine! nilram Oct 2014 #2

"Easily derived" -- just add lots of energy. eppur_se_muova Oct 2014 #3

Stanford University scientists have found a new, highly efficient way to produce liquid ethanol from Bill USA Nov 2014 #4