Mexican scientists focus on producing biofuels from trash

[Judi Lynn]

Mexican scientists focus on producing biofuels from trash

Mexico City, April 15 : Mexican scientists are developing a bio-refinery that will convert organic waste into hydrogen, natural gas and substrates used in industry, said the Center for Advanced Research and Studies, or Cinvestav.

The project will emulate the operating model of a traditional refinery and obtain different products from the same material, in this case waste, Carlos Escamilla, a doctoral student in Cinvestav's biotechnology department, said in a statement about the project he is heading.

That process will enable scientists "on the one hand to extract as much as they can from the same organic residue and on the other to eliminate it as far as possible", Escamilla said, adding that "if you subject the waste to a first, second and third process, the residue is gradually reduced".

Several countries already produce hydrogen and methane from waste products, but they do so in separate processes, according to the scientist, who has been working on the project for the past four years.

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[XemaSab]

1. Interesting

though it might make more sense to educate people about composting and fertilize the soil, reduce trash, reduce transport costs, and save people money.

/hippie