May 29, 2012

Ethanol breakthrough in Philippines

San Carlos Bioenergy Inc (SCBI), Philippines, has produced fuel ethanol from sorghum for the first time in Southeast Asia.

Sorghum
Sorghum (Photo credit: tonrulkens)
The project is a collaboration between SCBI, Prof. Rex Demafelis, University of the Philippines Los Baños Alternative Energy Research, Development and Extension convener and chairman of the UPLB Energy Systems Committee, the Sagay City government, the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Agricultural Research and Biomass Resources Inc. 

The team produced 247 litres of fuel grade ethanol for every ton of sweet sorghum syrup.


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