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	View Edit Domain: BioEnergy Title: * Body: INEOS, the world`s third-largest chemical company, says it will be able to run cars on household waste within two years.The company, with a base in Runcorn, plans to produce commercial quantities of bioethanol fuel from biodegradable municipal waste which can be used to power vehicles or be mixed with traditional fuels.<br /><br />The technology uses a simple three-stage process. The waste is superheated to produce gases. Then, through a patented process, the gases are fed to naturally occurring bacteria, which efficiently produce ethanol. Finally, the ethanol is purified to make the fuel.<br /><br />Car companies have already developed engines that can run efficiently on both bioethanol and conventional fuels. Up to now, the challenge has been that bioethanol is manufactured primarily from food crops and this has raised concerns on price and availability.<br /><br />Dr Geraint Evans, technology manager for the UK`s National Non Food Crops Centre. He said: "This is a breakthrough in two areas."<br /><br /><br />© 2008 Trinity Mirror North West & North Wales Limited Captcha: Please Enter Code : * Time Zone: * Select the time zone Vocabularies Newsletter: Domain: Show summary in full view Input format Filtered HTML Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. Lines and paragraphs break automatically. Full HTML Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. Lines and paragraphs break automatically. news_filter Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. More information about formatting options			Related Articles Farooq Abdullah urges Indian industry to generate power from... Waste Management invests in Fulcrum, provides $70M debt for ... Waste Management and Fulcrum BioEnergy Announce Strategic In... Wastewater treatment plants produce more than just clean wat... Virgin Plans Flights Using Fuel from Industrial Waste Green campaigners condemn Thomson Airways' biofuels flight "Microwave waste" to get biofuel Filta expands waste oil collection network Hog Waste Producing Electricity, Carbon Offsets Microbes Generate Electricity While Cleaning Up Nuclear Wast... Top BioEnergy Articles

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