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Crambe- A New Biofuel Feedstock

Posted on Thursday, February 19, 2009 posted by posted by Mak @ 7:47 PM

An inedible, weedy-looking plant called crambe is the latest competitor to come along and stick a fork in biofuel feedstock scene. Crambe is a drought-tolerant plant that’s economical to grow in the U.S. compared to other biofuel feedstock such as soybeans. The University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) has developed technology that can convert crambe seed oil (and other feedstock) into biofuels that are virtually identical to petroleum fuels. The EERC has just announced a one million dollar grant to demonstrate the commercial viability of the process.

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