Romanian researcher makes bioethanol from sawdust

A Romanian researcher from Cluj managed to find a formula to turn sawdust into bioethanol, the fuel of the future. She worked six years on this project and got two patents for her discoveries. US scientists also discovered a way to make bioethanol from sawdust, but the one of the Romanian researcher is also ecologically clean, reports local Digi24. “We have developed a method that uses only water and sawdust. We place this mixture in a pressure reactor,” said Romanian researcher Lacramioara Senila. At over 200 degrees Celsius, the composition is processed in only 15 minutes. Her technology is also more efficient, as she makes 6 grams of bioethanol from 100 grams of sawdust while the Americans make 2 to 4 grams. “We want to bring this technology to the industrial level and, why not, see it at the gas pumps,” she added. Specialists say however that there is a long way until the new fuel will reach gas stations and that this industry also needs the state's support. Researchers from Cluj now plan to make eco fuel from hay. Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com (Photo source: Wikipedia)