A number of gasoline alternatives are explored at the Chi Town Auto Show, with an interesting twist on biofuel with tobacco as feedstock. …
… “Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia have found a way to boost biofuel production from tobacco leaves. If the research pans out, tobacco could prove extremely useful since it’s not a food crop. ” …
Via Medill Reports: http://bit.ly/cpNJGn
If the seeds and leaves generate oil, tobacco could have a role as a biofuel feedstock. …
… “According to Vyacheslav Andrianov, Ph.D., assistant professor of Cancer Biology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, tobacco can generate biofuel
more efficiently than other agricultural crops. ” …
Via TJU: Engineered Tobacco Plants Have More Potential as a Biofuel