First Waste to Biofuel Plant Breaks Ground in Canada
U.S. Air Force to use Camelina Plant for Biofuel
Georgia Biofuel Plant to Convert Biomass to Biofuel
Whisky Biofuel May Soon Be Available At Scotland Pumps
World's First Osmotic Power Plant in Norway
Pressure Cooked Algae Soup Makes Better Biofuel
Genetically Modified Crops Giant Monsanto faces anti-trust litigation
U.S. Military to use Algae for Biofuel
Algae Biofuel May Have a Larger Carbon Footprint than Petroleum based Diesel
Wood Chip Biofuel Plants to be Built in Mississippi
Crude Oil's Newest Source may be Pig Manure
Biofuel from Human Waste to Fuel 15% of England's Need
Auto Manufactures Protest EPA's Proposed Increase of Ethanol Content in Gasoline
Bacteria may Provide Low Cost Way to Extract Biofuel from Cellulosic Biomass
British Airways to Fly on Biofuel from City Waste
Tobacco's Redemption Continues: Genetically Modified Tobacco can Clean Up the Environment
Researchers at the Center for Infection at St. George's University of London just announced the creation of a genetically modified strain of tobacco which can be planted in fresh water to eliminate toxic pond scum without using traditional water treatment methods. The modified tobacco plant absorbs and neutralizes the dangerous toxin, which makes standing water unfit for human consumption as well as fishing and swimming. This simple solution to fresh water contamination would be especially beneficial in developing nations.
Dr. Pascal M.W. Drake, co-author of the study released in the March 2010 edition of FASEB Journal, says the toxin microcystin-LR, known scientifically as MC-LR, is absorbed through the roots of the tobacco plant. This is the first application of genetic modification to create a transgenic plant which produces antibodies designed to target a specific environmental toxin. Genetic engineers believe this development could lead to new solutions in enviromental technology.
Other positive uses for tobacco:
Tobacco Enzymes can turn Non-edible Food Waste into Biofuel
Will Tobacco make the next Green Biofuel
Recommended for Further Reading:
- First Waste to Biofuel Plant Breaks Ground in Canada
- U.S. Air Force to use Camelina Plant for Biofuel
- Georgia Biofuel Plant to Convert Biomass to Biofuel
- Whisky Biofuel May Soon Be Available At Scotland Pumps
- World's First Osmotic Power Plant in Norway
- Pressure Cooked Algae Soup Makes Better Biofuel
- Genetically Modified Crops Giant Monsanto faces anti-trust litigation
- U.S. Military to use Algae for Biofuel
- Algae Biofuel May Have a Larger Carbon Footprint than Petroleum based Diesel
- Wood Chip Biofuel Plants to be Built in Mississippi
- Crude Oil's Newest Source may be Pig Manure
- Biofuel from Human Waste to Fuel 15% of England's Need
- Auto Manufactures Protest EPA's Proposed Increase of Ethanol Content in Gasoline
- Bacteria may Provide Low Cost Way to Extract Biofuel from Cellulosic Biomass
- British Airways to Fly on Biofuel from City Waste
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sono interessato alla produzione di tabacco modificato per l'ecodisel, vorrei informazioni sulle società che ritirano questi oli estratti dal tabacco. grazie per la cortese attenzione
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