Turning Brownfields Into Biofuels
What if you could use plants to turn industrial waste sites into fertile, productive cropland? Better yet, what if you could produce biofuels in the process? By marrying bio-remediation and crop production, a group of Carnegie Mellon University graduates hopes to do just that: produce biodiesel and ethanol on reclaimed land.
"It’s a proven technology, but in an unproven environment," said Mr. Butcher, 27. "The idea of growing energy crops is
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