Weaning America from Oil With Corn

Ethanol made from corn kernels has replaced only about 3 percent of the nation's gasoline. Now, scientists are focusing on a new type of the gasoline additive, made from agricultural wastes and plant residues - a potentially vast supply of material known as biomass.

Weaning America from Oil With Corn

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