Engineered bacteria produce biofuel alternative for high-energy rocket fuel

Engineered bacteria produce biofuel alternative for high-energy rocket fuel
Emeryville CA (SPX) Mar 28, 2014 - Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Joint BioEnergy Institute have engineered a bacterium to synthesize pinene, a hydrocarbon produced by trees that could potentially replace high-energy fuels, such as JP-10, in missiles and other aerospace applications. With improvements in process efficiency, the biofuel could supplement limited supplies of petroleum-based JP-10, and mig ... more

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