Recently, American scientists successfully used forage grass as a raw material to produce bioethanol, and the production cost was low. The quality of produced bioethanol was also satisfactory.
This research was completed by scientists from the University of Nebraska and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's research center for five years. The research results have been published in the new issue of the National Academy of Sciences.
According to Ken Vogel, a professor at the University of Nebraska who participated in the study, scientists experimented with forages grown on farms in Nebraska, South Dakota, and North Dakota. The results showed that an average of 1 hectare of pasture About 2800 liters of bioethanol can be produced, while approximately 3270 liters of bioethanol can be extracted using the same area of ​​corn.
Vogel pointed out that in terms of unit area, the amount of bioethanol extracted from pasture is less than that of corn, but the cost of pasture is much lower than that of corn, and the quality of produced bioethanol is not much different, so this research result will be The development and utilization of new biofuels are of great significance.