Biofuel production currently involves a complex mixture of hydrophilic and hydrophobic liquids, along with one or more catalysts. Getting them all together and separating out the fuel can be a time-consuming challenge. Researchers have now used carbon nanotubes and oxidized metals to create a solid that is both hydrophilic and hydrophobic and sits between oil and alcohol layers, mediating their …
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Tags: Biofuel, carbon nanotubes, catalysts, challenge, fuel, liquids, mixture, nano, nanoparticle, nanoparticles, oxidized metals, production

This entry was posted on January 4, 2010 at 7:53 am and is filed under Technology.