Fuel from household waste a step closer

INEOS, the world’s third-largest chemical company, says it will be able to run cars on household waste within two years.

The technology uses a simple three-stage process. The waste is superheated to produce gases. Then, through a patented process, the gases are fed to naturally occurring bacteria, which efficiently produce ethanol. Finally, the ethanol is purified to make the fuel.

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