news.stv.tv - 15:00, 26th January, 2012
Whisky biofuel could be on forecourts in few years
They say the fuel can be used in ordinary vehicles without them undergoing special adaptation.
It was developed by Napier’s Biofuel Research Centre over a two-year period, using samples from East Lothian’s Glenkinchie Distillery.
Scientists discovered that by using the two main by-products from whisky production, the “pot ale” liquid from copper stills and the spent grains known as “draff”, they could produce butanol to be used as fuel.
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