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(From left): Dr Li Tinggang, research fellow; Mr Zhang Chen, a PhD student; and Associate Professor He Jianzhong from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at NUS are part of a team that has found that a natural bacterium isolated from mushroom crop residue can directly convert cellulose to biobutanol, a biofuel.
PHOTO: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
Jasia Shamdasani
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Scientists here are turning trash to treasure by transforming unwanted farming byproducts into fuel.
The National University of Singapore researchers have discovered how to isolate and harness a naturally occurring bacterium from mushroom crop residue. This is then used to convert cellulose, a plant-based material, to biobutanol, which can replace petrol in car engines.
