Gasoline From Sugar

With gas prices on the rise, many people are feeling the pain at the pump. With that in mind, researchers have announced that they have discovered a method for converting sugar and other carbohydrates into fuel. They have been able to produce gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel from the process.

The process used to create the biofuel is called aqueous phase reforming. It involves combining a watery solution of sugar and carbohydrates with a series of catalysts to produce certain molecules that split and recombine to form chemicals used to produce petroleum.

Learn more about this discovery, see:

• From Sugar to Gasoline (National Science Foundation)