The biofuel, called butanol, gives 30% more power output than ethanol.    From Wordnik.com.  [Turning Whisky Into Biofuel] Reference

A number of technologies are pursued for production of cellulosic ethanol and other biofuels, such as butanol and biodiesel.    From Wordnik.com.  [How Free Trade Can Help Solve the Energy Crisis] Reference

DuPont has been working on the butanol bug since 2004.    From Wordnik.com.  [Betting on a Biofuel] Reference

With the whisky waste butanol, no new crops are necessary.    From Wordnik.com.  [Turning Whisky Into Biofuel] Reference

Mr. Aden is conducting a study on the economics of butanol.    From Wordnik.com.  [Betting on a Biofuel] Reference

The concentrated extract was further extracted with butanol.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Other companies are anxious to start selling butanol as well.    From Wordnik.com.  [Betting on a Biofuel] Reference

Ethanol, methanol, and butanol can all be produced from biomass.    From Wordnik.com.  [1 Production and Use] Reference

At least initially, DuPont and BP will be making butanol out of wheat.    From Wordnik.com.  [Betting on a Biofuel] Reference

Recovery of the butanol and acetone is therefore more energy intensive.    From Wordnik.com.  [1 Production and Use] Reference

The science to produce butanol from plants has been around for decades.    From Wordnik.com.  [Betting on a Biofuel] Reference

The companies expect commercial production of butanol to hit the market in 2012.    From Wordnik.com.  [Betting on a Biofuel] Reference

The new butanol is a four-carbon alcohol, whereas ethanol is a two-carbon alcohol.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Competitor For Ethanol?] Reference

The lignin-butanol fraction can be cooled to separate the lignin or used as a fuel.    From Wordnik.com.  [3 Ethanol Production] Reference

Figure 5 compares the costs of ethanol, ethylene, and butanol from sugar and petroleum.    From Wordnik.com.  [1 Production and Use] Reference

Source: DuPont BP is also running different types of vehicles with its gasoline-butanol mix.    From Wordnik.com.  [Betting on a Biofuel] Reference

So far, says Phil New, president of BP's biofuel unit, butanol is "living up to its promise.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Betting on a Biofuel] Reference

Acetone and butanol also are produced from molasses by fermentation with Clostridium bacteria.    From Wordnik.com.  [24 Commercialization of Fermented Foods in Sub-Saharan Africa] Reference

Accelerate the commercial production of cellulosic ethanol, butanol and other bio-fuels; and.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Right Is Wrong on McCain] Reference

Posted December 28, 2006 7: 25 PM dearieme writes: bio-butanol, chaps: that's the coming thing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Energy Economics and Politics, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference

Ethanol, butanol, other biodiesel stuff (ph), hydrogen cells, increasing our expenditures in research.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 19, 2006] Reference

The butanol extract was successively refluxed for 20 min. each with ethyl acetate, acetone and ethanol.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

It says it has been able to add up to 16% butanol to gasoline without the need to modify their engines.    From Wordnik.com.  [Betting on a Biofuel] Reference

The degraded hemicellulose can be fermented to additional butanol or converted to the sweetener xylitol.    From Wordnik.com.  [3 Ethanol Production] Reference

That's because aside from butanol, the fermentation also yields two other products: acetone and ethanol.    From Wordnik.com.  [Betting on a Biofuel] Reference

They ran on everything from electricity to gasoline, to bio-butanol, and some a combination of two or more.    From Wordnik.com.  [Automotive X Prize: Spacey cars aim to be the "new normal"] Reference

Help From Evolution One major challenge ahead is figuring out how to make butanol out of nonfood feedstocks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Betting on a Biofuel] Reference

Water and oil: Ethanol is more likely to mix with water than butanol, making it more difficult to transport and blend.    From Wordnik.com.  [Betting on a Biofuel] Reference

"One of the great strengths of butanol is you can make it from any form of sugar," he adds, and sugar comes in many forms.    From Wordnik.com.  [Betting on a Biofuel] Reference

That means it takes more feedstock to create a gallon of butanol than it does to create a gallon of ethanol, says Andy Aden.    From Wordnik.com.  [Betting on a Biofuel] Reference

In this process, wood chips are first heated in alkaline aqueous butanol to separate the hemicellulose, cellulose, and lignin.    From Wordnik.com.  [3 Ethanol Production] Reference

Of that, 21 billion gallons are required to come from advanced fuels such as cellulosic ethanols, bio-butanol and "green gasoline.".    From Wordnik.com.  [U.S. Offers Biofuel Refinery Grants] Reference

Additionally, butanol in high concentrations is toxic for the bacteria that make it, so at a certain point, they shut down production.    From Wordnik.com.  [Betting on a Biofuel] Reference

The advantages of butanol over ethanol are numerous.    From Wordnik.com.  [DailyTech Main News Feed] Reference

The odors were butanol, cedar oil, lavendel oil and eugenol.    From Wordnik.com.  [PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles] Reference

Propanol and butanol could be the exotic high priced longer range kinds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Autoblog Green] Reference