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Wednesday February 7, 2007 2:48 pm

Purdue Converts Garbage Into Fuel


Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Misc. Tech, Science


Biorefinery

Purdue researchers have devised a generator that eats garbage and spits out electricity. Dubbed a “tactical biorefinery,” it was designed for the military to convert waste into multiple fuels to feed into a diesel engine that powers a generator. Not only will it create power, it will dispose of leftovers from troops that are in transit. The University claims that the portable device creates 90% more power than it takes in. Tested last November, it is still in the experimental stage, but we are thinking that when it becomes available to the general public, no one will be able to berate us for not cleaning our plates.


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