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Businesses scramble to squeeze ethanol from Florida citrus waste

Posted on Tuesday, March 27, 2007 posted by posted by Ecacofonix @ 11:54 AM

Businesses scramble to squeeze ethanol from Florida citrus waste

March 15, 2007

KANSAS CITY - Companies wanting to produce ethanol from citrus waste in Florida are scrambling to obtain patents and secure sites for pilot projects, evidence that the national craze for the fuel is branching out from the more traditional grain-based feedstock.

The material used in the process is what is left after processors have squeezed the juice from the orange, which equals nearly one-half of the fruit's original mass.

Read the full news article from Check Biotech

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