By madshansen

Mads has grown up in many parts of Denmark. He has also lived in Italy, studied history, been a barkeeper and pedagogue assistant. After travelling in the Far East, Mads became a forestry student and has worked for The Danish State Forestry and The State Forestry of Iceland. For his bachelor thesis he did bioethanol research. Mads likes travelling, meeting new places and people. In his leisure time he does martial art, novels, films, hiking, skiing, surfing and pub crawling.

BIOFUELS AND THE PROSPECT OF CONVERTING PLANT FIBRES INTO GASOLINE USING ENZYMES

Today, there is a significant interest in alternatives to fossil fuels. This has arisen given the increasing public concern over the environment as well as the general scientific consensus on the greenhouse effect caused by CO2 emissions. Consequently, any realization of a renewable energy source that is an effective alternative to gasoline and diesel would prove significant. Plant material is a renewable energy source. Trees, shrubs and herbs grow all over the world, and in climates such as the tropics, even all year round. Via photosynthesis they convert CO2 and sunlight into lignocellulose – lignocellulose is the bulk material of…