In India, Outlook India is reporting that researchers from Chemical Engineering and Process Development Division together with colleagues from the National Collection of Industrial Microorganisms Center, National Chemical Laboratory, Pune have developed a method to produce 2,3- butanediol (BDO), 1,3- Propanediol (PDO) – along with acetoin and ethanol from glycerol using bacterial strains. By integrating these chemical processing methods into biodiesel manufacturing facilities in a biorefinery model, the researchers say biodiesel producers can greatly improve their economics.
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