Wasted!! 5 Groups working on bizarre Beer, Soda, Jam, candy, fruit and veggie waste
1. Soda Pop waste.
In a story that seems to come right out of the marketing for Jolt Cola (“all the sugar, and twice the caffeine€¦and a handy transport fuel to boot€¦), researchers at Oklahoma State University reported that waste from soda pop production can be used as feedstock for ethanol production simply by adding nitrogen and yeast. The presence of sodium benzoate, a common food preservative, was the major indicator in whether a particular brand of soda would ferment well or not. Soda waste is typically disposed of by adjusting the pH level and sending it to a local wastewater treatment plant, a method that can be costly because it can be done only in limited quantities.
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