Could This Plant Shake Up the Biofuel Industry?
Published 30 January 2014
Aircraft giant Boeing may have unearthed the greatest breakthrough in the biofuel industry to date -- one that benefits both the environment and businesses.
A consortium of scientists at the Masdar Research Institute in Abu Dhabi announced yesterday promising studies that have been conducted on shrub-like plants called halophytes. These desert plants can be irrigated with saltwater and can easily be converted into hydrocarbons.