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Bio-crude turns cheap waste into valuable fuel

02-04-2008 · EurekAlert!

CSIRO and Monash University have developed a chemical process that turns green waste into a stable bio-crude oil. The bio-crude oil can be used to produce high value chemicals and biofuels, including both petrol and diesel replacement fuels.

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