Converting sugar beets into biofuel

Posted on April 10, 2009
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AMES, IA — Two Iowa State University research farms are growing sugar beets to determine their biofuel potential in Iowa.

The research is being conducted at the Muscatine Island Research and Demonstration Farm in Fruitland and the Southeast Research and Demonstration Farm, which is located near Crawfordsville.

“Our work is important because it will provide estimates of potential sugar beet yield so work can begin on developing realistic energy budgets and profitability of using sugar beets as a biofuel,” said Vince Lawson, superintendent of the Muscatine Island research farm. Read more . . .

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