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ethanol from coffee


Coffee gives you energy... for your car.

So, we know we can make ethanol out from sugarcane, corn (ahem), sorghum, beetroots, beer, milk lactose and today we find out that latte's beloved milk companion, coffee, can be used to produce ethanol. However, instead of latte we'll speak about café con leche. How is that? Well, a research group paid by Colombia's Federación Nacional de Cafeteros (National Coffee producers Federation, Federcafé) found that coffee grains have enough sugar content to be a source for molasses that can be fermented into ethanol. The study ... Read more →

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