A New Process Makes Oil from Scrap Wood

By Lisa Peakes on Friday, July 26, 2002.

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A NEW PROJECT IS IN THE WORKS THAT MAY HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE HOME-HEATING OIL MARKET IN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE IS STUDYING A NEW TYPE OF OIL MADE BY CONVERTING SCRAP WOOD INTO LIQUID FUEL
IHAB FARAG OF THE UNIVERSITY?S CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. HAS OVERSEEN THE STUDY DESCRIBED IT TO NHPR?S LISA PEAKES.