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  • U of I researchers working to convert biowaste into pavement

    Jan 17, 2023 12:00 pm by Marianne SteinInnovation
    Yuanhui Zhang shows a poster and model of a USDA-funded project that aims to convert biowaste into fuels and pavement binder.

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    • Yuanhui Zhang shows a poster and model of a USDA-funded project that aims to convert biowaste into fuels and pavement binder.

    '(Our process) mimics petroleum formation in nature, where biowaste buried deep underground gradually turns into crude oil over millions of years. In the HTL reactor, the process takes less than an hour,' says principal investigator Yuanhui Zhang.