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Get Into the Spirits
| Division: | Physical & Mathematical Sciences | | Category: | Junior | | Region: | | | City: | , | | School: | | | Abstract: | This project tested for cellulosic ethanol production from BC Mountain Pine Beetle killed Pinus Ponderosa by acid hydrolysis, steam explosion and fermentation. Ethanol yield was measured by the mass loss of samples over a four-day period, Bromothymol Blue acid indicator and aroma. The experiment results showed all feedstocks produced ethanol, with the green pine needles producing the most. |
| Awards | Value | The University of Western Ontario Scholarship
Bronze Medallist - $1000 Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: University of Western Ontario | $1 000.00 | Bronze Medal - Environmental Innovation
Junior
Sponsor: EnviroExpo, Presented by VIA Rail Canada | $300.00 | | Total | $1 300.00 | |
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