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Nature 444, 670-672 (7 December 2006) | doi:10.1038/444670a; Published online 6 December 2006
Sugar cane and ethanol: Drink the best and drive the rest
Emma Marris1
- Emma Marris is a reporter for Nature based in Washington DC.
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Brazil's sugar-cane ethanol industry is the world's best and able to get better, says Emma Marris.
In Brazil, alcohol made from sugar cane is mixed with lime juice and a little of the cane sugar itself to make caipirinhas — and it's a fine way to get the weekend off to a flying start. But come Monday morning, sober Brazilian commuters are still using cane liquor — in their fuel tanks.
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