Grass to Gas: a fermentation experiment

Can cars run on plants? Join us to conduct a simple, at-home experiment to answer some of the very same questions researchers at MSU are exploring. We will investigate how researchers can turn plants into fuels with a little help from an awesome microbe and its fermentation powers. With simple materials from your kitchen or yard, we’ll observe and measure evidence of the chemical changes associated with fermentation, discuss our results, and talk about why scientists are searching for renewable alternatives to oil.
Find the materials list and step-by-step instructions here: energy.wisc.edu/sites/default...
Presented by:
Adrianna Trusiak, Research Coordinator, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, MSU
Allison Bender, Education and Outreach Coordinator, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, UW Madison
Resource link: www.glbrc.org/outreach/educat...