WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue University is getting $1.59 million in federal funding to investigate how to make biofuels from sustainable crops.
The university said Thursday the four-year grant comes from a $16.5 million U.S. Energy Department of Energy renewable fuel initiative.
Associate professor Indrajeet Chaubey and a team of nine Purdue professors are on the project. He says they'll develop seek ways to meet the demand for biofuel crops while promoting environmental stability.
Researchers will assess the sustainability of crops that include miscanthus, switchgrass and hybrid poplar.
They'll look at the effect of the crops on soil erosion, water quality and quantity, biomass yield, profitability and aquatic biodiversity.
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