draff
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Edinburgh-based Celtic Renewables has developed a process to manufacture the biofuel biobutanol from draff and pot ale - barley kernels and a yeasty liquid that are produced when whisky is made and then usually thrown away.
From Reuters
It is made from kernels of barley called draff, and pot ale - a yeasty liquid left over from fermentation.
From BBC
Almost 750,000 tonnes of draff and two billion litres of pot ale are produced by the malt whisky industry in Scotland every year.
From BBC
Scottish distilleries produce around 750,000 tonnes of draff and two billion litres of pot ale every year.
From Reuters
Tangney's ABE process involves blending pot ale and draff - two residues that make up 90 percent of the distillery output.
From Reuters
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