And by adapting a century-old fermentation process, it is converted into biobutanol.

通过使用一种有一个世纪历史的发酵过，能够被转化为生化丁醇。

But it is a solvent, and kills the bacteria before they can make very much.

但异丁醇是一种溶剂，生产过中会杀死制备的细菌，从而减少产量。

And a Scottish professor has found how to take the byproducts from distilling whisky and turn them into a form of alcohol called biobutanol.

一位苏格兰教授将威士忌蒸馏后得到副产品，然后再从中提取出生物料——生化丁醇。

He adds that automobile engines do not need to be changed for biobutanol to work.

他还补充说汽车发动机不需要改用生化丁醇来运作。

Martin Tangney, founded Celtic Renewables, an Edinburgh-based company that is producing biobutanol at a plant in Belgium.

马汀·塔格尼是凯尔特再生能源的创始人，这家总部位于爱丁堡的公司在比利时工厂生产生化丁醇。

The company produces biobutanol at a factory in Belgium.

该公司在比利时建厂制造生化丁醇。

And Scottish professor has discovered how to take the waste products from distilling whisky and turn them into biobutanol, an alcohol that can be used as fuel.

而现在苏格兰的教授发现了如何从蒸馏过的威士忌中提取废料并将其转化成可用作料酒精生化丁醇的方法。

Tangney doesn't expect biobutanol to replace gasoline altogether, but be blended with it.

塔格尼并不期望生化丁醇彻底取代汽油，但是他希望二者能够混。

Tangney says the two byproducts can be produced to create a new material: biobutanol.

生化丁醇。

He says drivers would also be helping the environment by " reducing the oil that we consume by putting this into their cars."

唐尼认为司机也要为保护环境出一份力，“减少石油的使用，改用生化丁醇。”。

He says it is possible the fuel may also be used in airplanes, ships and in heaters.

他还表示飞机、轮船和加热器都可以将生化丁醇作为料。

Tangney does not expect biobutanol to replace gasoline, but thinks the two fuels can be mixed together.

唐尼称生化丁醇是不能完全替代汽油的，但是两种料可以混使用。

Or you could just mix amyl alcohol with sulfuric acid and vinegar, and you’d wind up with the artificial version of the very same flavor.

或者你可以将正丁醇与硫酸和醋混，最终你会得到同样的人工风味版本。

Celtic Renewables has received $17 million from the British government to build a production facility in Scotland.

英国政府为支持凯尔特可再生能源公司在苏格兰建厂并生产生化丁醇，为其提供了一千七百万美元的资金。