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| A Scottish biotech company has found a way of turning on its head the adage that drinking and driving should never mix – by developing a fuel for cars that uses the by-products of whisky-making. |
| 饮酒和驾车不能并行，但是苏格兰一家生物科技公司却颠覆了这句格言，用酿造威士忌酒的副产品为汽车研发出了一种新燃料。 |
| Scotland's national tipple comprises barley, yeast and water, and the manufacturing process leaves behind spent grains, known as draff, and a sugary liquid called pot ale. |
| 苏格兰威士忌的原料包括大麦、酵母和水，酿造过程中会留下大麦残渣和酒糟。 |
| This waste is often used as an animal feed or even pumped into the sea, but it can also be converted to produce acetone, butanol and ethanol - chemicals used in everything from fuel and food production to medicine and cosmetics. |
| 这些废料通常被用作动物饲料或倾倒入海洋，但是也可以转化为丙酮、丁醇和乙醇，这些化学物质可以用于生产燃料、食品、药品、以及化妆品等各类东西。 |
| "We can take residues from industries such as the whisky industry and convert them into high-value products, namely butanol, which is actually being used to power this car," company owner Martin Tangney said. |
| 公司老板马丁·坦尼说：“我们可以将威士忌酿造业等产业的废料转化为高价值产品，比如能给汽车提供动力的丁醇。” |
| "We bring sustainability to an iconic industry." |
| 他说：“我们让一个标志性产业的发展有了可持续性。” |
| The company's demonstration plant in Grangemouth can produce 1 million litres of sustainable biochemicals from 50,000 tons of draff and pot ale and other raw materials. |
| 该公司位于格兰杰默斯的示范工厂可以用5万吨麦渣、酒糟和其他原材料生产出100万公升可持续生化制品。 |
| It plans to build five large-scale refineries worldwide in the next five years, and is calling for backing from governments and other investors. |
| 未来五年该公司计划在世界各地建造5家大型提炼厂，并希望得到各国政府和其他投资商的支持。 |
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