Gasol - Gasol

Japanese: ガソール - がそーる
Gasol - Gasol

... After that, the second oil shock at the end of 1978 triggered active research into biomass utilization in various countries around the world, and it was proven that oil extracted from eucalyptus leaves, known in Japan as the food plant of koalas, could be used as an alternative to gasoline for automobile fuel (1979-80). Research into gasohol (also called gashole, gasol, or gasol), which is made by extracting alcohol from sugarcane or cassava using the same fermentation method as sake brewing and mixing it with gasoline, is also active, and some gasohol has already been put into practical use in Brazil and the United States, and there are cars that run on alcohol alone. Non-oil-producing developing countries in Southeast Asia and Africa are particularly interested in biomass utilization, and because they lack foreign currency to purchase oil, there is an urgent need to develop energy sources that use biomass. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Gasol" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… その後78年末からの第2次石油ショックを契機に,世界各国でバイオマス利用に関する研究が盛んに行われ,日本でもコアラの食樹として知られるユーカリの葉から採った油が,ガソリンの代替物として自動車の燃料となることが立証された(1979‐80)。 酒造りと同じ発酵法で,サトウキビやキャッサバからアルコールを得,ガソリンに混合するガソホールgasohol(ガスホール,ガスコール,ガソールともいう)の研究も盛んで,ブラジルやアメリカではすでに一部実用化されており,アルコールだけで走る自動車もある。 とくにバイオマス利用に関心が深いのは,東南アジアやアフリカの非産油開発途上国で,石油購入の外貨が不足するために,バイオマス利用のエネルギー開発が急務となっている。…

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