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Hydrocracking our way to recycling plastic waste
Apr 28, 2021 (SPX)
Researchers from the University of Delaware's Center for Plastics Innovation (CPI) have developed a direct method to convert single-use plastic waste - plastic ...
Incentives could turn costs of biofuel mandates into environmental benefits
Apr 28, 2021 (SPX)
Researchers said the studies indicate the need to adopt more targeted policies that value the environmental and ecosystem benefits of perennial bioenergy crops ...
Shining, colored LED lighting on microalgae for next-generation biofuel
Apr 26, 2021 (SPX)
In their paper, published in the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy, by AIP Publishing, Yangzhou University researchers in China show how a combination...
Scientists uncover structure of light-driven enzyme with potential biofuel applications
Apr 26, 2021 (SPX)
"A growing number of labs envision using FAPs for green chemistry applications, because alkanes and alkenes are important components of solvents and fuels, incl...
Scientists convert fire-risk wood waste into biofuel
Apr 26, 2021 (SPX)
Teams from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and Sandia National Laboratories have collaborated to develop a streamlined and efficient proces...
New 'biodegradable' plastics actually degrade
Apr 21, 2021 (UPI)
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a new method for composting biodegradable plastics -- one that actually works. Most compost...
Waga Energy to deploy its break-through landfill renewable natural gas technology in Quebec
Apr 14, 2021 (SPX)
The green gas produced will be purchased by Energir, the largest gas distribution company in the province, and injected into its gas grid onsite. This landfill ...
No batteries, no sweat, wearable biofuel cells now produce electricity from lactate
Apr 14, 2021 (SPX)
It cannot be denied that, over the past few decades, the miniaturization of electronic devices has taken huge strides. Today, after pocket-size smartphones that...
WELTEC BIOPOWER delivers two biogas plants to Japan
Apr 13, 2021 (SPX)
The structural design of the two biogas plants takes the earthquake risk in these regions into consideration. The generated power and heat will be used directly...
Scientists turn beer waste into new protein sources, biofuels
Apr 06, 2021 (UPI)
The presentation will be streamed live online, starting at 10 a.m. ET. Beer sales have declined in recent years, but it remains the most popular alcoholic bever...
Scientists turn fish parts into environmentally friendly plastic
Apr 05, 2021 (UPI)
Researchers are scheduled to present their novel plastic production technique Thursday at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society.Polyurethanes, the...
Carbon-neutral 'biofuel' from lakes
Apr 01, 2021 (SPX)
Discussion about the current climate crisis usually focuses on carbon dioxide (CO2). The greenhouse gas methane is less well known, but although it is much rare...
Shrub willow as a bioenergy crop
Mar 29, 2021 (SPX)
Shrub willow - a quick-growing woody crop - can be an excellent source of renewable bioenergy. The crop is harvested and turned into wood chips, which can be us...
Turning wood into plastic
Mar 29, 2021 (SPX)
A study published in Nature Sustainability, co-authored by Yuan Yao, assistant professor of industrial ecology and sustainable systems at Yale School of the Env...
'Keep off the grass': the biofuel that could help us achieve net zero
Mar 29, 2021 (SPX)
Miscanthus is a promising biofuel thanks to its high biomass yield and low input requirements, which means it can adapt to a wide range of climate zones and lan...
Catalytic hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol
Mar 24, 2021 (SPX)
Traditional metal oxide catalysts for this reaction typically require a high temperature (>300 oC), which tends to promote undesired reverse water-gas shift (RW...
New porous material promising for making renewable energy from water
Mar 24, 2021 (SPX)
"New sustainable energy systems are needed to meet global energy and environmental challenges, such as increasing carbon dioxide emissions and climate change", ...
Aviation leaders launch sustainable-fuel emissions study on a commercial passenger jet
Mar 19, 2021 (SPX)
Findings from the study - to be carried out on the ground and in the air using an Airbus A350-900 aircraft powered by Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines - will suppo...
Double-duty catalyst generates hydrogen fuel while cleaning up wastewater
Mar 18, 2021 (SPX)
Harnessing the sun's energy to split water to make hydrogen fuel is a promising renewable resource, but it is a slow process even when catalysts are used to spe...
Genome scalpel invented for industrial microalgae to efficiently turn CO2 into biofuel
Mar 18, 2021 (SPX)
Researchers from the Qingdao Institute of BioEnergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have stripped hundred-kilobase g...
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