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Chemical recycling makes useful product from waste bioplastic
May 21, 2020 (SPX)
The team has shown how their chemical recycling method not only speeds up the process, it can also be converted into a new product - a biodegradable solvent - w...
Can renewable energy really replace fossil fuels?
May 13, 2020 (SPX)
Plant power is a significant piece of the answer, says Purdue scientist Maureen McCann. "Plants are the basis of the future bioeconomy," she says. "In my mind, ...
Researchers turn algae leftovers into renewable products with flare
May 13, 2020 (SPX)
The latest research by Michael Burkart, Stephen Mayfield and Robert Pomeroy - online in Green Chemistry, a journal of the Royal Society of Chemistry - outlines ...
Solve invasive seaweed problem by turning it into biofuels and fertilisers
May 12, 2020 (SPX)
Millions of tonnes of rotting seaweed washes up on beaches of Mexico, the Caribbean and elsewhere every year. Partly fuelled by fertilisers washing into the sea...
Fossil fuel-free jet propulsion with air plasmas
May 06, 2020 (SPX)
A team of researchers at the Institute of Technological Sciences at Wuhan University has demonstrated a prototype device that uses microwave air plasmas for jet...
How new materials increase the efficiency of direct ethanol fuel cells
May 05, 2020 (SPX)
Theoretically, the efficiency of an ethanol fuel cell should be 96 percent, but in practice at the highest power density it is only 30 percent, due to a variety...
Water is key in catalytic conversion of methane to methanol
May 01, 2020 (SPX)
As described in a paper appearing in Science, the team used theory-based models and simulations to identify the atomic-level rearrangements that take place duri...
Researchers make key advance toward production of important biofuel
Apr 28, 2020 (SPX)
The key breakthrough is the development of a new metal organic framework, or MOF, that can efficiently separate biobutanol from the broth of fermented biomass n...
Valorizing wastewater can improve commercial viability of biomass oil production
Apr 20, 2020 (SPX)
One technology known as hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) allows for production of biocrude oil from wet biomass such as algae, food waste, or animal manure. This...
Under pressure: New bioinspired material can 'shapeshift' to external forces
Apr 20, 2020 (SPX)
A report of the findings was published in Advanced Materials. "Imagine a bone implant or a bridge that can self-reinforce where a high force is applied without ...
Ethanol production plummets as people drive less during pandemic
Apr 16, 2020 (UPI)
At least 44 of the nation's 187 plants stopped production last week as prices hit record lows, said Josh Roe, the vice president of market development and polic...
Making biofuels cheaper by putting plants to work
Apr 07, 2020 (SPX)
One strategy to make biofuels more competitive is to make plants do some of the work themselves. Scientists can engineer plants to produce valuable chemical com...
A novel biofuel system for hydrogen production from biomass
Mar 13, 2020 (SPX)
A research team, led by Professor Jungki Ryu in the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST has presented a new biofuel system that uses lignin found...
Recovering phosphorus from corn ethanol production can help reduce groundwater pollution
Mar 10, 2020 (SPX)
Removing excess phosphorus from DDGS before it becomes feedstuff could alleviate the problem. A new study from University of Illinois examines the best way to r...
Deceptively simple process could boost plastics recycling
Mar 10, 2020 (SPX)
The process also would allow plastics to be produced from food oils and other natural substances. Eva Harth, director of the Welch-UH Center for Excellence in P...
Unexpected discovery: Blue-green algae produce oil
Mar 10, 2020 (SPX)
What do rapeseed, avocado and olive tree have in common? They are all used by humans as producers of oil or fat. However, the ability to produce oil from water ...
Scientists call for more sustainable palm oil practices
Mar 10, 2020 (UPI)
In the meantime, a trio of scientists have called for more sustainable palm oil practices, detailing a plea for more eco-friendly palm oil in a paper published ...
KIST develops biofuel production process in cooperation with North American researchers
Mar 04, 2020 (SPX)
The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST, President Lee Byung-Gwon) recently announces that it has developed an effective biofuel production process ...
Plastic from wood
Mar 04, 2020 (SPX)
The study, which has been published in the journal Applied Polymer Materials, provides an approach for a systematic understanding of lignin as a raw material to...
New method converts carbon dioxide to methane at low temperatures
Feb 28, 2020 (SPX)
The conversion of carbon dioxide to valuable chemicals such as methane has drawn great attention for use in supporting carbon capture and utilization. Especiall...
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