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Splitting carbon dioxide using low-cost catalyst materials
Jun 07, 2017 (SPX)
But current CO-forming catalysts are either not selective enough or too expensive to be industrially viable. EPFL scientists have now developed an Earth-abundan...
Newly identified gene helps time spring flowering in vital grass crops
Jun 07, 2017 (SPX)
Waking up to flower as the warmer, longer days of spring arrive - and the risk of a damaging frost recedes - requires a process called vernalization, in which f...
Cold conversion of food waste into renewable energy and fertilizer
Jun 01, 2017 (SPX)
Their weapon of choice? Cold-loving bacteria. In a study published in Process Safety and Environmental Protection, authors Rajinikanth Rajagopal, David Bellavan...
A more energy-efficient catalytic process to produce olefins
May 31, 2017 (SPX)
"Carboranes: the strongest Bronsted acids in alcohol dehydration" (DOI: 10.1039/C7CY00458C) was authored by Giannis Mpourmpakis, assistant professor of chemical...
New photocatalyst speeds up the conversion of carbon dioxide into chemical resources
May 30, 2017 (SPX)
Carbon dioxide is a major cause of global warming. Therefore, in order to control atmostpheric carbon dioxide concentration, many countries are actively working...
Nagoya University researchers break down plastic waste
May 30, 2017 (SPX)
Although amide bonds can give great strength to plastics, when it comes to their recycling at a later point, the difficultly of breaking these bonds usually pre...
Discovery of an alga's 'dictionary of genes' could lead to advances in biofuels, medicine
May 26, 2017 (SPX)
Scientists have learned in the past decade that the tiny, single-celled organism could be used as a source of sustainable biofuel and that it produces a substan...
Insight into enzyme's 3-D structure could cut biofuel costs
May 22, 2017 (SPX)
"In the long term, understanding the mechanism of this class of proteins can lead to enzymes with improved characteristics that make production of ethanol incre...
Triple play boosting value of renewable fuel could tip market in favor of biomass
May 22, 2017 (SPX)
Winning that competition - or at least leveling the economic playing field - requires a leap forward. And by developing a new process for obtaining not one, but...
A full life cycle assessment of second-generation biofuels
May 22, 2017 (SPX)
The Royal Society of Chemistry journal Energy and Environmental Science recently published research by a team from the University of Pittsburgh and the Universi...
Microbial fuel cell converts methane to electricity
May 19, 2017 (SPX)
"Currently, we have to ship methane via pipelines," said Thomas K. Wood, holder of the biotechnology endowed chair and professor of chemical engineering, Penn S...
Genome sequence of fuel-producing alga announced
May 15, 2017 (SPX)
The report, in Genome Announcements, comes after almost seven years of research, according to Dr. Tim Devarenne, AgriLife Research biochemist and principal inve...
Enhancing the efficiency of cereal straw for biofuel production
May 11, 2017 (SPX)
Ethanol, an alcohol, is a clean and renewable biofuel traditionally produced by fermentation of sucrose from sugarcane or glucose released from corn starch. Wit...
New breakthrough makes it easier to turn old coffee waste into cleaner biofuels
May 11, 2017 (SPX)
Purpose-grown feedstocks (used to extract oils) for biodiesels are controversial because of their cost and the demand they place on land and water. However, spe...
First EPA-approved outdoor field trial for genetically engineered algae
May 09, 2017 (SPX)
In a series of experiments funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, the researchers tested a genetically engineered strain of algae in outdoor ponds under real-...
Biomass powering U.S. military base
May 09, 2017 (UPI)
The U.S. Energy Department singled out Fort Drum as an example for how biomass could serve to address energy security needs through renewable energy solutions. ...
Sandia could help biofuel pay for itself with goods made from waste
May 08, 2017 (SPX)
Fuel made from plants is much more expensive than petroleum, but one way to decrease the cost would be to sell products made from lignin, the plant waste left o...
Nickel: A greener route to fatty acids
May 04, 2017 (SPX)
Fatty acids are key in several industrial processes like the manufacture of soaps, plastics -such as nylon- and dyes. Experts estimate that the global market fo...
Turning chicken poop and weeds into biofuel
May 04, 2017 (SPX)
One strategy for dealing with poultry poop is to turn it into biofuel, and now scientists have developed a way to do this by mixing the waste with another envir...
Scientists develop efficient multifunctional catalyst for CO2 hydrogenation to gasoline
May 04, 2017 (SPX)
Most research to date, not surprisingly, is focusing on selective hydrogenation of CO2 to short-chain products, while few studies on long-chain hydrocarbons, su...
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