BIO FUEL

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Fresh outlook on the photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide
Aug 19, 2016 (SPX)
The conversion of carbon dioxide molecule into valuable chemicals and fuels is an interesting research area with multidisciplinary aspects. Scientists all over ...
South American Egg Producer Invests in German Energy Plant Technology
Aug 18, 2016 (SPX)
WELTEC BIOPOWER will shortly start building an anaerobic digestion plant for Colombia's largest egg producer. The 800-kW biogas plant is to go live in early 201...
Sewage sludge could make great sustainable fertilizer
Aug 17, 2016 (SPX)
Ever thought of putting sewage on your plants? Scientists say thermally conditioned sewage sludge serves as an excellent fertilizer to improve soil properties. ...
National Trust historic home enjoys 21st Century heat
Aug 15, 2016 (SPX)
An historic mansion housing one of the world's finest collections of antique miniatures is reaping the benefits of being heated by the latest in 21st Century gr...
Scientists suggest fertilizing crops with sewage sludge
Aug 15, 2016 (UPI)
A new study suggests sewage sludge could serve as a sustainable and effective plant fertilizer. Phosphorous is essential to the diets of both plants and animals...
Engineering a better biofuel
Aug 12, 2016 (SPX)
While the bacteria E. coli is often considered a bad bug, researchers commonly use laboratory-adapted E. coli that lacks the features that can make humans sick,...
Biofuel production technique could reduce cost, antibiotics use
Aug 10, 2016 (SPX)
The cost and environmental impact of producing liquid biofuels and biochemicals as alternatives to petroleum-based products could be significantly reduced, than...
The Thai village using poop to power homes
Aug 05, 2016 (AFP)
Nestled in a deep pocket of forest that lies off Thailand's electrical grid, villagers in Pa Deng have become early adopters and evangelists for an unusual alte...
Patented bioelectrodes have electrifying taste for waste
Aug 05, 2016 (SPX)
New research at Michigan State University and published in the current issue of Nature Communications shows how Geobacter bacteria grow as films on electrodes a...
Bioenergy decisions involve wildlife habitat and land use trade-offs
Aug 04, 2016 (SPX)
New research from North Carolina State University and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) finds that choosing how to meet bioenergy goals means making trade-offs ...
Novel 'repair system' discovered in algae may yield new tools for biotechnology
Aug 03, 2016 (SPX)
A new way of fixing inactive proteins has been discovered in an algae, which uses chloroplast extracts and light to release an interrupting sequence from a prot...
Biological wizardry ferments carbon monoxide into biofuel
Jul 28, 2016 (SPX)
Cornell University biological engineers have deciphered the cellular strategy to make the biofuel ethanol, using an anaerobic microbe feeding on carbon monoxide...
Scientists unlock 'green' energy from garden grass
Jul 26, 2016 (SPX)
Garden grass could become a source of cheap and clean renewable energy, scientists have claimed. A team of UK researchers, including experts from Cardiff Univer...
Scientists harness CO2 to consolidate biofuel production process
Jul 26, 2016 (SPX)
Carbon dioxide has emerged as a secret ingredient in the recipe for making ethanol, and that addition represents a major step forward in streamlining the biofue...
Can palm oil be sustainable
Jul 26, 2016 (SPX)
Land used for palm oil production could be nearly doubled without expanding into protected or high-biodiversity forests, according to a new study published in t...
Olive oil waste yields molecules useful in chemical and food industries
Jul 15, 2016 (UPI)
Scientists have found a way to turn waste byproducts from the olive oil production process into biosurfactants and monoglycerides, molecules immensely useful to...
Neural networks to obtain synthetic petroleum
Jul 11, 2016 (SPX)
Biomass is one of the main sources of energy and heat in the field of renewable energy production: it is any type of non-fossil organic matter, such as living p...
One reaction, two results, zero waste
Jul 11, 2016 (SPX)
Finding new and effective ways to create alcohols and esters is a constant target in chemistry, as these substances are important industrial compounds and feeds...
From climate killer to fuels and polymers
Jul 07, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers have discovered a catalyst that performs highly selective conversion of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into ethylene - an important source materi...
Study shows trees with altered lignin are better for biofuels
Jul 01, 2016 (SPX)
Lignin is a natural component of plant cell walls, the scaffolding that surrounds each cell and plays a pivotal role in plants' ability to grow against gravity ...
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