BIO FUEL - BIO FUEL DAILY

Jun 24, 2016 (SPX)

Research at the ASM Microbe research meeting in Boston presents a sediment Microbial Fuel Cell (sMFC) system for remotely investigating the physiology and ecolo...

Chemists find new way to recycle plastic waste into fuel

Jun 23, 2016 (SPX)

A new way of recycling millions of tons of plastic garbage into liquid fuel has been devised by researchers from the University of California, Irvine and the Sh...

Bioenergy integrated in the bio-based economy crucial to meet climate targets

Jun 19, 2016 (SPX)

The 24th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition in Amsterdam has provided a unique overview of the state of play of the sector and a much clearer view than ...

New 3-D printed polymer can convert methane to methanol

Jun 17, 2016 (SPX)

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists have combined biology and 3-D printing to create the first reactor that can continuously produce methanol from...

Chemicals from wood waste

Jun 16, 2016 (SPX)

The present-day chemical industry is based on oil: many chemical products - from plastics through to detergents and solvents to medication and crop protection p...

Nissan bets on ethanol for fuel-cell vehicles

Jun 15, 2016 (AFP)

Nissan says it is developing fuel-cell technology that can power cars using plant-based ethanol, a first for the auto industry, and hopes to launch the system i...

World Biofuel Additives Market is Expected to Reach $12,560 Million by 2022

Jun 10, 2016 (SPX)

According to a new report by Allied Market Research, titled, "World Biofuel Additives Market - Opportunities and Forecasts, 2015-2022", the biofuel additives ma...

Chemistry lessons from bacteria may improve biofuel production

Jun 10, 2016 (SPX)

If you're made of carbon, precious few things are as important to life as death. A dead tree may represent a literal windfall of the building blocks necessary f...

New understanding of plant growth brings promise of tailored products for industry

Jun 10, 2016 (SPX)

In the search for low-emission plant-based fuels, new research could lead to sustainable alternatives to fossil fuel-based products. Scientists have identified ...

Liquid by-products from forest industry find use in wood-plastic composites

Jun 07, 2016 (SPX)

A novel method for adding liquid by-products from the wood industry into wood-plastic composites (WPCs) prior to manufacturing was developed in a new study from...

Researchers trying to build houses out of algae

Jun 06, 2016 (UPI)

A team of chemists, biologists, energy experts, engineers and architects in Australia are working on a plan to create structural components, like a building fac...

Bionic leaf turns sunlight into liquid fuel

Jun 06, 2016 (SPX)

The days of drilling into the ground in the search for fuel may be numbered, because if Daniel Nocera has his way, it'll just be a matter of looking for sunny s...

Weed stems ripe for biofuel

Jun 01, 2016 (SPX)

A weedy plant found on the roadside in northern Australia has stems ripe for biofuel production. Scientists from the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Cell Wall...

Scientists turning human waste into biofuel in South Korea

May 31, 2016 (UPI)

Researchers in South Korea have turned a bathroom into a laboratory for sustainable energy. They're turning human waste into biofuel. The experimental bathroom ...

Forest-destroying palm oil powers cars in EU: report

May 31, 2016 (AFP)

Palm oil produced on tropical plantations that drive deforestation has become a major biofuel for vehicles in the European Union, industry figures released Tues...

Forest-destroying palm oil powers cars in EU

May 31, 2016 (AFP)

Palm oil produced on tropical plantations that drive deforestation has become a major biofuel for vehicles in the European Union, industry figures released Tues...

Modified microalgae converts sunlight into valuable medicine

May 24, 2016 (SPX)

Researchers from Copenhagen Plant Science Centre at University of Copenhagen have succeeded in manipulating a strain of microalgae to form complex molecules to ...

Alkol Biotech sells large batch of sugarcane bagasse for 2G ethanol testing

May 18, 2016 (SPX)

Alkol Biotech sold 500 kilos of EUnergyCane sugarcane bagasse for scientific cellulosic ethanol technology testing. The client is a leading 2G ethanol technolog...

Industry Weighs in on Green Aviation Tech

May 17, 2016 (SPX)

Aviation's future is bright ... green. That was the environmentally promising message delivered during the Green Aviation Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM), h...

Berkeley Lab scientists brew jet fuel in 1-pot recipe

May 12, 2016 (SPX)

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have engineered a strain of bacteria that enables a "one-pot...