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Elucidation of chemical ingredients in rice straw
Jun 22, 2015 (SPX)
For the first time, researchers at Kobe University and RIKEN successfully elucidated the biochemical and biofuel-producing materials contained in rice straw. Fu...
A new method of converting algal oil to transportation fuels
Jun 18, 2015 (SPX)
A new method of converting squalene, which is produced by microalgae, to gasoline or jet fuel, has been developed by the research group of Professor Keiichi Tom...
Leaving on a biofueled jet plane
Jun 18, 2015 (SPX)
The problem is simple to understand. Molecules of carbon and other greenhouse gases absorb heat. The more greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere, the warm...
Land management practices to become important as biofuels use grows
Jun 15, 2015 (SPX)
The handling of agricultural crop residues appears to have a large impact on soil's ability to retain carbon, making land management practices increasingly impo...
Scientists create eco-friendly jet fuel from sugarcane
Jun 10, 2015 (UPI)
Airplanes release a significant amount of CO2 with each takeoff and touchdown, and the EPA recently announced plans to regulate greenhouse gas emissions by the ...
BESC, Mascoma develop revolutionary microbe for biofuel production
Jun 04, 2015 (SPX)
Biofuels pioneer Mascoma LLC and the U.S. Department of Energy's BioEnergy Science Center have developed a revolutionary strain of yeast that could help signifi...
Food or fuel? How about both?
Jun 04, 2015 (SPX)
In the United States, federal mandates to produce more renewable fuels, especially biofuels, have led to a growing debate: Should fuel or food grow on arable la...
Dutch 'paddy power' pulls electricity from rice fields
Jun 03, 2015 (AFP)
Dutch scientists have developed a revolutionary system that could one day help isolated villages around the world steadily generate electricity from mundane wat...
WSU researchers produce jet fuel compounds from fungus
May 12, 2015 (SPX)
Washington State University researchers have found a way to make jet fuel from a common black fungus found in decaying leaves, soil and rotting fruit. The resea...
For biofuels and climate, location matters
May 12, 2015 (SPX)
A new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change shows that, when looking at the production site alone, growing biofuel crops can have a significant i...
A model for bioenergy feedstock/vegetable double-cropping systems
May 12, 2015 (SPX)
Much attention has been given to dedicated, perennial bioenergy crops to meet the revised Renewable Fuel Standard mandating production of 36 billion gallons of ...
Ethanol may release more of some pollutants than previously thought
May 07, 2015 (SPX)
Ethanol fuel refineries could be releasing much larger amounts of some ozone-forming compounds into the atmosphere than current assessments suggest, according t...
Engineered softwood could transform pulp, paper and biofuel industries
Apr 27, 2015 (SPX)
Scientists have demonstrated the potential for softwoods to process more easily into pulp and paper if engineered to incorporate a key feature of hardwoods. The...
Discovery of new plant switch could boost crops, biofuel production
Apr 17, 2015 (SPX)
A team of Michigan State University researchers has discovered a switch that regulates plant photosynthesis - the process that lets plants store solar energy an...
Researchers use plant oils for novel bio-based plastics
Apr 17, 2015 (SPX)
Washington State University researchers have developed a new way to use plant oils like olive and linseed oil to create polyurethane, a plastic material used in...
ORNL contributes to major UN bioenergy and sustainability report
Apr 17, 2015 (SPX)
A major United Nations report on bioenergy and sustainability released Tuesday concludes the sustainable production of bioenergy can be an important tool for ad...
Swimming algae offer Penn researchers insights into living fluid dynamics
Apr 14, 2015 (SPX)
None of us would be alive if sperm cells didn't know how to swim, or if the cilia in our lungs couldn't prevent fluid buildup. But we know very little about the...
Plant cell structure discovery could lead to improved renewable materials
Apr 14, 2015 (SPX)
Major steps forward in the use of plants for renewable materials, energy and for building construction could soon arise, thanks to a key advance in understandin...
Biofuel crops replace grasslands nationwide
Apr 08, 2015 (SPX)
Clearing grasslands to make way for biofuels may seem counterproductive, but University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers show in a study that crops, including t...
Algae from wastewater solves 2 problems
Apr 08, 2015 (SPX)
In one of the first studies to examine the potential for using municipal wastewater as a feedstock for algae-based biofuels, Rice University scientists found th...
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