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Gator in your tank: Alligator fat as a new source of biodiesel fuelWashington DC (SPX) Aug 22, 2011 Amid growing concern that using soybeans and other food crops to produce biodiesel fuel will raise the price of food, scientists have identified a new and unlikely raw material for the fuel: Alligator fat. Their report documenting gator fat's suitability for biofuel production appears in ACS' journal Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. Rakesh Bajpai and colleagues note that most of the 700 million gallons of biodiesel produced in the United States (2008 data) came from soybean oil ... read more |
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 A Quick Way to Grade Grasses for Ethanol Yields U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) researchers have developed an inexpensive way to grade the ethanol potential of perennial grasses at the biorefinery's loading dock. That future has been made p ... more | .. |
 Single, key gene discovery could streamline production of biofuels A team of researchers at the Department of Energy's BioEnergy Science Center (BESC) have pinpointed the exact, single gene that controls ethanol production capacity in a microorganism. This discover ... more | .. |
 High Energy Output From Algae-Based Fuel No Silver Bullet Algae-based fuel is one of many options among the array of possible future energy sources. New University of Virginia research shows that while algae-based transportation fuels produce high energy o ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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 Metabolism in reverse: Making biofuels at full-throttle pace In a biotechnological tour de force, Rice University engineering researchers this week unveiled a new method for rapidly converting simple glucose into biofuels and petrochemical substitutes. ... more | .. |
 To avoid carbon debt CRP beats fields of corn and soybeans Farmers and policymakers should wait before converting Conservation Reserve Program land to corn and soybean production, according to a Michigan State University study. The study, which appear ... more | .. |
 Report: Algae as fuel presents problems Algae-based fuel is a possible future energy source with high energy output from minimal land use but could come with environmental burdens, scientists say. ... more | .. |
 Ethanol-loving bacteria accelerate cracking of pipeline steels U.S. production of ethanol for fuel has been rising quickly, topping 13 billion gallons in 2010. With the usual rail, truck and barge transport methods under potential strain, existing gas pipelines ... more |
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 Scientists find way to identify manmade biofuels in atmosphere Scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science have discovered a technique to track urban atmospheric plumes thanks to a unique isotopic signature found in ... more | .. |
 A new catalyst for ethanol made from biomass Researchers in the Pacific Northwest have developed a new catalyst material that could replace chemicals currently derived from petroleum and be the basis for more environmentally friendly products ... more | .. |
Growth slowing in EU biofuels market Europe's appetite for biofuels increased but slackened its pace of growth in 2010, the third consecutive year the growth rate has declined, French analysts said this week. ... more | .. |
Ethanol could be risk in U.S. pipelines Plans to use existing U.S. pipelines to carry increasing ethanol production poses the problem the fuel can dramatically degrade them, researchers say. ... more |
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Colombia sees boost in ethanol output Colombia has given its diverse energy portfolio a major boost after finalizing plans for a new ethanol plant to be built by an Indian firm. ... more | .. |
 Computational chemistry shows the way to safer biofuels Replacing gasoline and diesel with plant-based bio fuels is crucial to curb climate change. But there are several ways to transform crops to fuel, and some of the methods result in bio fuels that ar ... more | .. |
 Boeing, Embraer and IDB to Fund Sustainability Analysis of Amyris Renewable Jet Fuels from Sugarcane Boeing, Embraer, and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has announced that they will jointly fund a sustainability analysis of producing renewable jet fuel sourced from Brazilian sugarcane. T ... more | .. |
Regulatory hurdles hinder biofuels market Regulatory hurdles abound for the successful commercialization of emerging liquid biofuels, which hold the promise of enhancing U.S. energy security, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and serving as ... more |
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 Corn yields with perennial cover crop are equal to traditional farming Soil quality, water quality, and possibly even farm profits will all benefit by using a perennial cover crop on corn fields that allows for similar yields to traditional farming methods, according t ... more | .. |
Study: Biofuel regulations should change The commercial success of biofuels that hold a promise of enhancing U.S. energy security and reducing greenhouse gas will need regulatory changes, a study says. ... more | .. |
 Researchers find potential key for unlocking biomass energy Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory and Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center have found a potential key for unlocking the energy potential from non-edible ... more | .. |
 US Air Force: We want to use biofuels The US Air Force is ready to switch to biofuels to help power its warplanes but the price of alternative fuels remains too high, military officials said Tuesday. ... more |
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 Breaking down cellulose without blasting lignin Feared by realtors and homeowners alike, dry rot due to the fungus Serpula lacrymans causes millions of dollars worth of damage to homes and buildings around the world. This brown rot fungus' ... more | .. |
 Biofilters reduce carbon footprint of old landfill sites Researchers in the US are testing biofilter systems as a viable alternative to releasing methane from passive landfill vents into the atmosphere. The technology could reduce the overall impact of ol ... more | .. |
Switch from corn to grass would raise ethanol output, cut emissions Growing perennial grasses on the least productive farmland now used for corn ethanol production in the U.S. would result in higher overall corn yields, more ethanol output per acre and better ground ... more |
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 Grasses eyed as ethanol source Researchers say growing grasses on some U.S. farmland used for corn ethanol production would mean higher corn yields and more ethanol output per acre. ... more | .. |
Filters seen as greenhouse gas weapon U.S. researchers say biofilters could treat methane venting into the atmosphere from passive landfill vents and reduce its impact on global warming. ... more | .. |
Microalgae could be next big cash crop for Texas energy farmers Just as corn and peanuts stunned the world decades ago with their then-newly discovered multi-beneficial uses and applications, Texas AgriLife Research scientists in Corpus Christi think microalgae ... more | .. |
 Hot springs microbe yields heat-tolerant enzyme Bioprospectors from the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Maryland School of Medicine have found a microbe in a Nevada hot spring that happily eats plant material - cellulose ... more |
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 'Trash gas' powers garbage trucks A growing number of trash trucks are being powered by fuel recovered from the very garbage they haul to landfills, U.S. industry experts said. ... more | .. |
 Termites digestive system could act as biofuel refinery One of the peskiest household pests, while disastrous to homes, could prove to be a boon for cars, according to a Purdue University study. Mike Scharf, the O. Wayne Rollins/Orkin Chair in Mole ... more | .. |
Virgin eyes eucalyptus for jet fuel Fuel derived from eucalyptus trees could be the fuel of the future for the airline sector, says Virgin Group Chief Executive Officer Richard Branson. ... more | .. |
 Biofuels from the sea Seaweed may prove a viable future biofuel - especially if harvested in summer. The use of kelp (Laminaria digitata) could provide an important alternative to terrestrial grown biofuels; however the ... more |
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