Vaughn Gangwish from Southwestern Biofuels Association has said:
- “Biofuels are an increasingly important part of our national energy policy as we make the transition from petroleum-based fuels to renewable ‘green energy’ technologies …”
- “The Summit provides leaders in the biofuels field the opportunity to exchange information and research as we collectively build a new industry.”
Southwestern Biofuels Association (SWBA) Annual Policy Summit – scheduled for April 13 and April 14 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Han de Winde, Professor of Industrial Microbiology, from Delft University of Technology’s Biotechnology Department has informed:
- “The fact that we now have a process for breaking down furans, not to mention one that can be successfully incorporated into other organisms, paves the way for removing these kinds of compounds during the production of second-generation chemicals and fuels from waste wood.”
- “This enables us to avoid the costly and environmentally unfriendly methods which are currently used to remove furans. That makes using wood waste as a sustainable raw material a much more attractive proposition.”
Scientists from Delft University of Technology have indicated that they have ‘… discovered that the bacterium Cupriavidus basilensis breaks down harmful by-products which are produced when sugars are released from wood. They also managed to incorporate the degradation process in bacteria which are in common industrial use. This breakthrough does away with the need to resort to costly and environmentally unfriendly methods for removing by-products, thereby boosting the appeal of waste wood as a sustainable resource.‘
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- “Lignocellulosic ethanol is expected to be commercialised during the next decade as renewable energy for transport.”1
- “Competiveness with first generation bioethanol and with gasoline is commonly considered in techno-economic analyses for commercial stage.”
Researchers from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Bioenergy and Energy Planning Research Group, ENAC INTER GR-GN, Lausanne, Switzerland; have presented an article titled: “Techno-economic analysis of lignocellulosic ethanol: A review.”
The researchers from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Bioenergy and Energy Planning Research Group, ENAC INTER GR-GN, Lausanne, Switzerland; have also noted:
- “Several existing reviews conclude about the high spread of current and projected production costs of lignocellulosic ethanol due to the significant differences in assumptions concerning the following factors: composition and cost of feedstock, process design, conversion efficiency, valorisation of co-products, and energy conservation.”
- “Focusing on the studies in the United States of America and in Europe, the present review investigates the different natures of the techno-economic evaluations during the development process of the supply chain i.e., standard costing with respect to Value Engineering, and Target Costing based on the projected market price.”
- “The paper highlights the significant contribution of feedstock to the lignocellulosic ethanol production cost and the need to consider competition between different uses for resources.”
- “It is recommended the use of a value-based approach that considers sustainability characteristics and potential competition for resources complementarily to Target Costing and Value Engineering.”
(1) Gnansounou E, Dauriat A: Techno-economic analysis of lignocellulosic ethanol: A review. Bioresour Technol. 2010 Mar 3; (Article in Press)
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According to a Release dated March 8, sourced from University of York, in England, United Kingdom:
- “… a team headed by Professor Simon McQueen-Mason and Professor Neil Bruce at York, and Dr Simon Cragg at Portsmouth reveal that the gribble digestive tract is dominated by enzymes that attack the polymers that make up wood. One of the most abundant enzymes is a cellulose degrading enzyme never before seen in animals.”
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- “Saccharum (Saccharum spontaneum L. ssp. aegyptiacum (Willd.) Hack.), is a rapidly growing, wide ranging high-yield perennial, suitable for second generation bioethanol production.”
Researchers from Dipartimento di Scienze Agronomiche, Agrochimiche e delle Produzioni Animali – Sezione Scienze Agronomiche, Università degli Studi di Catania, Catania, Italy; US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin, USA; have presented an article titled: “Second generation bioethanol production from Saccharum spontaneum L. ssp. aegyptiacum (Willd.) Hack.” 1
The researchers from Catania and Madison have also noted:
- “This study evaluated oxalic acid as a pretreatment for bioconversion.”
- “Overall sugar yields, sugar degradation products, enzymatic glucan hydrolysis and ethanol production were studied as effects of temperature (150-190 degrees C), reaction time (10-40min) and oxalic acid concentration 2-8% (w/w).”
- “Time and temperature were combined into a single parameter, Severity Factor (SF) [Log(R(0))], and related to oxalic acid using a response surface methodology.”
- “Maximum total sugar yield was attained at a SF of 2.93 and 6.79% (w/w) oxalic acid, while maximum formation of sugar degradation products was observed at the highest SF (4.05) and 5% (w/w) oxalic acid.”
- “These were also the conditions for maximum simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) of the residual solids.”
- “Commercial cellulases and Saccharomyces cerevisiae attained 89.9% glucan conversion and 17.8g/l ethanol.”
- “Pichia stipitis CBS 6054 fermented hemicellulosic hydrolysates from less severe conditions to ethanol with a yield of 0.35 (g(e)/g(s)).”
- “Maximal product yields were 69% of theoretical value and 90% of the SSF conversion efficiency for hydrolysate fermentation and SSF, respectively.”
(1) Scordia D, Cosentino SL, Jeffries TW: Second generation bioethanol production from Saccharum spontaneum L. ssp. aegyptiacum (Willd.) Hack. Bioresour Technol. 2010 Feb 27; (Article in Press)
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Marcos Jank, President of the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association, has said:
- “We know this is not a simple or quick process, but the introduction of Flex-Fuel vehicles around the world is something that has to be considered, and it can only happen with decisive support from automakers.”
- “Without it, Brazil would not have accomplished such positive results and it will not be different in other countries.”
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Simon E Prochnik, Bbioinformaticist, from University of California – Berkeley, has said:
- “In a sense, analyzing the Naegleria genome shows us what it would be like to be on this planet more than a billion years ago, and what kind of organisms were around then and what they might have looked like …”
Prochnik has suggested ‘… that Naegleria could help biologists understand hydrogen production that, in other organisms, might be used to produce energy.’
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Dr Matt Wang, Vice president, China Development Labs for IBM, has said:
- “As part of our growth strategy, we strive to become a key part of China’s energy and utilities ecosystem, working with the Chinese government, utility companies, solution providers and business partners ….”
- “Our strategic collaboration with China to develop utility solutions that meet the unique energy demands in China will benefit the industry not only here but also countries around the world.”
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According to a Release dated March 4, sourced from Harvard Medical School:
- “One of the biggest movers and shakers is the lowly cyanobacteria, an ocean-dwelling, one-celled organism. Pamela Silver, HMS professor of systems biology, and colleagues have uncovered details about how this bacteria fixes, or digests, carbon. These bacteria build miniature factories inside themselves that turn carbon into fuel.”
- “Silver and her colleagues report that the bacteria organize these factories spatially, revealing a structural sophistication not often seen in single-celled organisms. This regular and predictable spacing improves the efficiency of carbon processing. In the future, an understanding of the mechanisms that govern this spatial organization may help improve the efficiency of designer bacteria engineered to produce carbon-neutral fuels such as biodiesel and hydrogen.”
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- “Contrary to the case of the United States where a systematic management of the RD&D on lignocellulosic ethanol prevails, in Europe the research works remain fragmented despite the efforts made by the European Union and in few member states.”1
Researchers from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Bioenergy and Energy Planning Research Group, EPFL ENAC INTER GR-GN, Lausanne, Switzerland; have presented an article titled: “Production and use of lignocellulosic bioethanol in Europe: Current situation and perspectives.”
The researchers from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Bioenergy and Energy Planning Research Group, Lausanne, Switzerland; have also noted:
- “In most of the European countries, sustainable lignocellulosic resources may not be widely available in the future for bioethanol production due to the possible competition between several potential usages.”
- “Thus the actual deployment of the lignocellulosic bioethanol in Europe will depend on the opportunity costs of biomass on one side and on the prices of ethanol and gasoline on the other side.”
- “While the papers on lignocellulosic ethanol often emphasize technology progress, this review paper also addresses policy measures.”
- “It is found that, especially in Europe where security of oil supply will be lower in long term, the policy instruments should explicitly reward the higher value of lignocellulosic ethanol compared to first the generation ethanol and gasoline.”
(1) Gnansounou E: Production and use of lignocellulosic bioethanol in Europe: Current situation and perspectives. Bioresour Technol. 2010 Feb 27; (Article in Press)
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