Tag Archives: biofuel

Lignocellulosic biofuels. “… effectively convert the nonedible parts of plants (lignocellulose) to liquid fuels …”

“In 2008, the world produced approximately 87 gigaliters of liquid biofuels, which is roughly equal to the volume of liquid fuel consumed by Germany that year.”1 Researchers from Energy Biosciences Institute, the University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA; and Energy Biosciences Institute, the University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA; have presented an article titled: [...]

Biogas. Algae culture. “… anaerobic digestion of raw algae in order to produce methane and recycle nutrients …”

“Due to resource depletion and climate change, lipid-based algal biofuel has been pointed out as an interesting alternative because of the high productivity of algae per hectare and per year and its ability to recycle CO(2) from flue gas.”1 Researchers from INRA, UR50, Laboratoire de Biotechnologie de l’Environnement, Narbonne, France; have presented an article titled: [...]

Butter. Biodiesel. Cost.

Is it possible to convert nonfood-grade butter into biodiesel at a competitive price? More from a Release dated July 28, sourced from American Chemical Society:

Switchgrass. Prairie grass. “… like corn stalks, can be converted to ethanol. It also grows on marginal lands, is adaptable to different regions, and–as a perennial–does not need to be replanted eaclike corn stalks, can be converted to ethanol. It also grows on marginal lands, is adaptable to different regions, and–as a perennial–does not need to be replanted each year …”

A genetic map of switchgrass from researchers at the ARS Western Regional Research Center in Albany, California “… is expected to speed up the search for genes that will make the perennial plant a more viable source of bioenergy.” More from a Release dated July 27, sourced from United States Department of Agriculture-Research Education and [...]

Cost-effective deconstruction. Fermentable energy-rich sugars. “Postia was found to utilize a unique arsenal of small oxidizing agents that blast through plant cell walls to decompose cellulose into simple sugars.”

Igor Grigoriev, head of the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute’s Fungal Genomics Program has said: “When we go into a forest we don’t see layers of dead branches because wood decay fungi take care of them …” “So when we think about bioenergy and degrading biomass and converting that into biofuel, we would [...]

Biogas. Syngas. Clostridium ljungdahlii. Microbial production process. “… unique microbial production platform based on synthesis gas and carbon dioxide/hydrogen mixtures.”

“Clostridium ljungdahlii is an anaerobic homoacetogen, able to ferment sugars, other organic compounds, or CO(2)/H(2) and synthesis gas (CO/H(2)).”1 “The latter feature makes it an interesting microbe for the biotech industry, as important bulk chemicals and proteins can be produced at the expense of CO(2), thus combining industrial needs with sustained reduction of CO and [...]

Symbiotic energy exchange. “… turns wheat straw into 1.4 million gallons a year of cellulosic ethanol …”

Inbicon CEO Niels Henriksen has said: “We’re producing not only The New Ethanol to replace gasoline but also a clean lignin biofuel to replace coal …” “But our renewable energy process is as important as our renewable energy products. “ “The Inbicon Biomass Refinery can demonstrate dramatically improved efficiencies when integrated with a coal-fired power [...]

Bioenergy Forum.

In Washington DC, Advanced Biofuels Association President Michael McAdams has ‘… appeared before the House Agriculture Committee as part of its two-day Bioenergy Forum.’ Michael McAdams has said: “It’s time to take politics out of renewable fuels and let sound science and sound energy policy govern biofuels policy moving forward.” More from a Release dated June [...]

Pressure cooked algae. Crude bio-oil. ‘… algae feed on carbon dioxide in the air, and this gets released when the biofuel is burned.’

Phillip Savage, an Arthur F Thurnau Professor from the University of Michigan Department of Chemical Engineering has said: “The vision is that nothing would leave the refinery except oil. Everything would get reused.” “That’s one of the things that makes this project novel. It’s an integrated process.” “We’re combining hydrothermal, catalytic and biological approaches …” [...]

Second generation ethanol production. Southeast Asia. “… now looking at making large-scale production of second-generation ethanol truly practical …”

Shunichi Yamashita, Director of Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, has said: “… we have taken an important step towards the establishing of a plant engineering business for the production of second-generation ethanol in Southeast Asia.” “We have already committed considerable resources to the development of this new business.” More from a Release dated February 28, sourced [...]