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biofuels Archives
 | Scientists in Wisconsin are reporting discovery of a way to lower the cost of converting wood, corn stalks and other materials into ethanol fuel. They describe their process, which reduces amounts of costly enzymes needed to break down tough cell fibrous matter in biomass for fermentation into alcohol, here today at the 239th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. ...> Full Article |
 | The process that lights up big-screen plasma TV displays is getting a new life in producing ultra-clean fuels, according to a report here today at the 239th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. It described a small, low-tech, inexpensive device called a GlidArc reactor that uses electrically-charged clouds of gas called "plasmas" to produce in three steps super-clean fuels from waste materials. ...> Full Article |
Researchers from TU Delft in the Netherlands 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 for biochemicals and biofuels.
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A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers has developed a highly efficient, environmentally friendly process that selectively converts gamma-valerolactone, a biomass derivative, into the chemical equivalent of jet fuel.
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