All Articles Tagged As: biomass

Researchers develop new way to use biomass (10/16/2008)

Scientists have discovered a novel way to directly convert cellulose to industrially useful chemical compounds using tungsten carbide as a catalyst. ...> Full Article

Energy crops take a roasting (5/21/2008)

A process used to roast coffee beans could give Britain's biomass a power boost, increasing the energy content of some of the UK's leading energy crops by up to 20 per cent. ...> Full Article

Researchers Developing a More Efficient Ethanol Production Method (2/27/2008)

A University of Wyoming professor has received a $485,000 grant to explore a more economical way to produce ethanol. ...> Full Article

Study of Energy Crops Finds Miscanthus More Productive than Switchgrass (2/4/2008)

At the annual meeting of the American Society of Plant Biologists in Chicago (July 7-11, 2007), scientists presented findings on how to economically and efficiently produce plant crops suitable for sustainable bioenergy. Improving the production of such biomass is important because it should significantly ease and eventually replace dependence on petroleum-based fuels. Biomass is plant material, vegetation or agricultural waste used as fuel. ...> Full Article