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Chemistry World
June 13, 2013
Jeanne Therese Andres |
Bacterium breaks down grass for biofuel US scientists have discovered the first microorganism that anaerobically degrades plant biomass to release sugars for biofuel feedstocks.   |
Chemistry World
April 2009 |
The biofuel future The chemistry to convert waste into fuels is now being tested at pilot plants around the world. We may have the science, but are governments and industry ready, asks Emma Davies |
Wired
September 24, 2007
Evan Ratliff |
The Formula: From Grass to Gas The process behind converting raw plants to ethanol. |
Chemistry World
January 19, 2012
Jon Evans |
New microbe turns sugary seaweed into fuel Seaweed may soon be a source of biofuel, thanks to an engineered microbe able to transform seaweed directly into ethanol. |
Chemistry World
June 28, 2007
Richard Van Noorden |
To Chew or to Burn? A positive buzz of research and bold investment is surrounding second generation biofuels. |
Chemistry World
January 2, 2008
Richard Van Noorden |
Better Bugs for Brewing Butanol Researchers have developed a new way of hijacking microbe metabolism to produce long-chain alcohol fuels which are better petrol substitutes than ethanol. |
Wired
September 24, 2007
Evan Ratliff |
One Molecule Could Cure Our Addiction to Oil Scientists have long known how to turn trees into ethanol, but doing it profitably is another matter. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2007
Willie D. Jones |
Termites in Your Tank Could the microbes that bugs use to digest wood be the answer to economic ethanol production? |
Popular Mechanics
September 2008
Chris Ladd |
7 Next-Gen Biofuels to Drive Beyond Gasoline Forget food crops. Future fuels will come from more practical feedstocks. Plus, each generation will use fewer resources and pack more energy than the last. |
Chemistry World
April 19, 2010
Mike Brown |
Bioethanol from waste Hamish Curran, chief executive of TMO Renewables, talks about the future of the biofuels industry and the new technology that TMO has developed that converts biomass and municipal waste into ethanol. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2013
Vinod Sreeharsha |
Brazil Doubles Down on Biofuel Start-up GraalBio wants to transform sugarcane waste into cellulosic ethanol |
Chemistry World
February 16, 2007
Richard Van Noorden |
Against the Grain Scientists warn that corn-based ethanol can't realistically cut carbon emissions or gasoline usage. This hasn't stopped US ethanol producers happily gobbling up corn, galvanized by high oil prices and generous tax credits. |
Reactive Reports
Issue 72
David Bradley |
Butanol Biofuel Bandwagon Chemical manufacturer DuPont and oil company BP announced a collaboration with British Sugar to convert sugar beets into butanol as a gasoline-blending additive. Now, others are jumping aboard the butanol bandwagon. |
BusinessWeek
December 18, 2006
Carey & Aston |
Put A Termite In Your Tank Bio breakthroughs are promising much better ways to make ethanol. |
Chemistry World
December 21, 2010
James Urquhart |
Cellulose catalyst rewrites rules of attraction Chinese researchers have developed a magnetic solid acid catalyst that raises the prospect of efficiently converting biomass cellulose into useful chemicals, such as sugars for biofuel production. |
Chemistry World
November 7, 2012
James Urquhart |
On the road to more energetic biofuels US researchers have developed a way to create precursor molecules of petrol, diesel and jet fuel by combining biological fermentation with chemical catalysis. |
Chemistry World
February 11, 2009
Victoria Gill |
Making Biofuels the Chemical Way US-based researchers have developed the first one-step synthesis of a biofuel precursor from untreated agricultural waste. |
Fast Company
November 19, 2011
Rachel Z. Arndt |
Department of Energy's Blake Simmons Makes Fuel Out Of Plants Investors, researchers, and executives are discovering new ways to make and use biofuels. |
Chemistry World
August 15, 2008 |
Furfural Fuels Straight From Cellulose US scientists have developed a simple chemical process to convert cellulose to furfural molecules - an alternative biofuel source. |
Chemistry World
July 13, 2006
Michael Gross |
Catalyst Cracks Tough Cellulose Metal catalysts can break down cellulose into simple sugar alcohols, chemists have found, marking an important step in the quest to produce green fuels from renewable resources. |
Chemistry World
March 13, 2015
Phillip Broadwith |
BASF introduces bio-based polyTHF Chemical giant BASF has begun commercial production of polytetrahydrofuran (polyTHF) derived entirely from biomass feedstocks. |
Chemistry World
July 2, 2009
Matt Wilkinson |
Catalysing the fuels of the future US biofuel producer Virent Energy Systems has been awarded the US Environmental Protection Agency's Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Small Business Award for its development of a cost-effective and energy-efficient method of turning plant sugars into hydrocarbon fuels. |
Popular Mechanics
June 24, 2008
Chris Ladd |
For Future of Biofuel, Secret of MPG Ooze Lies in Mutant Bacteria Scientists are looking way beyond ethanol to a new generation of power -- one that's designed on a computer, produced by bacteria and acts just like good old gasoline. |
Popular Mechanics
February 11, 2008
Chuck Tannert |
Coskata's $1/Gallon 'Trash-to-Gas' Tech Starts Up Ethanol 2.0: How It Works New startup company says it can make ethanol from almost any carbon-rich source for less than $1 a gallon. |
Chemistry World
September 18, 2008
Simon Hadlington |
Bio-petroleum made from sugars James Dumesic's team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison set out to convert simple sugars into hydrocarbons that could be blended to make vehicle fuels that are identical to the ones we use today. |
Wired
October 2006 |
My Big Biofuels Bet It may surprise you to learn that the most promising solution to our nation's energy crisis begins in the bowels of a waste trough, under the slotted concrete floor of a giant pen that holds 28,000 beef cattle. |
Geotimes
March 2007
Rick Zalesky |
Integrating Biofuels into the Fuel Supply Biofuels are but one part of a larger story -- the transition to a broader portfolio of efficient, environmentally favorable fuels, both petroleum- and biomass-based, that will supply tomorrow's vehicles. |
Chemistry World
February 21, 2013 |
A biomass bonanza Companies have put biofuels on the back burner to aim for higher margin chemicals |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2008 |
Venture Capital Eyes Biomass Gasification to Make Ethanol Samir Kaul, the Khosla Ventures general partner responsible for the firm's renewable portfolio, talks about the emerging technology of gasifying biomass into ethanol. |
The Motley Fool
March 5, 2008
Toby Shute |
Innovation Series: Biofuels The search is on for a cheap, renewable fuel. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2007
William Sweet |
Corn-o-Copia In today's hothouse political climate, some weird ethanol projects have taken root along with essentially sound ones. |
Fast Company
February 1, 2008
Elizabeth Svoboda |
Fueling The Future The oil well of tomorrow may be in a California lab full of genetically modified, diesel-spewing bacteria. |
Popular Mechanics
January 16, 2008
Chuck Tannert |
Ethanol Makes Mini Comeback: Live at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show The sun may be setting on corn-based ethanol as Detroit revs up with cellulosic ethanol concept cars and tech investments. |
Chemistry World
January 2008
Dylan Stiles |
Column: Bench Monkey The benefits of ethanol. |
Science News
July 28, 2007
Janet Raloff |
A Gut Feeling about Coffee People's gut microbes digest fiber from coffee in a fermentation process, making beneficial compounds. |
The Motley Fool
February 3, 2006
Robert Aronen |
Switchgrass in the Spotlight Successful production of cellulosic ethanol has not yet been achieved on a commercial scale. While the president has set the goal of bringing this technology to market in the next six years, there are no guarantees that it will occur. Investors, take note. |
Popular Mechanics
April 22, 2008
Chris Ladd |
Trees in Your Tank? The Future of Green Gasoline: Earth Day Extra Researchers recently published a new method of refining hydrocarbons from cellulose, paving the way to turn wood scraps into gasoline |
Chemistry World
November 20, 2015
Simon Hadlington |
Move over moonshine, here comes sunshine Researchers in the US have demonstrated a remarkably efficient new way to distill alcohol from water -- using light. |
Fast Company
November 19, 2011
Rachel Z. Arndt |
VC Marianne Wu Talks Increasing Demand For Biofuels Investors, researchers, and executives are discovering new ways to make and use biofuels. |
Chemistry World
April 29, 2010
Phillip Broadwith |
Catalyst challenges microbes' supremacy An inorganic catalyst could challenge microbial fermentation of sugars into lactic acid derivatives to provide feedstocks for renewable biodegradeable plastics and green solvent and chemical production. |
Chemistry World
December 12, 2012
Andrew Turley |
BP shifting ethanol focus to Brazil Oil super major BP says it will invest $350 million to expand production of ethanol from sugarcane at plant in Brazil. |
BusinessWeek
February 21, 2005
Otis Port |
Not Your Father's Ethanol A new fuel -- "ethanol with a twist" -- could soon be coming to the rescue of motorists fed up with roller-coaster gasoline prices, and it should get a warm welcome from environmentalists and farmers, too. |
IndustryWeek
July 20, 2011
Frank Andorka |
With Ethanol Getting Clipped, What's Next? As the battle over ethanol heats up, the next generation of biofuels waits for its moment in the spotlight. |
Chemistry World
November 2, 2006
Richard Van Noorden |
How Best to Use Biomass? Researchers have developed an efficient way of turning renewable resources like vegetable oils -- and potentially biomass - into hydrogen-rich gas. The gas could be converted to synthetic fuels and industrial chemicals, or used in fuel cells. |
IDB America
April 2008
Luis Alberto Moreno |
Green Energy Allies or Biofuel Antagonists? Small developing countries in Latin America that are heavily dependent on imported fossil fuels have especially compelling reasons to invest in biofuels. |
The Motley Fool
June 19, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
BP's New Design A deal with a private biotech company offers great promise. The deal helps move the energy company beyond petroleum. |
Chemistry World
August 28, 2007
Tom Westgate |
Repairing DNA Could Let Frozen Bacteria Survive for Millennia An international team of scientists believe they have strong evidence that bacteria trapped in permafrost are able to survive for hundreds of thousands of years by repairing their DNA. |
Chemistry World
May 2008
Mark Peplow |
Editorial: Reap what you sow The biofuel backlash is in full swing. It's being driven by rising food prices; farming subsidies that look more suspicious by the day; and a general feeling that people have been conned. |
IndustryWeek
December 1, 2004
Tonya Vinas |
Building For Biofuels Uncertainty in oil prices is just one reason ethanol producers are building more plants in the U.S. |
IndustryWeek
August 1, 2004
Tonya Vinas |
Making Waves Dubbed the 'third wave' of biotechnology, after medicine and agriculture, industrial biotechnology is promising to reshape manufacturing. |
