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Making plastics from plants Cheap bio-oil could soon compete with crude oil in plastic manufacture, thanks to work by US scientists.  |
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  |
Technology Research News June 15, 2005 Kimberly Patch |
Process Ups Biodiesel Efficiency Researchers have shown that it is possible to convert biomass materials like corn into fuel that could be used in diesel engines in a way that automatically separates the fuel from water.  |
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 21, 2011 James Urquhart |
Lignin cut down to size by nickel catalyst A nickel-based homogeneous catalyst that breaks down lignin - the tough polymer that forms plant cell walls - into useful building blocks suitable for chemicals, including green fuels, has been developed by US scientists.  |
Chemistry World March 24, 2014 Dannielle Whittaker |
Carving out a future for biomass conversion to jet fuel Lignocellulose, a raw material in biomass, can be converted to biofuels and is often considered a long-term alternative to the diminishing supply of fossil fuels.  |
Chemistry World February 1, 2012 Jon Evans |
Two become one for bio-oil upgrade The development of a couple of new and improved catalysts for upgrading bio-oil is bringing this novel approach to producing biofuels a step closer to the big time.  |
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.  |
Chemistry World February 25, 2010 Jon Cartwright |
Biofuels Without the Blend Scientists in the US have come up with a method to recycle agricultural waste into renewable alkenes for jet and diesel fuel.  |
Chemistry World August 27, 2014 James Urquhart |
First ionic liquid made from plant waste Ionic liquids -- salts that are liquid at room temperature -- could potentially be made more cheaply and greenly by recycling by-products from biofuel production processes, according to US researchers.  |
Chemistry World March 6, 2014 Jose Lopez-Sanchez |
The future of feedstocks Can we replace fossil fuel-derived feedstocks with sustainable bio-based alternatives?  |
Chemistry World January 7, 2010 Lewis Brindley |
Upgrading biomass to gasoline Making cheap gasoline from biomass is a step closer, thanks to a new catalyst developed in the US.  |
Chemistry World February 21, 2013 |
A biomass bonanza Companies have put biofuels on the back burner to aim for higher margin chemicals  |
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 November 10, 2015 Elisabeth Ratcliffe |
Eucalyptus bears both catalyst and biofuel Japanese researchers who have devised a method using eucalyptus trees that regenerates residue from the process into fresh catalyst.  |
Chemistry World September 10, 2015 Jennifer Newton |
Waste not, want not? Karen Wilson is striving to promote biofuels and get the message across that there's a lot of waste streams from agriculture and food processing that could be a viable feedstock for fuels and chemicals.  |
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.  |
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.  |
BusinessWeek March 14, 2005 Peter Coy |
Energy Crisis? Phooey With crude oil prices topping $50 a barrel and another expensive driving season ahead, it seems like a bad time for a book called The Bottomless Well  |
Chemistry World September 12, 2012 Yan Yan |
China targets renewables to cut energy dependence The Chinese National Energy Administration (NEA) has unveiled its 12th five-year plan for renewable energy. Unsurprisingly, the plan focuses on the mature renewable technologies of hydropower, wind power, solar energy and biomass.  |