Scientists Extracting Biofuels From Waste Tea Leaves
Pakistani scientists have begun to think seriously about converting waste tea leaves into biofuels. They found a way to produce biodiesel from used tea leaves, using a nanocatalyst that is able to accelerate chemical reactions.
New Chemical Process Converts Cellulose from Agricultural Wastes Into Jet Fuel
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have managed to produce jet fuel and gasoline by processing cellulose from agricultural waste with a new chemical method.
Salicornia Biofuel for Jet Engines Could Compete With Petrol Fuels and Emit Zero CO2
Salicornia is an alga that grows in salty waters and whose seeds can produce biofuels abundantly. Masdar Institute researchers, along with several companies like Boeing, Etihad Airways, and UOP Honeywell devised a method of growing salicornia for getting biofuels out of it and keeping the CO2 balance in proper equilibrium.
Algae Biofuel Production Emits More CO2 Than Algae Absorb, Says Study
Biofuels do their job as a carbon-saver only if they swallow more carbon than they emit. Choosing biofuels with a positive carbon output looks to me like wasted money.
The Discovery of Soybean's Genetic Code to Improve Biodiesel Production
The genome sequence was published in the journal Nature, and its main purpose was to better understand the plant's capacity to turn sunlight, carbon dioxide, nitrogen and water, into concentrated energy, protein, and nutrients for human and animal use.
New Microbubble Production Making Biofuels and Wastewater Treatment More Efficient
I didn't really actively realize that current biofuel production technologies imply the usage of fossil fuels at certain moments of the production process. This fact reduces the biofuels' credibility as a cleaner source of energy and increases their carbon footprint.
Glycerin Can Finally Be Used in The Biofuel Production Process
Glycerin is the most important component in many of the products we use, from soap to cosmetics, foods and pharmaceuticals. We even use it for biofuel production, algae growth and fuel cells. But it seems that in this moment glycerin really represents an issue as the large quantity developed by biofuel refineries cannot be assimilated by the market. The excess glycerin is incinerated on the market or illegally disposed.
Genetically Modified Tobacco Leaves Make Biofuel Efficiently
I've always thought that the best method of quitting smoking was to hit smokers in their pockets first. I'm not a smoker, and I won't ever be. Well, it looks like now tobacco is going into the lion's mouth, the energy field, as Ph.D. Vyacheslav Andrianov, from Jefferson University found a way to boost the production of biofuel from tobacco leaves.
NASA is Producing Biofuel from Algae Grown in Sewages
NASA has recently been very interested not only in space exploration but as well in the rising energy costs and climate change. NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California, has developed a system of growing algae in waste-water for the biofuel production.
Extremophile Bacteria Transform CO2 and Light Into Fuel Better Than Photosynthesis
Someone has to fund experiments in this world, to accelerate the rhythm of their success, and that is currently ARPA-E. The "electrofuels" program is...
