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.
Biomass Plant to Generate 49KW of Green Electricity to 50,000 Homes
The project led by Bio Energy Investments will be constructed on the banks of River Tees in Teesside. It will generate enough energy to power up to 50,000 homes and will save 140,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually through the use of carbon neutral woodchip.
E85 Ethanol Increases Pollution and Risk of Human Diseases
Researches from Stanford University have recently published a study on ethanol fuel and its influence over human health. Compared to pure gasoline usage, ethanol increases health problems because of cancer-chemical formation.
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...
Suicidal Genetically Modified Cyanobacteria Generating Biofuels
They used cyanobacteria because they are easy to manipulate genetically and have a higher biofuel output capacity than any plant crops currently used to produce fuels.
T300: New Catalyst Produces More Cost-Competitive and Sustainable Biofuels
Researchers at Iowa State University and DOE's Ames National Laboratory, in partnership with biofuel specialist Catilin, Inc have developed a new technology that uses tiny nanoparticles to absorb free fatty acids from living microalgae.
