Heavily Modified E.Coli Bacteria to Make Biodiesel for Our Cars – Safe or Not?
E.coli is often associated with food poisoning and sickness. An associate professor of computer science at Rutgers University in Camden, Desmond Lun, is trying to perform a computer simulation of how E.coli could be genetically modified to produce more fatty acids, and hence biodiesel.
New Biotechnological Tool Aids Extraction of Xylan, Boosts Biofuel Production
The second most abundant biomass material on Earth- Xylan, has always presented a challenge when it comes to its extraction from plant cell walls....
Biomass Turns Easier into Fuel Thanks to New Research
Biomass can now be converted into fuels efficiently, ensuring long-lasting availability of renewable materials. This is possible thanks to research conducted by a team...
Zero Carbon Pork Processing Farm – The First in The U.S.
Witness Russ Kremer, the leader of a group of 51 family farmers who sell meat under the brand of Heritage Acre Foods and a Missouri-based hog farmer plan to build the United States' first zero-waste pork processing plant, 100% powered by biodiesel.
Wood-to-Bio-oils Process Studied on Supercomputer
Fossil fuels, including petroleum, coal, natural gas, and others, are essentially organic materials that have decomposed. Under pressure, heat, and time, and in an...
Russia's First Biofuel Plant To Be Built In Siberia Next Year
If you thought that only the Americans and the Europeans have plans to green themselves up, then you were wrong. Russia, still one of the world's biggest economical powers, plans to start building the country's first biofuel plant in Siberia.
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.
The First Passenger Flights Running On Biofuel By Lufthansa
Deutsche Lufthansa AG (LHA), one of the Europe's largest airline, became the first company in the world that begins regular biofuel passenger flights between Frankfurt and Hamburg.
Algae-Based Biofuels Not "Silver Bullet," Study Says
The process of switching from petroleum is not all milk and honey, a recent scientific report says. The researchers, Andres F. Clarens and Lisa...
Biofuel Production Could Benefit from New Nanobowl Construction
One of the issues in biofuel production has always been making it efficient. Various catalyst materials have been found to be very efficient, but...
