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New Process Allows Faster, Cheaper, and Greener Conversion of Organic Wastes into Renewables

Janina Lazo-Cruz — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 16:17:08 +0000

Agricultural products and woods have been used as renewable sources of biofuel and various chemicals, which are essential for producing biodegradable plastics, medicine, and other petroleum-based products. To avoid competition with the food supply, and thus preventing food shortage, conversion technologies are applied only to plant-based wastes, also lignocellulosic biomass, which include wood chips, corn […]

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Strange Bedfellows: USDA and Automotive Industry Pair to Develop Biobased Automobile Parts

Leigh Hutchens — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 07:50:27 +0000

Recently, a $10 million bioproduct and biofuel research project aimed to change the automotive industry was begun by the US Department of Agriculture. While seemingly strange bedfellows, the USDA actively tries to help the agriculture industry develop new markets, and the automobile industry is using more bioplastics and biobased materials. The ultimate goal of the […]

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