ethanol production Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:05:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Fungus Genes Could Help Make Ethanol From Wood Chips and Switchgrass https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fungus-genes-ethanol-wood-chips-switchgrass-20100913/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fungus-genes-ethanol-wood-chips-switchgrass-20100913/#respond Mon, 13 Sep 2010 09:11:20 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=10223 According to a group of scientists, genes copied from a common fungus could make the production of ethanol from wood chips and grass (abundant materials) much easier. If this experiment will be a success, it could one day help ethanol compete with gasoline.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fungus-genes-ethanol-wood-chips-switchgrass-20100913/feed/ 0 10223 Juice Extracted from Rotten Watermelons to be Used in Biofuel Production https://www.greenoptimistic.com/juice-extracted-from-rotten-watermelons-to-be-used-in-biofuel-production-20090828/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/juice-extracted-from-rotten-watermelons-to-be-used-in-biofuel-production-20090828/#respond Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:01:21 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=4340 Every summer, hundreds of thousands of tons of watermelons are transformed in garbage because they aren't good enough for marketplace. A new research says that the juice extracted from these watermelons could be used to the biofuel production.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/juice-extracted-from-rotten-watermelons-to-be-used-in-biofuel-production-20090828/feed/ 0 4340 Thermochemical System Combines Production of Ethanol and Thermal Energy https://www.greenoptimistic.com/thermochemical-system-combines-production-of-ethanol-and-thermal-energy-20090315/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/thermochemical-system-combines-production-of-ethanol-and-thermal-energy-20090315/#respond Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:24:53 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=2954 Iowa State University started a new project of developing a thermochemical system that combines production of ethanol and thermal energy. With a low-emission burner and a new catalyst for ethanol production, the technologies use synthesis gas produced from discarded seed corn, switch-grass, wood chips and other biomass.

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/thermochemical-system-combines-production-of-ethanol-and-thermal-energy-20090315/feed/ 0 2954 Side Effects of Ethanol Use https://www.greenoptimistic.com/side-effects-of-ethanol-use-20080206/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/side-effects-of-ethanol-use-20080206/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:19:25 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/index.php/2008/02/06/side-effects-of-ethanol-use/ Ethanol is a promising alternative fuel that, along with improvements in fuel economy and reductions in travel demand, has the potential to help solve many of the problems associated with gasoline use. Though the current form of ethanol made from corn offers limited environmental benefits and limited potential for large-scale displacement of petroleum, it will […]

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