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How to Maximize the Methane Yield of Biogas Plants Using the FOS/TAC Ratio as a Control Parameter

Monitoring the ratio of free organic acids to total inorganic carbonate is the best practice how to monitor the fermentation process in biogas reactors.

From Metrohm USA Inc. 11 Jun 2020

Low-Cost, Simple Method to Create Biofuel, Fertilizer from Seaweed

Scientists in the United Kingdom have designed an easy and affordable technique to produce fertilizers and biofuels from seaweed, while eliminating plastic from the oceans and cleaning up tourist beaches in Central America and the Caribbean.

12 May 2020

MOF can Efficiently Separate Biobutanol from Fermented Biomass

An international team of researchers has taken a critical step forward in achieving commercially feasible production of biobutanol.

28 Apr 2020

Harnessing the Power of Plants for Cheaper Production of Biofuels

Biofuels are viewed as an integral part of the wider plan to substitute jet fuels as well as petroleum-based gasoline and diesel that are being used today.

7 Apr 2020

New Energy Strategy in Cameroon to Help Avert Deaths and Reduce Global Temperatures

A new study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, has found that clean cooking with liquified petroleum gas (LPG) could avert 28,000 premature deaths and reduce global temperatures through successful implementation of a new national household energy strategy in Cameroon.

3 Apr 2020

Food Waste and the Best Valorization Path

Scientists are aiming to determine the most optimal valorization paths for restaurant food scraps. Among the potential lives for restaurant scraps, the group is trying to find which one offers the most value and which one is highly effective.

2 Apr 2020

'Tequila' Powered Biofuels More Efficient Than Corn Or Sugar

University of Sydney. Agave tequilana, the plant native to Mexico used to make tequila, could prove to be an efficient alternative to sugarcane and corn to make biofuels in semi-arid regions. This research is the first to look at the plants lifecycle and model the economics.

2 Apr 2020

Study Tests Global Warming Mitigation Capacity of Biofuels from Various Crops

At Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Michigan State University (MSU), long-term field research carried out by scientists demonstrates that biomass fuels derived from several kinds of grass could considerably decrease global warming by reducing carbon.

11 Mar 2020

New Model can Pave Way for Cleaner, More Efficient Transport Fuels

Researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have developed a simple, economical, and fast technique for modeling the combustion properties of gasoline.

10 Mar 2020