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Combination Technique can Improve the Conversion of Biofuels

Fuels developed from forestry or agricultural wastes are called lignocellulosic biomass. Such fuels have traditionally been a champion in the search for reducing the use of fossil fuels.

5 Aug 2019

New Approach can Electrochemically Reduce Carbon Dioxide to Methane

An increasing number of researchers are searching for rapid, cost-effective methods to transform carbon dioxide gas into useful chemicals and fuels.

5 Aug 2019

Biochemical Method for Converting Alkanes into Liquid Fuel

Recently, the bioconversion of natural gas into liquid fuel has gained increasing interest as a favorable approach. However, the selective hydroxylation of methane—the key component of natural gas—has been one of the crucial challenges for the research community.

1 Aug 2019

Newly Developed Microorganisms Produce Butanol Without Using Solar Cells

In the near future, it will be possible to replace fossil fuels with a carbon-neutral product developed from carbon dioxide, water, and solar energy.

29 Jul 2019

Edinburgh Firm Partners with EU Project to Make Hydrogen Fuel from Seawater

A Scottish company at the cutting edge of hydrogen technology is partnering with a European project to convert seawater into sustainable hydrogen fuel for island regions. $$IMAGE$$ Edinburgh-based Logan Energy has ...

10 Jul 2019

Cost-Effective Way to Obtain Energy-Rich Organic Molecules from Algae

Scientists at the University of Tsukuba have come up with a new method of using nanoporous and porous graphene foams to harvest energy and organic molecules from algae.

9 Jul 2019

Researchers Create Microorganism for Algae Biomass to Produce Biofuel and Biochemical

Biorefinery technology uses biomass as a feedstock and changes it to energy and other useful by-products. It is gaining attention as an eco-friendly and sustainable technology to overcome the issue of fossil fuel depletion.

12 Jun 2019

Researchers Discover Enzyme that Catalyzes Methane-to-Methanol Conversion Reaction

Methanotrophic bacteria have attracted great attention among scientists for their potential to remove methane from the environment and transform it into usable fuel.

10 May 2019

A Sustainable Method to Boost Seed Oil Yield in Crops

Researchers at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore have created a sustainable way to show a new genetic alteration that can boost the yield of natural oil in seeds by up to 15% in laboratory settings.

22 Apr 2019