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BioMim Project to Mimic Chemistry of Brown Rot Fungus to Improve Biorefining Processes

Researchers from across the world, including from the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO), plan to mimic the chemistry of the brown rot fungus to improve biorefining processes.

8 Jul 2015

Upgradation of Biogas to Biomethane Using Cost-Effective Conditions

Compared to other processes the innovation lies in the operating conditions. Instead of enhancing the solubility of carbon dioxide working with a pressurized system, low absorption temperature is employed.

8 Jul 2015

Lignin–Hemicellulose Holds a Promising Way to Engineer Better Plants for Biofuel

Turning trees, grass, and other biomass into fuel for automobiles and airplanes is a costly and complex process. Biofuel researchers are working to change that, envisioning a future where cellulosic ethanol, an alcohol derived from plant sugars, is as common and affordable at the gas station as gasoline.

8 Jul 2015

McInnis Cement Inks Biomass Cooperative Agreement with ACF - St. Elzear

McInnis Cement and the Forestry Cooperative Association - St. Elzear (ACF – St. Elzear) have announced the signing of a cooperative agreement to study the feasibility of using forest biomass as an auxiliary fuel for the cement plant under construction in Port-Daniel-Gascons.

29 Jun 2015

Conn Center-Integro Earth Fuels Partnership to Commercialize NuCoal Made from Sustainable Wood Waste

The University of Louisville Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research has formed a partnership with a South Carolina company to accelerate commercialization of a coal-like product made from wood and biomass materials.

27 Jun 2015

Microvi-ABPDU Collaboration Demonstrates Breakthrough Improvements to Biological Ethanol Production

Microvi Biotechnologies, a leading innovator of biocatalytic processes, working with the Advanced Biofuels Process Demonstration Unit (ABPDU) at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), has demonstrated breakthrough improvements to biological ethanol production.

26 Jun 2015

Donald Danforth Awarded $8 Million Grant to Accelerate Development of Bioenergy Sorghum

The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center announced today it was awarded an $8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy ARPA-E TERRA program. Funds will be used for research to accelerate breeding and the commercial release of economically viable bioenergy sorghum hybrids. Todd Mockler, Ph.D., Geraldine and Robert Virgil Distinguished Investigator at the Danforth Center is the principal investigator of this multi-institutional project.

22 Jun 2015

Researchers Examine Alternative Switchgrass Breeding Methods to Increase Biofuel Production

Using switchgrass to produce biofuel is one way to decrease the United States’ dependence on oil, but growing it and making it profitable can be complicated.

22 Jun 2015

Structure of Key Enzymes Isolated from Yeast Molds Can Help Cleaner Production of Hydrocarbons

Scientists at The University of Manchester have made an important discovery that forms the basis for the development of new applications in biofuels and the sustainable manufacturing of chemicals.

19 Jun 2015

Researchers Develop New Method for Converting Squalene to Gasoline or Jet Fuel

A new method of converting squalene, which is produced by microalgae, to gasoline or jet fuel, has been developed by the research group of Professor Keiichi Tomishige and Dr. Yoshinao Nakagawa from Tohoku University's Department of Applied Chemistry, and Dr. Hideo Watanabe from the University of Tsukuba.

16 Jun 2015