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Enzyme-Free Ionic Liquid Pre-Treatment Increases Production of Advanced Biofuels

Advanced biofuels – liquid fuels synthesized from the sugars in cellulosic biomass – offer a clean, green and renewable alternative to gasoline, diesel and jet fuels. Bringing the costs of producing these advanced biofuels down to competitive levels with petrofuels, however, is a major challenge.

10 May 2013

Three Conditions to Meet Before Realizing Biofuel Sustainability Standards

Bioenergy crops, such as Miscanthus and switchgrass, appear to be promising resources for renewable energy, but these new crops did not come with a manual on how to measure details on their sustainability impacts.

9 May 2013

Glycerol-Based Catalysts Win 2013 Glycerine Innovation Award

Research that shows how glycerine and other byproducts from biodiesel production can be converted to catalysts for greener industrial processes is being honored with the 2013 Glycerine Innovation Award.

2 May 2013

Cereplast Introduces Injection Molding Grade Bioplastic with 51% Algae Content

Cereplast, Inc. (the "Company"), a leading manufacturer of proprietary biobased, compostable and sustainable bioplastics, today announced a new bioplastic resin grade Biopropylene® A150D, an injection molding grade manufactured with 51% post-industrial algae biomass.

2 May 2013

Key Biofuel Enzymes Discovered in Intestinal Tracts of Horses

Stepping into unexplored territory in efforts to use corn stalks, grass and other non-food plants to make biofuels, scientists today described the discovery of a potential treasure-trove of candidate enzymes in fungi thriving in the feces and intestinal tracts of horses.

30 Apr 2013

RWE’s Photo Bioreactor to be Integrated into US Fuel's Coal-to-Liquid Plants

US Fuel Corporation,, announced today a joint venture with Renewed World Energies, Inc. (RWE), a majority owned subsidiary of Aventura Equities, Inc., to integrate RWE's patent pending Photo bioreactor into US Fuel's coal-to-liquid (CTL) plants planned for Muhlenberg County and Perry County, Kentucky.

30 Apr 2013

More Efficient, Less Expensive Biofuel by Changing the Way Plants Form Cellulose

Changing the way a plant forms cellulose may lead to more efficient, less expensive biofuel production, according to Penn State engineers.

29 Apr 2013

VTT Technology to Be Applied to Brazilian Sugar Cane Biomass Processing Industry

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland exports its expertise as a developer of biomass processing technology to Brazil. Odebrecht, a conglomerate and one of the southern hemisphere's largest enterprises, is making preparations for second generation ethanol production and plans to construct a demonstration plant.

26 Apr 2013

Algae Testbed Public-Private Partnership Members Discuss Development Strategies at ASU

Algae Testbed Public-Private Partnership (ATP3) members from across the nation descended upon the ASU Polytechnic campus April 15-18 to discuss strategies for advancing research and development of algae-based technologies for biofuels and other valuable co-products.

24 Apr 2013

Bacteria Produces Diesel Fuel That Does Not Require Blending with Petroleum Products

It sounds like science fiction but a team from the University of Exeter, with support from Shell, has developed a method to make bacteria produce diesel on demand. While the technology still faces many significant commercialisation challenges, the diesel, produced by special strains of E. coli bacteria, is almost identical to conventional diesel fuel and so does not need to be blended with petroleum products as is often required by biodiesels derived from plant oils.

23 Apr 2013