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Biofuel Combustion Is DifferentLivermore CA (SPX) May 17, 2010 Understanding the key elements of biofuel combustion is an important step toward insightful selection of next-generation alternative fuels. And that's exactly what Lawrence Livermore and Sandia national laboratories researchers intend to do. In a new paper on the cover of the May 10 edition of the journal Angewandte Chemie, Sandia researcher Nils Hansen and Lawrence Livermore scientist Charles Westbrook take a look at the vastly diverse and complex chemical reaction networks of biofuel combustion. ... read more |
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Tempe AZ (SPX) Apr 01, 2010Using genetic sleight of hand, researcher Xinyao Liu and professor Roy Curtiss at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute have coaxed photosynthetic microbes to secrete oil-bypassing energy and cost barriers that have hampered green biofuel production. Their results appear in this week's advanced online issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences or PNAS. The challe ... more 
London, UK (SPX) Apr 01, 2010A Queen's University chemistry professor has invented a special solvent that may make cooking oil production more environmentally friendly. Philip Jessop, Canada Research Chair in Green Chemistry, has created a solvent that - when combined with carbon dioxide - extracts oil from soybeans. Industries currently make cooking oils using hexane, a cheap, flammable solvent that is a neurotoxin a ... more 
Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Mar 31, 2010A landmark report by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) titled "Global Trade and Environmental Impact of the EU Biofuels Mandate" has concluded that more open trade in renewable fuels will enable Europe's biofuels policy to deliver on its commitment to reduce carbon in transport, mainly because the most emission-efficient biofuel will be utilized: Brazilian sugarcane-based ... more |
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UNICA Responds To Introduction Of Pomeroy-Shimkus LegislationWashington DC (SPX) Mar 30, 2010 In response to newly introduced legislation from Reps. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND) and John Shimkus (R-IL) extending subsidies to corn ethanol and the 54-cents per gallon tariff on imported ethanol - particularly sugarcane ethanol from Brazil - for five more years, the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) issued the following statement. The statement should be attributed to Joel Velasco, UNICA's Chief Representative in North America. Sugarcane ethanol from Brazil is an advanced, low-carbon fue ... read more |
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