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Green, Bio-Based Process Developed For Producing Fuel AdditiveAmes IA (SPX) Jul 02, 2010 A new green, bio-based method for producing a much-used fuel additive and industrial chemical that is currently made from petroleum products has been developed by an Iowa State University researcher. Thomas Bobik, professor of biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology, invented a process for manufacturing isobutene (isobutylene) by identifying a new, natural enzyme that produces the fuel organically. Bobik, along with David Gogerty, a doctoral student working with him on the project, be ... read more |
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EU Commission wants more biofuels, pledges vigilanceBrussels (AFP) June 10, 2010 EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger on Thursday called for higher goals for biofuels use, while vowing an effective certification system to avoid hurting the environment with the fuel crops. "I think the 10 percent objective should be raised," he told reporters in Brussels Thursday, referring to one of the goals included in the European Union's climate agreement aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent over this decade. "We will look at the market, the environmental advantag ... read more |
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