biofuels

The depletion of fossil fuels and growing environmental concerns necessitate the development of renewable biofuels. Blighia sapida seed oil, an inedible and underutilized resource, presents a viable option for biodiesel production. This study optimized its transesterification process using advanced modelling to improve yield and fuel quality. A two-step esterification–transesterification approach…

Biofuels are fuels produced from biomass and organic matter, which can be made from crops such as cereals or sugarcane, wood, grasses, or biological waste such as animal fats and oils. These biomass sources can be converted into energy supplies in various ways. They can, for example, be burned to produce electricity in a power plant. They can also be processed into liquid fuels and used in cars, …

A genetically engineered strain of yeast is reducing the amount of carbon dioxide produced during the production of ethanol biofuels. The post A carbon dioxide-recycling yeast boosts bioethanol production appeared first on Advanced Science News .

Boosting production of biofuels such as ethanol could be an important step toward reducing global consumption of fossil fuels. However, ethanol production is limited in large part by its reliance on corn, which isn’t grown in large enough quantities to make up a significant portion of U.S. fuel needs. To try to expand biofuels’ potential […] The post Engineered yeast could expand biofuels’ reach …

What are biofuels? Quite simply a biofuel is any liquid-based replacement for an existing fuel. The conventional biofuels are bioethanol and biodiesel. Both are currently used as at least partial replacements or additives to fuel derived from oil. Where do you get these biofuels? This is where it becomes interesting! Bioethanol is made by converting the sugar from plants to alcohol. So nearly any…

In a new publication in the journal, Nature Catalysis, Professor Hu and her team research new ways to optimize future designs for biofuel production, improve efficiency and reduce cost.

Peter Lammers is leading a team of Fulton Schools researchers that will share a $2 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy to fund work on innovative solutions to yield more in algae biofuel research. Photographer: Jessica Hochreiter/ASU. An Arizona State University research team will seek to significantly increase yields of algal biomass feedstock to ramp up production of biofuels as pa…

Every time you fill your vehicle’s tank, a portion of the fuel you buy comes from plants, not fossil fuels. That’s because, since 2005, provincial and federal policies in Canada have required gasoline and diesel fuel to include some liquid biofuel. Our latest research shows those policies are working. Biofuels adoption is up—accounting for five per cent […]

In this blog post we report about biofuel production. Today it’s production is rapidly expanding because it is renewable, environment safe and because of increase in oil prices. Here are positive and negative effects of biofuel production. What is biofuel? A biofuel is any liquid fuel derived from biological material such as trees, agricultural wastes, Read more The post Food or Fuel? appeared fi…

The Virginia Water Resources Research Center at Virginia Tech is taking part in a large-scale regional study initiated in the southeastern United States. The forest biofuel sustainability study aims to evaluate how growing cellulosic biofuels such as switchgrass within pine plantations affects water supply and water quality. Listen to Dr.... Continue reading

While awareness of biodiesel and running diesel engines on vegetable oil is growing, you still have to get the oil from somewhere. The conventional choice is to buy vegetable oil, or take used vegetable oil from a restaurant. However, there is another possibility: Produce your own oil, with algae. Algae Algae are a form of "simple," photosynthetic, and aquatic organisms. The most complex forms of…

ACTION ALERT Help Make the Next Generation of Biofuels Sustainable! COMMENTS TO USDA’S FARM SERVICE AGENCY ON THE NEW BIOMASS CROP ASSISTANCE PROGRAM ARE DUE APRIL 9, 2010 The 2008 Farm Bill included a new program to provide incentives to farmers and foresters for the production of energy efficient and resource conserving bioenergy crops. Congress intended the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCA…

David Malakoff, Science Writer (Photo Credit: PortWorks) If Roger Samson had a coat of arms, it might be a flickering flame encircled by a wreath of grass. For decades now, the Canadian agriculture expert has ... The post The Real Burning Question: Are Liquid Fuels the best use of Non-Woody Biomass? appeared first on Independent Science News | Food, Health and Agriculture Bioscience News .