WashU researchers to develop energy-efficient process to convert waste gases into biofuel

A tanker equipped with storage for liquified petroleum gas could also accommodate potential diesel replacement dimethyl ether (DME). Photo: Shutterstock. / SOURCE: WashU

February 14, 2025

BY Washington University in St. Louis

Biochar-based catalyst converts biomass into valuable chemicals under mild conditions

By Biochar Editorial Office, Shenyang Agricultural University

April 06, 2026

Biochar Research

A research team at Shenyang Agricultural University has developed a highly efficient biochar-supported catalyst that can convert biomass-derived chemicals into valuable industrial products under remarkably mild conditions.

By OMV

March 27, 2026

Sustainable Aviation Fuels Research Business

OMV has partnered with Technical University of Leoben to establish a one-of-a-kind research facility where various process routes to manufacture sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) are being researched and developed.

By University of Nebraska Lincoln

February 27, 2026

Biochar Research

Two University of Nebraska–Lincoln scientists, partnering with American Farmland Trust and four Nebraska farmers, have established a biochar on-farm research network. It is among the first and largest in the United States.

By Erin Krueger

February 19, 2026

Cellulosic/Advanced Chemicals Research

The U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Advance Research Projects Agency on Feb. 13 announced plans to support research to develop novel catalysts to enable the conversion of biomass into chemicals.

By Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center

February 12, 2026

Research

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin’s Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center are developing toolkits for investigating microbial DNA to identify and tweak genes that can boost production of biofuels and plant-based chemicals.

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