Ionic liquids may be more efficient in treating biomass than dilute acids or bases used in the pulp and paper industry, but they can reduce cellulases' ability to produce sugars after pretreatment by interfering with enzymes that treat polypeptides.
Amyris Inc., a renewable chemicals and fuels company, is the newest member of the Diesel Technology Forum, a nonprofit organization that promotes the use of the latest clean diesel technologies in the United States.
San Francisco-based synthetic biology technology developer LS9 Inc. deepened its presence in Brazil when it entered into a collaboration with MAN Latin America, a leading Brazilian engineering and vehicles manufacturing firm.
The link between increased insecticide use and landscape simplification has now been documented by a team of researchers from the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center. The team has released a study it completed using publicly available data.
Botryococcus braunii, an ancient strain of algae that researchers say is responsible for creating oil and coal shale deposits, may not grow fast enough for advanced biofuels consideration, but its genetic blueprints still have high value.
For those who don't recognize how big the biorefining industry will be in just a few short years, here are some items to consider.
President Barack Obama addressed the need to expedite the development of new, more efficient second-generation biofuel technologies during a recent town hall meeting held via Twitter. The event was hosted by Twitter's Jack Dorsey.
Executives of the nation's top advanced biofuels companies met on Capitol Hill today for the summer board of directors meeting of the Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA). The meeting was held in the Capitol complex.
University of Western Ontario scientists have discovered that exposing microalgae to static magnetic fields could be viable route for optimizing the growth rate and lipid production of microalgae.
OPX Biotechnologies Inc. raised $36.5 million in a Series C round of private equity financing to accelerate the development and commercialization of its first target product offering, a biobased alternative to acrylic acid, BioAcrylic.
Delving into termite guts to find the best cellulases or lignocellulases to efficiently convert cellulose and hemicelluloses, even lignin, into advanced biofuels isn't a new concept, but researchers at Purdue say they've made a recent breakthrough.
AE Biofuels Inc. bolstered its technology portfolio by acquiring Zymetis Inc., a privately-owned biobased chemical and fuel developer headquartered in College Park, Md. Zymetis holds four granted patents and more than 10 pending patents.
A microbe found in a Nevada hot springs pool can not only eat cellulose at temperatures above the boiling point of water, but the team of researchers who found the super-bug believe it might be well-suited for extreme industrial production processes.
EdeniQ Inc. and IKA Works Inc., a subsidiary of German firm IKA Werke GmbH Co. KG, have agreed on a mutually exclusive global agreement for the supply of biomass mixing and milling technology for the advanced biofuels and biochemical markets.
The U.S. DOE has finally made its first conditional commitment for a loan guarantee for cellulosic ethanol. Poet's Project Liberty received a conditional commitment for a $105 million loan guarantee to for its 25 MMgy corn cob-to-ethanol facility.
To let tax credits expire is one thing, to repeal them prematurely is another.
The new annex will set fuel properties for what's called "Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids" (HEFA) fuel derived from biomass feedstocks such as camelina, jatropha or algae, as well as production control criteria of the fuel for aviation use.
Evodos BV, an algae technology developer based in Netherlands, believes the company's spiral plate centrifuge created for the harvesting of algae will give algae harvesting a positive energy balance. MBD Energy is already using Evodos' system.
In South Carolina and Queensland, Australia, researchers are hoping to push the boundaries of biofuels research. The scope of the research will range from cellulosic ethanol optimization to algae-based biodiesel production.
World Health Energy Holdings Inc. announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a joint venture algae project with India-based SHK Energy Products Private Ltd. on June 24.
From corn to ethanol, biodiesel, cellulosic biofuel, zein, high-protein feed and who knows, the kitchen sink? Maybe one day we'll find our own universe locked in a kernel of corn.
Royal DSM may have the tests to prove that the company's yeast technology can convert 90 percent of hydrolyzed biomass in the cellulosic ethanol process, but that hasn't stopped the life sciences company from buying a yeast technology company.
Starting in September, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will begin using biojet fuel sourced from fats, oils and greases on a series of over 200 flights. KLM will have Dynamic Fuels to thank for the fuel.
In South Carolina and Queensland, Australia, researchers are hoping to push the boundaries of biofuels research. The two will look at algae and cellulosic ethanol to start.
Australia-based Algae.Tec Ltd. has formed a collaboration contract with the Manildra Group to construct a demonstration-scale algae production facility at its 100 MMgy ethanol plant in Nowra, Australia.
On June 29, ARPA-E Director Arun Majumdar hosted a live online chat to discuss the investments his organization is making in the nation's energy future. He specifically addressed cellulosic biofuels in his presentation.
California-based Solazyme Inc. recently announced the U.S. Navy successfully demonstrated its algae-derived jet fuel in a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter.
The U.S. EPA has finalized pump labeling requirements for E15. According to the agency, these requirements will help to ensure that the fuel is properly labeled and used once it enters the market.
More than 200 attendees of the 27th annual International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo packed into the first cellulosic ethanol session of the event to hear industry members discuss their views toward integrating cellulosic production at corn plants.
DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol has entered into an agreement to purchase a parcel of land in Nevada, Iowa, adjacent to Lincolnway Energy LLC's conventional ethanol plant to build its first commercial-scale plant making ethanol from corn stover.
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