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Biomass Energy Databook
An excellent database of data and details on all types of biomass...great resource - Read More
Topics : Bioenergy
Biodiesel 2020 Report from Emerging Markets Online
Lots of info on the types of research and types of end products in biofuels - Read More
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Biodiesel EROEI at 3.5, says US biodiesel assoc
The US biodiesel industry unveiled a new study that revises the energy return from the biodiesel to a factor of 3.5 from an earlier estimate of 3.2. (Feb 2008) - Read More
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Topics : Waste to Energy Bioenergy
Biomass - other technologies
* Whole tree energy - integrated gasification fuel cell systems - involves burning whole trees * Thermochemical processes - products made by thermochemical processes include methanol and syngas
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Topics : Bioenergy
Some ways to use biomass
1. Through direct firing and co-firing 2. Pyrolysis (biomass produces a mix of solids (char), liquids (oils and methanol), and gases (methane, CO & CO2) 3. Gasification - Gas from biomass; first volatile materials have to be removed via pyrolysis. The char left behind is gasified to create carbon and steam or O2
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Topics : Bioenergy
Biotechnology for cellulosic ethanol
A brief research paper on the trends in biotech in cellulosic ethanol - Read More
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Topics : Bio Technology
Microbially enhanced hydrocarbon recovery
From what I read, there is a lot of interest in using microbes to facilitate the generate a range of biofuels - be it in the form of fermentation, or anaerobic digestion or more. We might need to have a special research focus on what is happening in this area to get a full hang of the whole thing!
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Topics : Oil Oil and Gas Bio Technology
Shell Announces 6 Biofuel Research Programmes
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), US; the University of Campinas (Unicamp), Sao Paulo, Brazil; the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMCAS), Beijing, China; the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (QIBEBT), Qingdao, China; the Centre of Excellence for Biocatalysis, Biotransformations and Biocatalytic Manufacture (CoEBio3) at Manchester University, UK; and the School of BioSciences Exeter University, UK - Read More
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Topics : Bioenergy