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Composition of various biomass
Compositions given for various biomass (esp cellulosic biomass) feedstock: alfalfa straw, rice straw, wheat straw, miscanthus, switchgrass, Jose tall wheat grass, hybrid poplar, willow, water hyacinth, non-recyclable waste paper, sugarcane bagasse, municipal digester sludge (PDF) - Read More
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Topics : Bioenergy
Ceres, a proponent of grasses
Ceres, based in Thousand Oaks, CA is a leading proponent of grasses for biofuels. The species it has chosen to examine - switchgrass, miscanthus, sugarcane and sorghum - are so-called C-4 grasses. These are the favs of the biofuels industry because they share an efficient form of photosynthesis that enables them to grow fast
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Topics : Bioenergy
Newest biofuel feedstocks
Kudzu, Eurasian Milfoil, Algae, Camelina, Miscanthus, Switchgrass are some of the newest biofuel feedstock in town - Read More
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Topics : Bioenergy Wind Energy
DuPont to Research Truly Alternative Fuels at $140 Million Switchgrass Ethanol Plant
While corn-based ethanol plants seem to be springing up in the U.S., DuPont has a unique research-driven perspective on both the upstream and downstream sectors of the alternative fuels market. In order to avoid the fuel-food competition, DuPont is focusing on nongrain energy crops, such as switchgrass, for fuel production. In downstream research, DuPont is currently teamed up with BP to research the microbial manufacturing of butanol in preference to ethanol. - Read More