In Australia, Epichem has entered into a partnership agreement with Obsidian Minerals to establish Perren to develop a novel and disruptive waste to fuels technology using oxidative non catalytic dissolution. Perren will endeavor to develop and commercialize the biomass/feedstock oxidative process that can turn waste into fuels. The technology is a world-first because of its […]
In California, a new report issued by the California Environmental Protection Agency shows that at least half of California’s landfill-bound food waste could be processed at the state’s wastewater treatment plants and serve as an innovative power source. Waste can be “co-digested” at these facilities, which involves adding organic wastes including municipal food scraps and […]
In Argentina, La Nacion reports the biodiesel industry’s idle capacity is around 60%, the highest in the last 10 years. Meanwhile, in the case of bioethanol, demand has fallen by 30%. This situation comes months after the expiration of the law that establishes the obligatory nature of cutting with biofuels from fossil fuels, next May. […]
In Brazil, Platts reports hydrous ethanol sales rose back to near pre-pandemic levels in July to 1.51 billion liters. February saw sales at 1.77 billion liters but quickly dropped in March when control measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 were brought into place, hitting fuel demand. Total hydrous ethanol sales for the year through […]
In Canada, a USDA GAIN report says that the country’s biofuel industry has fared pretty well during the COVID-19 pandemic with record monthly ethanol exports seen in May and June at 15.6 million liters and 17 million liters respectively. That helped to counter the 60% drop in fuel demand seen in Quebec and Ontario in […]
In Colombia, Reuters reports palm oil production will jump 10% this year to 1.65 million metric tons thanks to a larger work force and more trees to harvest. Last year’s production fell 9% against the year prior but production was already up 8% this year through June, giving hope for continued increase. The COVID-19 pandemic […]
In Texas, a team of scientists from nine universities and research facilities hope to find out how to make switchgrass — a fast-growing perennial native to the U.S. — into a biofuel powerhouse. It’s part of new project from the U.S. Department of Energy. In nature, switchgrass sequesters carbon underground in its roots, produces cellulose […]
In Brazil, in a move that will no doubt raise eyebrows with the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, Bloomberg reports that Brazil is looking to temporarily extend its duty-free quota for US ethanol “in a show of goodwill” towards President Trump. Negotiators are trying to find common ground that would allow the US to […]
Chemicals, catalysis, additives – At ABLC Digital this July, Clariant shared how they are working on advancing biofuels globally and details on their sunliquid technology to decarbonize transportation. A fully integrated and carbon negative process, sunliquid is a platform for sustainable biobased products too like cosmetics, lubricants, plastics and more. This slide guide has details on […]
COVID-19 has changed the way we do many things and it’s hard not to notice the increased single-use disposable items, but one researcher in Mexico designed a biodegradable test for COVID-19 antibodies, made of cellulose that can biodegrade in the soil in less than 10 weeks, just like a banana peel. In China, researchers are […]
