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REACHing for the stars: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Mercurius Biorefining

REACHing for the stars: The Digest’s 2019 Multi-Slide Guide to Mercurius Biorefining

April 21, 2019 |

Mercurius Biorefining is developing its novel REACH process, which converts cellulosic biomass to hydrocarbons in the renewable diesel, aviation, and marine fuel ranges. Valuable by-products include bio-char and a bio-plastic monomer, FDCA. REACH (Renewable Acid-hydrolysis Condensation Hydrotreating) is a novel application of proven technologies which is both feedstock- and product-flexible. Sources of potential feedstock include […]

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The Competitive Edge: Highbury Energy

The Competitive Edge: Highbury Energy

February 13, 2019 |

Highbury Energy Q: What was the reason for founding your organization – what was the open niche you saw that could be addressed with a new product or service? What was the problem, or gap, or opportunity? Highbury was founded in 2009 on the premise that the thermochemical conversion of biomass to syngas is an […]

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EPA OKs MAAPW for Edeniq Cellulosic Ethanol

EPA OKs MAAPW for Edeniq Cellulosic Ethanol

December 6, 2017 |

In Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved Mid America Agri Products – Wheatland LLC’s registration to produce cellulosic ethanol at its ethanol production facility in Madrid, Neb. using Edeniq’s Pathway technology. The 48 million gallon per year MAAPW facility began using Edeniq’s Pathway technology this month. “We are thrilled that Mid America Agri Products […]

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Trump directs EPA to reinstate midterm CAFE evaluation

Trump directs EPA to reinstate midterm CAFE evaluation

March 16, 2017 |

In Michigan, President Trump has directed the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider the final determination of greenhouse gas standards (GHG) for model year (MY) 2022-2025 light-duty vehicles and, in harmony with the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, to reinstate the midterm evaluation of the GHG and corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards […]

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Biofuels Nigeria Ltd. signs deal for $16.5 million biodiesel plant in Kogi state

Biofuels Nigeria Ltd. signs deal for $16.5 million biodiesel plant in Kogi state

February 20, 2017 |

In Nigeria, Biofuels Nigeria Ltd. has signed an agreement with Kogi state for the offtake of a proposed $16.5 million 100,000 liter per day biodiesel plant. The company has been producing biodiesel from used cooking oil for more than a decade and has been working to develop biodiesel from jatropha. The government’s strategy to push […]

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Nebraska Company Turns Ethanol By-Products into Dry Cattle Feed

Nebraska Company Turns Ethanol By-Products into Dry Cattle Feed

October 6, 2016 |

A  US based company, Nebraska have come up with an interesting modification for the use of by-products of ethanol production. With emphasis on the fact that no binding ingredient was used, ethanol by-products are used to produce dry cattle feed pellets. One of the co-owners of Platte Valley Distillers, Tom Kruml, said the company could […]

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Can Jet Fuel Be Grown On Trees?

Can Jet Fuel Be Grown On Trees?

October 6, 2016 |

In Australia, Scientists from the Australian National University, in a bid to help reduce the 2% global aviation contributes to man-made carbon emissions, have identified that Australia’s eucalyptus trees has the potential of producing jet fuels. “Eucalyptus oils contains compounds called monoterpenes that can be converted into a high energy fuel, and this high energy […]

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Overlooked Plants Exhibit Resistance to Drought

Overlooked Plants Exhibit Resistance to Drought

October 6, 2016 |

It had been widely accepted that plants that are resistant to the hormone abscisic acid (ABA) were bad at coping with drought. This quality makes plants sensitive to drought but new studies have shown that quality could also make them cope with drought better. Scientists from the Carnegie Institution for Science have discovered ABA resistant […]

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Soil Microbes Flourish with Reduced Tillage

Soil Microbes Flourish with Reduced Tillage

October 6, 2016 |

Soil microbes generally increase quality of soil by cycling nutrients and breaking plant residues down into soil organic matter. Currently, a third of US farmers no longer till their farms with more farmers resorting to conservation tillage after farmers started abandoning ploughing in favour of a practice known as no-till agriculture. Stacy Zuber who is […]

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New Study Shows Industrial Biotech Set to Drive Jobs and Growth Creation in EU

New Study Shows Industrial Biotech Set to Drive Jobs and Growth Creation in EU

October 6, 2016 |

In Europe, on the 27th September, 2016, EuropaBio launched the findings of a new study at the European Parliament as part of European Biotech Week celebrations across Europe. The Chair of EuropaBio’s Industrial Biotech Council and Managing Board member of Royal DSM, Stephen Tanda made a few comments about the report. He said it is […]

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