One of the more perplexing problems of the advanced bioeconomy is getting algae out of the water or the water out of the algae. It simply isn’t a problem in traditional, land-based agriculture and most of the nutraceutical applications of algae that were developed early on featured such high price points that it almost didn’t […]
In Hawaii, the Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance is seeking third party professionals to perform sustainability audits and is requesting CVs from qualified auditors. Recognizing the need for objective environmental and sustainability standards within the US Biodiesel Industry, the SBA has created an independent third-party certification process and branding system for the production, distribution and sale of […]
By Dr. Terry Mazanec, Lee Enterprises Consulting Special to The Digest Landfills contain a toxic stew of biomass materials from old tires to food wastes to animal manure. It is literally the bottom of the rubbish barrel. The US EPA estimates that 250 million tons of municipal solid wastes are sent to landfills each year. […]
Yeast, they’re so small that they probably all look like twins, all work the same, do the same things. Not so, says DOE Joint Genome Insitute’s Robert Riley, who tells The Digest, “We might think of yeasts as simple unicellular, creatures similar to each other, but in fact their genetic diversity is like the difference […]
In Germany, UFOP reports that US growing conditions for soybeans continue to be optimal. Fears of losses caused by drought are history now. The record area planted with soybeans could allow farmers to bring in the biggest ever soy harvest this autumn. The USDA forecast pegs this year’s US soybean crop at around 110.5 million tonnes. […]
According to EIA data as analyzed by the Renewable Fuels Association, US ethanol production averaged 1.029 million barrels per day, or 43.22 million gallons daily. That is up 11,000 b/d from the week before and tied for the largest total on record. The four-week average for ethanol production remained unchanged at 1.012 million b/d for […]
In California, Biossance has launched The Illuminator, a dual peptide, weightless eye gel with what the company dubbed “exceptional clinical results”. This new, nontoxic product uses weightless, hydrating, 100% plant-derived squalane with dual peptides to reduce the appearance of dark circles and puffiness along with cell extract from Swiss apples to rejuvenate the delicate skin […]
In Illinois, Honeywell is introducing an expanded portfolio of hydrotreating catalysts used to remove impurities and contaminants from petroleum and other refining feedstocks to produce cleaner-burning gasoline and diesel that meets new global emissions regulations. The addition of a range of hydrotreating catalysts expands Honeywell UOP’s line of catalysts, which are used to produce transportation […]
In Sweden, Taurus Energy advises that Syngenta and Quad County Corn Processors are planning XyloFerm trials for their Cellerate system, a process that allows for production of cellulosic ethanol from corn kernel fiber, marketed in a collaboration between Syngenta, with US Seed headquarters in Minnesota, and Quad County Corn Processors (QCCP), Galva Iowa. Production gains […]
In Missouri, the Roeslein Alternative Energy & Smithfield Hog Production – Ruckman Farm Project Renewable Natural Gas has commenced production, — the largest livestock manure-to-energy project of its kind is delivering renewable nmatural gas into the national pipeline. Impermeable synthetic covers are now installed on 41 of the 88 existing manure lagoons at nine Smithfield […]
