Biofuels

News Biofuels

• Cellular powerplant recycles waste gases
  

  Carbon monoxide is a very poisonous gas. Humans die within minutes when they inhale it. However, some microorganisms tolerate carbon monoxide and even use it to breathe and replicate. Knowledge about how these bacteria survive opens a window into the primeval times of the earth and the origin of lif more

• Biofuels and sophisticated materials cycles thanks to bio-templating
  

  Blue-green algae are among the oldest living creatures on Earth and have perfected the use of sunlight over billions of years. Empa scientists have now equipped these humble unicellular organisms with semiconductor coatings to create mini power plants, which supply biofuels and are photocatalyticall more

• A key to cheaper renewable fuels: keeping iron from rusting
  

  Washington State University researchers have made a key first step in economically converting plant materials to fuels: keeping iron from rusting. The researchers have determined how to keep iron from rusting in important chemical reactions that are needed to convert plant materials to fuels, meanin more

Videos Biofuels

From the Toilet to the Tank – Biofuels from Sewage

What we flush can be converted into a biocrude oil with properties very similar to fossil fuels. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers have worked out a process that does not require that sewage be dried before transforming it under heat and pressure to biocrude. Metro Vancouver in C ... more

White papers Biofuels

• How to Analyze Sulfur and Trace Element Content in FAME
  

  Fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) in automotive fuels, mostly derived from vegetable oil, is currently blended with regular diesel fuel in predetermined ranges more

Publications Biofuels

• Molecules, Vol. 23, Pages 1562: An Overview of Current Pretreatment Methods Used to Improve Lipid Extraction from Oleaginous Micro-Organisms

  Molecules, Vol. 23, Pages 1562: An Overview of Current Pretreatment Methods Used to Improve Lipid Extraction from Oleaginous Micro-Organisms Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules23071562 Authors: Alok Patel Fabio Mikes Leonidas Matsakas Microbial oils, obtained from oleaginous microorg more

• New completely renewable biofuels: Formulations and engine tests on an unmodified up-to-date diesel engine

  New completely green biofuels with rapeseed oil as main component were formulated. They not only fulfil the principles of green chemistry and thus do not contain any environmentally harmful additives, but also match the currently valid standards for biodiesel regarding their physicochemical properti more

• Molecules, Vol. 23, Pages 1404: Cocoa Shell: A By-Product with Great Potential for Wide Application

  Molecules, Vol. 23, Pages 1404: Cocoa Shell: A By-Product with Great Potential for Wide Application Molecules doi: 10.3390/molecules23061404 Authors: Jelena Panak Balentić Đurđica Ačkar Stela Jokić Antun Jozinović Jurislav Babić Borislav Miličević Drago Šubarić Nika Pavlović more