Literature for Biofuel (compound)
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Eco-friendly biodiesel from palm oil?
Science Daily. - February 27, 2020Vegetable oil biofuels are increasingly used as an alternative to fossil fuels despite the growing controversy regarding their sustainability. In a study, researchers investigated the effect of palm-oil biodiesel on greenhouse gases for the entire life cycle. They found that using pal…
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Scientists develop open-source software to analyze economics of biofuels, bioproducts
Science Daily. - February 19, 2020Perennial grasses can be converted into everything from ethanol to bioplastics, but it's unclear which bioproducts hold the greatest potential. BioSTEAM, a new open-source simulation software package in Python gives scientists, engineers, biotechnology companies, and funding agencies …
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U.S. EPA consulting White House over biofuel waiver program: source
Reuters. - February 14, 2020The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking White House guidance on the future of its controversial biofuel waiver program after a court ruling cast doubt over its legitimacy and aims to announce a decision by early next month, a source familiar with the matter said.
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EPA consulting White House over court ruling on small refinery exemption program: source
Reuters. - February 14, 2020The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is holding discussions with the White House on how to respond to a U.S. appeals court decision saying it must reconsider three waivers it gave to oil refineries exempting them from biofuel blending laws, a source familiar with the matter said o…
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Herringbone pattern in plant cell walls critical to cell growth
Science Daily. - February 04, 2020Plant cells tend to grow longer instead of wider due to the alignment of the many layers of cellulose that make up their cell walls, according to a new study that may have implications for biofuels research. The study reveals that the protein CSI1 and the alternating angle of the cell…
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Speedy recovery: New corn performs better in cold
Science Daily. - January 29, 2020Around the world, each person eats an average of 70 pounds of corn each year, with even more grown for animal feed and biofuel. And as the global population continues to boom, increasing the amount of food grown on the same amount of land becomes increasingly important. A group of res…
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Algae shown to improve gastrointestinal health
Science Daily. - January 27, 2020A green, single-celled organism called Chlamydomonas reinhardtii has served as a model species for topics spanning algae-based biofuels to plant evolution. While algae have been used as dietary nutraceuticals that provide beneficial oils, vitamins, proteins, carbohydrates and antioxid…
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How to make it easier to turn plant waste into biofuels
Science Daily. - January 14, 2020Researchers have developed a new process that could make it much cheaper to produce biofuels such as ethanol from plant waste and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. Their approach, featuring an ammonia-salt based solvent that rapidly turns plant fibers into sugars needed to make ethanol…
