Biotech

Biogas. Coulombic efficiency. “… anode-respiring bacteria oxidizing H2 and producing current which recycled H2 between the cathode and the anodes, increasing CE to over 100% …”

info@sujanani.com — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:39:25 PST

“… designed an upflow single-chamber microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) by placing the cathode on the top of the MEC and carried out a program to track the fate of H2 and electron equivalents in batch experiments.” 1 Researchers from the Center for Environmental Biotechnology, Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, in Tempe, Arizona, USA; have [...]

Too much light. “… tailor various features of the photosynthetic machinery to let algae use light energy more efficiently and suffer less damage under extremely high light and temperature conditions… “

info@sujanani.com — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:39:05 PST

Arthur Grossman from the Carnegie Institution – Department of Plant Biology – has stated: “If we are going to attempt this we have to make sure that we use the right algae that can thrive and produce oils at high levels under harsh environmental conditions.” “It’s possible that we can also tailor various features of the photosynthetic [...]

Biofuels. Biomedical research. Candlelit tables. “… second generation bio-fuels, unconventional gas, energy efficiency, and clean coal technologies including carbon capture and storage.”

info@sujanani.com — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:51:49 PST

President Barack Obama and the first lady invited more than three hundred guests to their first state dinner on Tuesday November 24, in honor of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. The dinner included a mainly vegetarian menu and was served in a tent with candlelit tables on the South Lawn of the White House in [...]

Biodiesel. Storage. Stability. Degradation. “… chemical nature of biodiesel makes it more susceptible to oxidation during long-term storage which leads to degradation of fuel properties that can compromise fuel quality.”

info@sujanani.com — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:26:54 PST

“Mahua Oil (MO) is an underutilized non-edible vegetable oil, which is available in large quantities in India.”1 “… biodiesel was derived from the MO by the transesterification process.” “The fuel properties of the MO biodiesel were found to be within the limits of biodiesel specifications of many countries.” “The chemical nature of biodiesel makes it more susceptible [...]

Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation. Bioethanol production process.

info@sujanani.com — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:06:06 PST

“Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) is an interesting option for ethanol production from lignocellulosic materials.”1 Researchers from Department of Chemical Engineering, Lund University, in Lund, Sweden; have presented an article titled: “Controlled feeding of cellulases improves conversion of xylose in simultaneous saccharification and co-fermentation for bioethanol production.” The researchers from Lund University have also noted: “To meet [...]

Ultrasonic procedure. Rice bran. Bioethanol production process.

info@sujanani.com — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:57:27 PST

“Bioethanol production from rice washing drainage and rice bran derived from a rinse-free process of rice manufacturing was established using the combinations of an enzymatic procedure and an ultra-sonic procedure of rice washing drainage for a sample pre-treatment.”1 Researchers from Graduate School of Material Science, Hiroshima Kokusai Gakuin University, Nakano, Hiroshima, Japan; Satake Co Ltd, [...]

Bioethanol production process. Three improvements. “With the introduction of a single bacterial gene into yeast …”

info@sujanani.com — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:13:47 PST

Scientists from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have indicated the achievement of “… three improvements in bioethanol production from agricultural waste material: ‘More ethanol, less acetate and elimination of the major by-product glycerol’” More from a Release dated November 20, sourced from Delft University of Technology: Delft breakthrough in bioethanol production from agricultural waste With the [...]

Flax. Brassica. “… production of bioethanol from two, as yet unexploited sources of biomass: agricultural residue from flax (for the production of paper fibres for animal bedding), and Brassica carinata crops …”

info@sujanani.com — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:05:49 PST

According to a Release from FECYT – Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology: ‘The studies developed by the researchers reveal that flax (which is richer in cellulose) can produce up to 0.3 kg of ethanol for every kg of dry biomass, compared with 0.25kg/kg of Brassica. However, when the whole production cycle is analysed, the yellow-flowered [...]

Maize. “… C3Bio research project, which is aimed at using thermal and chemical catalysts to create biofuels that utilize more of a plant’s carbon.”

info@sujanani.com — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:38:49 PST

Researchers from Purdue University ‘… have helped identify and group the genes thought to be responsible for cell wall development in maize, an effort that expands their ability to discover ways to produce the biomass best suited for biofuels production.’ Nicholas Carpita, Professor of Plant Cell Biology, has said: “The grasses, including maize, make a unique kind [...]

Waste to energy. Ecoenergy. Biogas. Donetsk, Ukraine.

info@sujanani.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:53:27 PST

EcoEnergy Scandinavia AB has reported the commencement of construction work for a waste to energy facility in Donetsk, Ukraine. According to a Release from EcoEnergy Scandinavia AB; Alexander Lukyanchenko, Mayor of Donetsk City, Ukraine, has said: “The plant in Donetsk is the first plant of such kind built in the country and it begins the realization of [...]