Researchers at the University of California, Davis have developed an easy, efficient and inexpensive method for transforming raw plant material directly into a fuel called furfural without any additional acid processing or fermentation. Furfural can be substituted for diesel.
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Furfural May Be the Future of Easy and Cheap Biofuels
(via gas2.org)
Submitted by niccha on Mon, 2008-08-11 21:00. | Tags: science | automobiles | Avantium | biofuel | cars | cellulose | cellulosic ethanol | diodiesel | Edward Nitkin | ethanol | fuel | Furanics | furfural | Mark Mascal | Shell | transportation | UC Davis | University of California at Davis
Cellulosic Ethanol Primer: It's Time for Learnin' so Let's Call it "Celluline"
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It seems that everybody and their brothers are ethanol experts these days. The truth of the matter is that cellulosic ethanol will be made from non-food sources that can be grown on marginal land or is already a waste byproduct of society.
Submitted by niccha on Thu, 2008-08-07 14:18. | Tags: science | alternative energy | biofuel | biofuels | celluline | cellulose | cellulosic ethanol | corn ethanol | development | ethanol | first generation ethanol | Food vs. Fuel | fuel | garbage | jatropha | lignin | miscanthus | research | science | second generation ethanol | starch
Visualizing Biomass - Cellulosic Conversion Graphic
(via cleantechlawandbusiness.com)
Beautiful graphic from the Department of Energy that depicts conversion of biomass into cellulose.
Submitted by wpentland on Thu, 2008-04-17 00:42. | Tags: science | advanced biofuels | alternative energy | biofuels | biomass | cellulose | clean energy | climate change | green tech | green technology
Harnessing Biology, and Avoiding Oil, for Chemical Goods
(via www.nytimes.com)
Researchers are looking for new ways to use renewable sources like corn and switchgrass instead of petroleum as the raw ingredient in plastic.
Submitted by jcs44 on Wed, 2008-04-09 21:11. | Tags: technology | Cargill | cellulose | City College of New York | Draths Corporation | DuPont | Genencor | Glycerol Challenge | petroleum | Polytechnic University | renewable feedstocks
