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March 6, 2014
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Chemistry World
September 30, 2008
Michael Gross |
Cracking Wood Gently German scientists have combined ionic liquids and solid catalysts to gently break down the cellulose in wood and inedible plant material, easing the crucial first stage in converting waste biomass to fuels or feedstock chemicals. |
Chemistry World
September 10, 2015
Jennifer Newton |
Waste not, want not? Karen Wilson is striving to promote biofuels and get the message across that there's a lot of waste streams from agriculture and food processing that could be a viable feedstock for fuels and chemicals. |
Chemistry World
September 23, 2011
Hayley Birch |
Bio-Based Chemicals Under Environmental Scrutiny Bio-based chemicals made from renewable materials are helping to reduce the chemical industry's dependence on fossil fuels. But without vast improvements, some bio-based processes won't be any kinder to the environment than their petrochemical equivalents. |
Fast Company
November 19, 2011
Rachel Z. Arndt |
Virent Develops Plant-Based Crude Oil Alternative Mary Tilton oversees all of Virent's research, development, analysis, and production facilities, where the company uses chemistry to turn plants into fuel. |
Chemistry World
February 11, 2009
Victoria Gill |
Making Biofuels the Chemical Way US-based researchers have developed the first one-step synthesis of a biofuel precursor from untreated agricultural waste. |
Chemistry World
November 7, 2008
James Mitchell Crow |
Biodiesel from forest fungus US researchers have discovered a species of fungus that can convert cellulose directly into diesel - potentially opening a new route to biofuels. |
Chemistry World
September 26, 2008
Hayley Birch |
Cheap catalyst turns cellulose to antifreeze A new catalyst that converts cellulose into high yields of ethylene glycol could help reduce our dependence on fossil fuels in making plastics, say US-based scientists. |
Chemistry World
July 13, 2006
Michael Gross |
Catalyst Cracks Tough Cellulose Metal catalysts can break down cellulose into simple sugar alcohols, chemists have found, marking an important step in the quest to produce green fuels from renewable resources. |
Popular Mechanics
April 22, 2008
Chris Ladd |
Trees in Your Tank? The Future of Green Gasoline: Earth Day Extra Researchers recently published a new method of refining hydrocarbons from cellulose, paving the way to turn wood scraps into gasoline |
National Defense
January 2011
Grace V. Jean |
Air Force Tells Biofuels Industry to 'Bring It' The Air Force within the next five years wants to be able to go on a shopping spree to snap up several hundred million gallons of alternative fuels produced within U.S. borders. |
Chemistry World
June 13, 2013
Jeanne Therese Andres |
Bacterium breaks down grass for biofuel US scientists have discovered the first microorganism that anaerobically degrades plant biomass to release sugars for biofuel feedstocks. |
Technology Research News
June 15, 2005
Kimberly Patch |
Process Ups Biodiesel Efficiency Researchers have shown that it is possible to convert biomass materials like corn into fuel that could be used in diesel engines in a way that automatically separates the fuel from water. |
Chemistry World
February 28, 2013
Andrew Turley |
Does chemical regulation boost innovation? According to a report from the Center for International Environmental Law, a US environmental group, tougher chemical regulation has sparked the continuous invention of safer chemicals. |
Chemistry World
August 15, 2008 |
Furfural Fuels Straight From Cellulose US scientists have developed a simple chemical process to convert cellulose to furfural molecules - an alternative biofuel source. |
Chemistry World
December 21, 2010
James Urquhart |
Cellulose catalyst rewrites rules of attraction Chinese researchers have developed a magnetic solid acid catalyst that raises the prospect of efficiently converting biomass cellulose into useful chemicals, such as sugars for biofuel production. |
Chemistry World
October 23, 2012
Amy Middleton-Gear |
Plant power! To combat our reliance on fossil fuels, US scientists have discovered a new route for turning the carbohydrate cellulose -- the most abundant organic molecule on Earth -- into 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural, a promising precursor molecule to alternative fuels. |
Chemistry World
December 15, 2008
Sean Milmo |
What's in store for the chemicals industry? Sizing up their prospects at the beginning of 2008, chemical companies knew economists were warning of an imminent recession. But the swiftness of the year's global downturn took many by surprise. |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Is It Too Late for Lyondell? While chemicals prices are near peaks, Lyondell's stock is not. This is a tricky stock and probably not one for too many armchair investors. |
Information Today
June 20, 2011 |
EPA Releases Two New Databases With Chemical Toxicity and Exposure Data The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the release of two databases that make it easier to find data about chemicals. |
Chemistry World
September 18, 2012
James Urquhart |
UN report urges chemical industry to clean-up Governments and industry worldwide must address the management of chemicals in order to curtail the escalating heath and environmental risks associated with the widespread production, use and disposal of chemicals, warns the United Nations Environment Program. |
Chemistry World
January 29, 2013
Laura Howes |
Five green chemical feedstock projects launched The UK's Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has announced 10.7 million pounds, in combination with 1.1 million pounds from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, to fund five projects to develop new bio-based feedstocks for the chemical industry. |
Chemistry World
December 21, 2011
Sean Milmo |
Early optimism fades with EU crisis By the end of the year, chemical producers were facing the dilemma of how to deal with the effects of possible economic turmoil. |
Chemistry World
October 1, 2008
Rebecca Trager |
US to Overhaul Industrial Chemicals Inventory A plan by the US Environmental Protection Agency to overhaul its inventory of industrial chemicals could lead to a lot more paperwork for chemical firms, industry officials have warned. |
Chemistry World
July 26, 2012
Andrew Turley |
New US chemical rules edge nearer A political committee in the US has voted in favor of plans to change the way chemicals are regulated by shifting the burden of proving safety to manufacturers. |
Chemistry World
January 7, 2014
Phillip Broadwith |
All hail shale The US shale gas boom has continued to drive recovery for the country's chemical industry this year. Access to cheap feedstocks and energy has allowed US producers to compete strongly in the global market |
