First the plant stalk is harvested, shredded, and crushed. The extracted juice is then combined with bacteria and yeast in large bioreactors, where the sugars are metabolized and converted into ...

The origin of World Biofuel Day dates back to the remembrance of Sir Rudolf Diesel, the inventor of the diesel engine. On August 10, 1893, Diesel successfully ran his engine using peanut oil, ...

White House reviewing EPA plan for large refiners to cover 50% or less of waived biofuel gallons Proposal likely to draw fire from farm-state lawmakers and support from oil industry Proposal may lower ...

Daniel Tan receives funding from the Cotton and Grains Research and Development Corporations. He is President of the NSW Division of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology.

In recent years, the global agenda has witnessed an increasing emphasis on sustainability and environmental consciousness. Among the escalating concerns regarding fossil fuel consumption, biofuels ...

Algae biofuel initially looked promising, but a few key problems have thwarted major research efforts, including development of a strain of algae able to produce plentiful cheap fuel, and scaling up ...

Nitrogen-containing compounds are often tolerated in oils and refined products because fuel specifications do not directly limit the nitrogen content of transportation fuels. The nitrogen content and ...

Indonesia’s current biofuel strategy relies heavily on expanding oil palm plantations to meet its B40 and upcoming B50 biodiesel mandates, which could cause up to $4.72 billion in environmental and ...

A look at the global landscape of biofuel patenting shows that, after surging between 2004 and 2008, the invention of biofuel technologies slowed considerably, and in many countries went into decline.