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Neste Oil Looking to Waste-based Microbial Oil As Feedstock for NExBTL Renewable Diesel

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Neste Oil has applied for patents to cover technology developed to produce microbial oil from waste and residues with the help of various yeasts and molds for use as a feedstock for its NExBTL renewable diesel. Microbial oil produced in this way has already been successfully refined into NExBTL renewable diesel.

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WSU team generates significant amounts of gasoline-range hydrocarbons from microwave-assisted pyrolysis of polyethylene

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Researchers at Washington State University report microwave-induced pyrolysis of low-density polyethylene (a model of waste plastics) using ZSM-5 as a catalyst to generate significant amounts (74.73–88.49%) 88.49%) of gasoline-range hydrocarbons. The optimized condition for maximizing the yield of upgraded oil (32.58

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Study finds gasification of palm oil industry waste could yield hydrogen at about $2.11/kg

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A study by a team at the University Putra Malaysia concluded that the gasification of empty fruit bunch (EFB), a waste of the palm oil industry, could, if scaled up, produce hydrogen at a supply cost of $2.11/kg The US Department of Energy (DOE) 2015 cost target for hydrogen is $2.00-$3.00/kg The feedstock particle size of 0.3–0.5

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ExxonMobil: diesel will surpass gasoline as the number one global transportation fuel by 2020

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Transportation fuel mix in millions of oil-equivalent barrels through 2020. Diesel will surpass gasoline as the number one transportation fuel worldwide by 2020 and continue to increase its share through 2040, according to ExxonMobil’s recently published Outlook For Energy: A View To 2040. buses, waste management and utility vehicles).

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Neste Oil and St1 to Collaborate in VTTs TransEco Development Program; Focus on Bio-ethanol and Bio-components for Gasoline

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Neste Oil and St1 have begun working together on a fuel project as part of the TransEco development program coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. Simo Honkanen, Senior Vice President, Sustainability and HSSE, Neste Oil. We believe that Finland needs a range of alternative biofuel solutions as we go forward.

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Toyota introducing new series of gasoline engines with gain of at least 10% fuel efficiency; up to 38% maximum thermal efficiency

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Toyota Motor Corporation has developed a new series of fuel-efficient gasoline engines that achieve improved thermal efficiency. Use of the Atkinson cycle provides an increased expansion ratio and reduces waste heat through a high compression ratio (13.5), resulting in superior thermal efficiency. Click to enlarge. Low friction.

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Altex & Unitel partner to demonstrate a new technology for making synthetic gasoline from biomass

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Altex Technologies has selected Unitel to provide engineering services to design and build a pilot system that will produce 1 BPD of synthetic gasoline from biomass (Biomass Conversion to Synthetic Gasoline System, BCSGS). Some of the feedstocks that Altex plans to use include alfalfa, corn stover, switchgrass, and processed woodchips.

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