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LanzaTech going public via SPAC

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LanzaTech, a company that has developed gas fermentation technology to transform waste carbon into materials such as sustainable fuels, fabrics, packaging and other products that people use in their daily lives, will go public through a merger with AMCI Acquisition Corp. II (AMCI), a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).

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DOE awards LanzaTech $4M for low-carbon jet & diesel demo plant; 3M gpy; Audi evaluating fuel properties

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The LanzaTech facility will recycle industrial waste gases from steel manufacturing to produce a low cost ethanol intermediate: “Lanzanol.” LanzaTech captures the waste gas from refineries and manufacturing plants and feeds the CO-rich gas to microbes that consume the gas and produce ethanol. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Energy Parks Australia and Aquaflow Bionomic partner on biofuels from multi-biomass sources

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Energy Parks Australia Pty is partnering with New Zealand-based Aquaflow Bionomic Corporation to develop the infrastructure for energy parks to produce next-generation biofuels from multi-biomass sources. The first site has been identified on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, while others are being researched for suitability.

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Global Bioenergies and LanzaTech to collaborate to assess the bioproduction of isobutene from carbon monoxide

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In a paper earlier this year describing a new mixed oxide catalyst for the direct conversion of bio-ethanol to isobutene, researchers from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) noted that trimerization of isobutene produces tri-isobutenes, which can be used as an additive for jet fuel.

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LanzaTech China JV reports 9M gallons of ethanol made from steel flue gas; new JV for PET

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Beijing Shougang LanzaTech New Energy Science & Technology Co., As for the 3rd generation bHTY, the waste gases of oil refining and manufacturing steel are fermented into ethanol then chemically converted to ethylene glycol.

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Study details viable pathway to develop sustainable aviation biofuels industry in Pacific Northwest; hydroprocessing of natural oils seen as the most immediate opportunity

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aviation fuel at the scale or speed needed to achieve industry goals, the report focuses on a portfolio of options, including different conversion technologies and sources of potentially sustainable biomass, including oilseeds, forest residues, solid waste, and algae. —SAFN report. fractions as propane and naphtha.

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UOP looking to biomass catalytic pyrolysis to expand volumes of renewable hydrocarbon fuels

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Units from Australia, Canada, Chile, France, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Russia, Singapore, and the United States will participate. Held every two years by Commander, US Pacific Fleet (PACFLT), Rim of the Pacific ( RIMPAC ) is a multinational maritime exercise that takes place in and around the Hawaiian Islands.

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