article thumbnail

Platts: June OPEC output of 32.73M barrels of crude per day, highest since Aug. 2008

Green Car Congress

Oil production from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) crude oil output surged 300,000 barrels per day (b/d) in June, close to an eight-year high of 32.73 If the situation persists, the case for a return to some kind of production cap may gain traction. million b/d in June in order to meet domestic demand.

article thumbnail

Tohoku researchers develop efficient hydrodynamic reactor for pretreatment of biomass

Green Car Congress

Researchers at Tohoku University in Japan have developed a new system combining hydrodynamic cavitation with sodium percarbonate (SP) (an environmentally benign oxidation reagent) for the efficient pre-treatment of biomass. The HD-SP system also resulted in further increases in the production rate and yield of xylose.

Niger 150