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LanzaTech exploring lipids production as part of its CO2 to acetic acid plans; pathways to renewable fuels

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In a presentation at the 1 st Conference on CO 2 as Feedstock , held last week in Essen, Germany, LanzaTech CSO Dr. Part of the challenge is locating sufficient quantities of hydrogen to enable large scale use of the CO 2 in waste gases. that conversion wouldn’t actually happen in a LanzaTech bioreactor. Earlier post.).

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Startup New Oil Resources commercializing hydrothermal process for conversion of biomass to gasoline-range hydrocarbons

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Immediate applications include processing municipal sewage sludge, processing waste streams from the ethanol industry and converting algae to fuel. We use hot water to depolymerize the cellulose, lignins, lipids and other polymers contained in the biomass. Our process is similar to that used by several companies worldwide.

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IBM and Stanford University Developing New Organic Catalysts for New Types of Biodegradeable, Biocompatible Plastics

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Through the introduction of organic catalysis to synthetic polymer chemistry, scientists have developed a broadly applicable technology with demonstrations in a diverse range of polymerization techniques and monomer types. Waymouth (2010) Organocatalysis: Opportunities and Challenges for Polymer Synthesis. Hedrick and Robert M.

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DOE issues $10M incubator FOA for batteries, power electronics, engines, materials, fuels and lubricants

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competitive waste heat recovery technologies. based systems for waste?heat If an unconventional solution can be found to reducing the cost for either conventional oxidation or conventional conversion of the fiber, the cost could be reduced. cost titanium structures; polymer?metal duty engines. Thermoelectric?based

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VTT Launches European NEMO Project for Cellulosic Ethanol

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million) from the EU’s FP7 (Seventh Framework Programme), is aimed at developing technologies to produce cellulosic ethanol from agricultural and forestry waste, such as straws and wood chips, via a fermentation pathway. Source: Universita Degli Studi di Milano. Click to enlarge. The NEMO project, which has received funding of €5.9

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DOE issues 4 funding opportunities totaling $78M for advanced biofuels, bioenergy and bioproducts

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This FOA addresses gaps in current research and development (R&D) which hinder better utilizing waste streams (e.g. led research and development consortium dedicated to identifying and overcoming catalysis challenges for biomass conversion processes. Topic Area 4: Biofuels and Bioproducts from Wet Organic Waste Streams.

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BIO Conference Highlights Emerging Range of Pathways to Drop-in Renewable Hydrocarbon Fuels

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Furanics are heteroaromatic compounds derived from the chemical intermediate HMF (hydroxymethylfurfural, C 6 H 6 O 3 ) that can make polymers, chemicals and fuels. The company recently won a 2010 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award for its “Renewable Petroleum” technology. Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. Earlier post.).

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