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Study explores energy balance of Fischer-Tropsch diesel via autothermal reforming of pyrolysis oil from biomass residue; spreadsheet offered as tool

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They incorporated the material and energy balance for the study into an Excel spreadsheet , which they are making available in the hope of providing greater transparency, as well as ease of scenario manipulation than has generally been found in the literature. Fischer–Tropsch (FT) synthesis of the syngas into diesel fuel.

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NREL report estimates gasoline produced from biomass could cost about the same as ethanol

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per liter), respectively.the results from this preliminary evaluation indicate great potential for producing gasoline from biomass via thermochemical biomass conversion to syngas and the MTG process, and thus warrant a more detailed study. The biomass is chemically converted to a mixture of syngas components (CO, H 2 , CO 2 , CH 4 , etc.),

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Two Genomic Research Projects in British Columbia Tackle Issues in Emerging Forestry Biofuels Industry

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Trees are a huge store of chemical energy that can be converted into liquid biofuel—but we need to identify the ideal method to produce these sugars economically. Using the poplar’s genome sequence, we can apply many of the same approaches used in human genomics to study the genetic basis of disease. million (US$1.0-million)