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Argonne study shows range of GHG reductions for electrofuel Fischer-Tropsch; up to 108% reduction

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with and without H 2 recycle); and two different system boundaries: a stand-alone plant (with CO 2 from any source) and an integrated plant with corn ethanol production (supplying CO 2 ). This study highlights the sensitivity of the carbon intensity of FT fuels to the system boundary selection (i.e.,

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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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Researchers from the Stevens Institute of Technology, BASF Catalyst and Golden BioMass Fuels Corporation report on their investigation of an energy balance, in broad outline, for the production of a high-quality synthetic diesel from residual crop biomass via a Fischer-Tropsch route in a paper published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels.

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

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The resulting current surplus of beetle-killed lodegpole has the potential to supply the biofuel industry for the next 20 years and beyond. 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. million (US$1.0-million)

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

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A new report from the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) concludes that gasoline produced via the methanol-to-gasoline (MTG) route ( earlier post ) using syngas from a 2,000 dry metric tonne/day (2,205 US ton/day) biomass-fed facility could have a plant gate price (PGP) of $1.95/gallon

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