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Watermelon Juice As Feedstock Supplement, Diluent, and Nitrogen Supplement for Ethanol Production

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A study by researchers at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) found that although watermelon juice would have to be concentrated 2.5- The waste stream of juice resulting from the processing could be used in ethanol production. Tags: Brief. The researchers concluded that the 8.4

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Tsinghua Researchers Find that Sugarcane Juice is a Good Fermentation Feedstock for Algal Biodiesel

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Researchers at Tsinghua University in China have shown that sugarcane juice is a good feedstock for biodiesel production, when used to support the growth of the alga Chlorella protothecoides by heterotrophic fermentation. This new study investigated further improvements in algal oil yield, while minimizing the cost of fermentation.

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Study Suggests That Use of Land-Efficient Animal Feed Technologies and Double Cropping Could Reconcile Large-Scale Biofuel Production With Food Production

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In their study, they analyzed only the 114 million ha of cropland used now to produce animal feed, corn ethanol, and exports. The resulting protein-rich juice is then coagulated and dried. Tags: Ethanol Sustainability. Cropland used for direct human consumption, forests, grassland pasture, and rangeland are not considered.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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Recent studies show that those developing countries that strengthened IPRs regimes experienced an increase in licensing agreements with parties in developed nations, enabling firms from developing nations to effectively access and exploit new technologies and know-how. Tags: Climate Change Perspective Policy.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

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"The Volt is a case study. A simple, clean, efficient EV that wont run out of juice because of its on-board gas generator. The Volt is a case study. Tags: evdriven. And that means it doesnt necessarily pay the rent. It actually consumes rent when its launched." And that means it doesnt necessarily pay the rent.

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