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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. Conversion ratios of sugar/biomass and sugar/oil using SCH were 15.2 higher than that using glucose, respectively.

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IH2 technology licensed to India-based SunLight Fuels; liquid hydrocarbon fuels from bagasse

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IH 2 technology is a continuous catalytic thermo-chemical process which produces fungible hydrocarbon transportation fuels from agricultural, forest and sorted municipal residues. The plant will be designed with the potential to convert 500 tonnes/day of dry bagasse into approximately 150 tonnes/day of liquid hydrocarbon transportation fuel.

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Amyris processes Ceres sweet sorghum into renewable diesel using soluble and cellulosic sugars

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To process the soluble sugars that accumulate in the plants, the sorghum juice was first extracted from the stems and concentrated into sugar syrup by Ceres. The pilot-scale project use both free (soluble) sugars and biomass (cellulosic) sugars from Ceres’ sweet sorghum hybrids grown in Alabama, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana and Tennessee.

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Opinion: Top Ways Volkswagen ID4 is a Game-Changer in 2023

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Moreover, the ID4 comes standard with DC fast-charging capability, which makes juicing up at public charging stations relatively quick and painless. VW Has Unveiled a Fantastic Car with an Affordable Starting Price Style and functionality When most folks are considering their first EV, the conversion inevitably trends toward cost.

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PNAS study finds Vertimass CADO efficient way to convert ethanol to biohydrocarbons; 40 to 96% reduction in GHGs, based on feedstock

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Unlike prior processes for converting alcohols into hydrocarbons with multiple steps for dehydration, oligomerization, and hydrogenation, the Vertimass consolidated alcohol dehydration and oligomerization (CADO) conversion is accomplished in a single reactor system using a metal exchanged zeolite catalyst. Hannon et al. GJ in the near future.

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10 best electric bicycles you can get

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Public transportation can waste time unless you live in a city with a great system, and even then it can be a messy, overpacked ordeal. Not only can they become your main form of transportation around the city, but they can also also adapt to work in tandem with other types of vehicles. This item is sure to start up a conversation.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

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