Jan

23

Catalyst Found To Make Use Of Glycerol

January 23, 2020 | Leave a Comment

Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Tokyo Institute of Technology scientists have developed a cheap and efficient copper-based catalyst that can be used to convert glycerol to dihydroxyacetone (DHA). Glycerol, one of the main by-products of the biodiesel industry, has been a problem of excess supply and limited use. Additionally, this same process produces hydrogen molecules from water, and those […]

Jan

29

Two Fuels From One Algae

January 29, 2015 | Leave a Comment

Researchers Greg O’Neil of Western Washington University and Chris Reddy of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have found an unusual and untapped class of chemical compounds in an algae species to synthesize two different fuel products, in parallel, a from the single algae. The algae is a common algae commercially grown to make fish food that […]

Feb

4

Ready For Cellulosic Gasoline?

February 4, 2014 | 5 Comments

That’s right, gasoline from cellulose.  Researchers at the University of California, Davis have developed a novel synthesis of cellulosic biomass to make “drop-in” gasoline.  The new process suggests gasoline-like fuels can be made from cellulosic materials such as farm and forestry waste.  The process could open up new markets for plant-based fuels, beyond existing plant […]

Nov

14

Algae Derived Bio Fuel Arrives at Retail Pumps

November 14, 2012 | 1 Comment

Beginning November 13th 2012, Propel Fuels, a California Bay Area retailer of renewable fuels and Solazyme, Inc. the renewable oil and bioproducts company, are selling algae-derived B-20 diesel fuel to retail pumps for the first time in history. The product is called Soladiesel®BD that has 20% Solazyme algae sourced biodiesel combined with regular diesel fuel.  […]

Apr

5

A Major Algae Genome Sequence Complete

April 5, 2012 | 1 Comment

A Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) team has assembled the draft genome of Nannochloropis gaditana, a marine algae that may be capable of producing the lipid yields necessary for a viable fuel source.  The overriding goal is to discover the best algae species for biodiesel production. Researchers understand they must come up with a way to […]

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