Dec
3
Marine Algae Genetic Engineering Begins
December 3, 2012 | 2 Comments
Biology scientists at University of California San Diego genetically engineered marine algae to produce five different kinds of industrially important enzymes and say the same process they used could be employed to enhance the yield of petroleum-like compounds from these salt-water algae. The team believes with good reason that marine algae can be just as […]
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. […]
Mar
23
Biofuel Is Big Business and Going to Get Bigger
March 23, 2012 | 5 Comments
2011 saw 30 billion gallons of biofuel produced worldwide – or 136.4 billion liters or 4 billion cubic feet. It’s a huge tank if it all was stored on one enormous site. Pike Research has looked into the commercial efforts of 10 independent “Big Oil” firms to see what’s going on. As you can imagine […]
Jul
12
Biodiesel May Be Produced In A Continuous Process
July 12, 2011 | 3 Comments
Today biodiesel is made by the batch, a naturally less efficient way for processes to run. A continuous process would be less expensive to run, easier to manage and need less storage and product movement both in front and at the finished side. Continuous biodiesel production would get less expensive, more competitive and become more […]
Jun
17
Up Close Look at Biofuel’s Nemesis – Lignin
June 17, 2011 | 3 Comments
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) with a “first of its kind” combination of experiment and simulation is providing a closeup look at the lignin molecule that bedevils making next-generation biofuels. Lignin is a major component of plant cell walls. During processing it aggregates or clumps up, which cause problems during the […]
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