News tagged with cane stalks

Toxic toads targeted in Australia's 'Toad Day Out'

(AP) -- For decades, the poisonous cane toad has plagued Australians, breeding rapidly, eating voraciously and bestowing death upon most animals that dare consume it.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0




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Lowering the color of crystals in sugar factories

Like diamonds, sugar crystals ideally are very pure and low in color. Now studies led by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) chemist Gillian Eggleston have provided a better understanding of the source of undesirable color ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Trained bacteria convert bio-wastes into plastic

Dutch researcher Jean-Paul Meijnen has 'trained' bacteria to convert all the main sugars in vegetable, fruit and garden waste efficiently into high-quality environmentally friendly products such as bioplastics.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Biotech offers promise for producing fuel

Fuel may be a messy business now, as the oil spill fouling the Gulf reminds us. But it might not always have to be. Scientists envision facilities that churn out black gold by enlisting engineered bacteria, yeast and algae ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Aug 09, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

More economical process for making ethanol from nonfood sources

Scientists in Wisconsin are reporting discovery of a way to lower the cost of converting wood, corn stalks and leaves, switch grass, and other non-food biomass materials into ethanol fuel. They describe their ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 25, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Researchers using nanotechnology in biofuel process to save money, environment

Dr. James Palmer, associate professor of chemical engineering at Louisiana Tech University, is collaborating with fellow professors Dr. Yuri Lvov, Dr. Dale Snow, and Dr. Hisham Hegab to capitalize on the environmental and ...

Chemistry / Other

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists work to plug microorganisms into the energy grid

The answer to the looming fuel crisis in the 21st century may be found by thinking small, microscopic in fact. Microscopic organisms from bacteria and cyanobacteria, to fungi and microalgae, are biological factories that ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Wanted: A Viable Arizona Biofuel Crop

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at The University of Arizona are considering various crops for bioenergy production that could be grown in Arizona. Bioenergy is the name given to renewable energy made available ...

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created Nov 05, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 3

New biomass technology dramatically increases ethanol yield from grasses and yard waste

University of Georgia researchers have developed a new technology that promises to dramatically increase the yield of ethanol from readily available non-food crops, such as Bermudagrass, switchgrass, Napiergrass—and even ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jul 28, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (56) | comments 16

OSU 'sweet' biofuels research goes down on the farm

Oklahoma State University’s sorghum-related biofuels research is taking a localized approach, with the aim of making possible the effective production of ethanol in the farmer’s own field.

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 29, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Researchers 'look into' plant cells to increase ethanol yields

Tiny pores within plant cells may hold promise for green fuels. Researchers have discovered that particles from cornstalks undergo previously unknown structural changes when processed to produce ethanol, an ...

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created Apr 26, 2007 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (12) | comments 0


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