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Midwestern ethanol plants use much less water than western plants, study says
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Ethanol production in Minnesota and Iowa uses far less water overall than similar processes in states where water is less plentiful, a new University of Minnesota study shows.
Ethanol profitability calculator developed by Iowa State University researcher
Jan 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A researcher at Iowa State University has developed a tool to determine what market conditions are needed for ethanol producers to make a profit.
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EPA: ethanol crops displaces climate-friendly ones
May 05, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Environmental Protection Agency says that corn ethanol - as made today - wouldn't meet a congressional requirement that ethanol produce 20 percent less greenhouse gas than gasoline. But the agency said it is ...
Honda says to open bio-ethanol research centre
Feb 26, 2009 |
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Japan's Honda Motor Co., seeking a boost in the race to build greener automobiles, said Thursday it would open a research centre to develop and produce bio-ethanol fuel from non-edible plant matter.
Commercial yeasts upgraded with an enzyme for biofuel production
Feb 24, 2009 |
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Eckhard Boles, co-founder of the Swiss biofuel company Butalco GmbH and a professor at Goethe-University in Frankfurt, Germany, has discovered a new enzyme which teaches yeast cells to ferment xylose into ethanol. Xylose ...
Microbes to Take Over Ethanol Production?
Nov 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Not too long ago, it seemed that ethanol production was the wave of the future. The use of trash, wood chips or different types of plants -- usually grass or corn -- to make ethanol was considered ...
Infrastructure not ready for all the ethanol to be produced in '08
Jan 28, 2008 |
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By the end of 2008, the United States will have the capacity to produce 13 billion gallons of ethanol, but a Purdue University expert said the maximum ethanol the market can handle is 12 billion gallons, and perhaps considerably ...
Ethanol plant restrictions may be lifted
Apr 09, 2007 |
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Plants that make ethanol may be able to run with fewer environmental rules and less pollution control equipment, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
Researchers using nanotechnology in biofuel process to save money, environment
Oct 08, 2009 |
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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 ...
Magnets can boost production of ethanol for fuel
Sep 10, 2007 |
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In a finding that could reduce the cost of ethanol fuel, researchers in Brazil report success in using low frequency magnetic waves to significantly boost the amount of ethanol produced through the fermentation of sugar. ...
Process can cut the cost of making cellulosic biofuels
Jan 22, 2009 |
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A patented Michigan State University process to pretreat corn-crop waste before conversion into ethanol means extra nutrients don't have to be added, cutting the cost of making biofuels from cellulose.
New technique makes corn ethanol process more efficient
Sep 04, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are proposing to borrow a process used in breweries and wastewater treatment facilities to make corn ethanol more energy efficient. They are ...
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