Closing Of Maine Mill Sets Back Paper Industry’s Biofuel Effort
The recent closure of the Old Town Fuel and Fiber mill is a setback for the Maine pulp and paper industry’s efforts to break into biofuels production, industry representatives said. The mill, owned by...
View ArticleN.C. State University Breaks Down Cell Walls In Woody Biomass
According to Quanzi Li, the greatest barrier to producing biofuels is from stubborn plant cell walls that resist being broken down into biofuel ingredients. Li is the lead author of a paper published...
View ArticleNew Process Transforms Wood, Crop Waste Into Valuable Chemicals
Scientists today disclosed a new method to convert lignin, a biomass waste product, into simple chemicals. The innovation is an important step toward replacing petroleum-based fuels and chemicals with...
View ArticleNew Purdue University Process Efficiently Converts Biomass To Liquid Fuel
Purdue University researchers have demonstrated a new process to convert all biomass into liquid fuel, and the method could make possible mobile processing plants. The researchers at Purdue University...
View ArticleNew Purdue University Conversion Process Turns Biomass Into Lucrative Chemicals
A new catalytic process is able to convert what was once considered biomass waste into lucrative chemical products that can be used in fragrances, flavorings or to create high-octane fuel for racecars...
View ArticleUW Madison Researchers Develop New Approach Combining Biomass, Solar Energy
In a study published March 9 in Nature Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison chemistry Professor Kyoung-Shin Choi presents a new approach to combine solar energy conversion and biomass conversion,...
View ArticleUnlocking Lignin For Sustainable Biofuel
Turning trees, grass, and other biomass into fuel for automobiles and airplanes is a costly and complex process. Biofuel researchers are working to change that, envisioning a future where cellulosic...
View ArticleFrom Sawdust To Petrol
As world governments mull over global emission targets agreed at last December’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 21), attention is turning to which new technologies can help them achieve...
View ArticleFull Scale Nanocellulose Production Plant Under Study In California
Full-scale wood-based nanocellulose production at a California site could result if a feasibility study underway by the USDA’s Forest Products Laboratory pans out. The Madison, Wisconsin, research arm...
View ArticleResearchers Convert 80 Percent Of Biomass Into High-Value Products
The three main components of non-edible plant matter can now be turned into high-value products in economically favorable yields. Using the concept of an integrated biorefinery, researchers showed how...
View ArticleMeridian Waste Solutions Plans For Minnesota Biomass Processing Facility
Solid waste services company Meridian Waste Solutions Inc. continued a flurry of recent activity with the announcement that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Attis Innovations (formerly Meridian...
View ArticleMaine Group Acquires Pulp Mill Complex, Plans Redevelopment
OTM Holdings LLC is the new owner of the former Old Town pulp mill complex, with plans to redevelop the site into a wood-fiber-based complex comprised of multiple tenants. Terms of the purchase from...
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