New BIo Plastics and Resins? Sales of biopolymers and resins are predicted to grow to over $5 billion by 2021.   Biomass derived materials have been...
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How can one determine if an anaerobic digester provides a value-added economic opportunity as well as an environmental solution for my livestock operation? There are...
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Activated carbon markets? Biochar is an emerging market; growing rapidly, still in its infancy, but with gigaton market potential when we, as in humanity, start...
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In 2015, the Canadian Standards Association adopted and published a series of CAN/CSA – ISO 17225 Solid Biofuels Standards based on the harmonization of European...
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Plastics & Microwave Pyrolysis by Dr. Elham Khagami. (This article first published in 2016) Energy is fundamental to economy and survival in today’s social activity....
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THE COMPELLING CASE FOR BIOJET FUELS By: Jess Hewitt and Jonathan Lewis, Lee Enterprises Consulting Biojet fuels (aka sustainable aviation fuels) are in the news...
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Hemp Offtake Agreements: Connecting Hemp Growers with Buyers By: Rachael Z. Ardanuy, Esq. (Lee Enterprises Consulting) The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill)...
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Hemp Biomass Management (Part 2): Managing for Excellence and Profit By David F. Peterson, B.S, MBA This is the second article in a two-part series...
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Hemp Biomass Management (Part 1): Technology Development and Mitigating Scale-up Risks By David F. Peterson, B.S., MBA This is the first article in a two-part...
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An Introduction to Industrial Hemp Production (Part II): Integrated Pest Management and Implications for Wildlife By: Susan P. Rupp, PhD (Lee Enterprises Consulting)  Because of...
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By: Susan P. Rupp, PhD (Lee Enterprises Consulting) The production of industrial hemp, grown for fiber, seed, and cannabidiol (CBD), has surged in recent years. ...
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By Martin Wahl, Vice President, Lee Enterprises Consulting This is the first in a series of articles being prepared by Lee Enterprises Consulting experts addressing...
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Isobutanol: A New Product from Revamped Ethanol Plants? (The following article was written in 2016.  Since the publication date BP and DuPont joint venture, Butamax,...
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Is butanol a versatile renewable? Despite the common myth, biomass upgrading is a challenging science. Not only do the practitioners have to break down the...
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The concept of early stage, breakthrough biofuels technologies is a bit of an oxymoron.  At an early stage how does one determine if it something...
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