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Water Management in Biomass Processing
By Lorenz Bauer Ph.D, LEC Partners “Water, water, everywhere, And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink.” Samuel Coleridge Managing the water in biomass...
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Back to Basics: Effect of D/T Ratio on Agitator Power for Flow Controlled Applications
By Gregory T. Benz Introduction Many agitator applications, such as blending of miscible liquids or suspending slowly settling solids such as starch and grain slurries...
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Biomass-Fed Chemical Process Projects, 2017
By Bernard Cooker. This is a review of the biomass-fed chemical process projects producing renewable chemical products which were published in Chemical Engineering Progress (CEP)...
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Financing: A Guide for the Biofuel Entrepreneurs & Early-Stage Investor
By Dr. Gerald Kutney When you first talk with an early-stage technology biofuel entrepreneur or project promoter, the first thing that you hear about their...
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Extraction of Valuable Oils from Algae and Other Plants: Challenges, Oppportunities & Commercial Landscape
By Brian Goodall, PhD This is the first in a 8-part series of articles — the State of the Advanced Bioeconomy 2018 Extracting vegetable oils...
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Case Study: 1 MW to 3 MW Anaerobic Digester Upgrade in Only 6 Months!
By John D. Forcier, P.E. This is the second in the 8-part series, State of the Advanced Bioeconomy 2018, prepared by experts at LEC Partners (LEC)...
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Advanced Biofuels. Now? Later? Never?
By Terry J. Mazanec, PhD Advanced Biofuels. Now? Later? Never? Biofuels are not new, of course. Our earliest ancestors mastered fire in prehistoric times, and...
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Innovators Dilemma Revisited in Renewable Chemicals and Materials
By Daniel Lane and Joel Stone. Daniel had an interesting discussion recently with his 8-year old son, in which he inadvertently recalled the history of...
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10 Years After: Advanced Biofuels’ Status, Opportunities and Challenges
By Lorenz Bauer, Ph.D. This is the sixth in a series of articles prepared by the experts at LEC Partners (LEC) who will be speaking...
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Natural Rubber: Viable Industrial Bioeconomy Crop, It’s Going to Be Big
By Katrina Cornish & Corinne Young This is the sixth in a series of articles prepared by the experts at LEC Partners (LEC) who will be...
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That Was Then. This is Now. The New Economics of Biogas Projects.
By Scott Warfield This is the seventh in a series of articles prepared by the experts at LEC Partners (LEC) who will be speaking at...
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Hydrothermal Upgrading
What is hydrothermal upgrading? Water above 100 °C changes from a liquid phase to a gas phase. One can change the temperature boundary by changing...
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Biorefineries: Our Synthetic Biology Future
By Bob Kodrzycki, PhD This is the eighth in a series of articles prepared by the experts at LEC Partners (LEC) who will be speaking...
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More Rubber Extraction Refineries Coming?
Are more rubber extraction refineries in our future? In 2004, the History Channel broadcast a Modern Marvels Special on Natural Rubber. My favorite quote from...
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Equipment Requirements to Study Mixing of Fibrous Materials
by Gregory T. Benz Introduction There are many sources of organic fibers that can be used as feedstock for biofuels and renewable chemicals. The author...
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Circular Economy and Waste Conversion
The circular economy model aims to reduce waste and promote the reuse and recycling of resources. In 2023, there will be a growing interest in...
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Improving Anaerobic Digester Performance: What Happens When Mixing Fails
When it comes to anaerobic digesters, sound mixing isn’t optional — it’s...
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