A waste-to-energy expert may assist with various technologies, consisting of several different thermochemical or biological methods of generating energy from waste materials. Popular waste-to-energy commercial applications include combustion and anaerobic digestion for processing municipal solid…
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RIN Generation from New Technologies
RIN generation in new biotechnologies? Most developers of new biofuels technologies need an opinion about the generation of renewable identification numbers (RINs), the credits used for compliance under the EPA Renewable Fuels Standard. There are…
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Wastewater Plant Energy Balance
Wastewater treatment plants are significant energy consumers, with energy input being the electricity, fuel, and chemicals required for plant operation, and energy output being biogas, heat, and electricity produced by the plant. If the energy…
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Railroad Tie Pyrolysis
Railroad tie pyrolysis presents some interesting opportunities. In the U.S. alone, over 20 million new wood railroad ties are installed every year. While wood is currently the best option for railroad ties (and utility poles)…
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Biofuels from the Oil & Gas Perspective
The origins of biofuels can be found in the cellulose ethanol efforts of WW2 and even before early automakers learned that remote farmers might even divert some of the family’s moonshine to keep the car…
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Formulation Chemistry for Plant-Derived Materials in New Products
In the global bio-economy, the renewable materials supply chain usually starts with raw materials derived via extraction from plant matter, or from the fermentation of functional plant matter. The materials made via these routes generally…
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Bio-Based Solvents
Bio based solvents are environmentally friendly replacements used in green chemistry.
Patents & Intellectual Property in the Bioeconomy
A great deal of litigation in the bioeconomy concerns the interpretation of patents and other intellectual property (IP). Topics like the freedom to operate and patent infringement can be extraordinarily complex and highly technical, sometimes…
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Water Treatment
Water treatment is a broad category encompassing numerous applications including: Municipal Water Beverage Ultrapure – medical, pharmaceutical, etc. Marine/Aquarium/Aquaculture Process water – industrial and reuse Wastewater – municipal, industrial (reuse or disposal) Remediation Activated carbon…
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Technologies to Valorize Renewable Resources
As renewable resources like waste wood, agricultural waste, or municipal solid waste (MSW) are available at scattered sites in small amounts (as compared to petroleum), the question always arises as to technologies best suited to…
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