The production of renewable biofuels and advanced biofuels in the U.S. still is in its infancy, with significant growth potential. These fuels — made from living or previously living substances, such as agricultural products (soybeans,…
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Greenhouse Gas Experts
Greenhouse gas experts see the potentially disastrous results of global warming, and assist with evaluation and the many things underway to curb global warming. By definition, a “greenhouse gas” is any gas that contributes to…
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USDA Section 9003 Funding for 2020
USDA Section 9003 Funding for 2020? The USDA is still actively accepting applications and has Section 9003 loan guarantee funding available. This is mandatory funding authorized in the Farm Bill this fiscal year- approximately $63…
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First Generation Biofuels
First generation biofuels are those made from sugar, starch, or vegetable oil. Their feedstocks are those that may not be sustainable or might have an impact on food if used in large quantities. These original…
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PFAS Experts
PFAS is short for “poly and perfluoroalkyl substances”. You likely encounter it regularly, maybe multiple times a day. You might even consume it. PFAS, a class of more than 4,000 different chemicals, is everywhere. It turns…
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Forest Products and By-Products
Forest products are sustainable, renewable, carbon neutral materials, and are an important part of our everyday life. They include solid lumber, paper, paperboard, tissue, cardboard packaging, laminated beams, building panels, chemicals, furniture, rayon fabric, liquid…
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Biomass Technology Commercialization
Biomass Technology Commercialization refers to a rigorous process that transforms a biomass technology concept through a series of steps into a profitable operating biomass entity. Inventors and their investors must convert their concepts into commercial…
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Aquaculture Expert
Aquaculture is a term that broadly applies to the cultivation of fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic animals, seaweeds and other aquatic plants. Aquaculture production systems may operate within both freshwater and marine environments, and can also…
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Biofuels and Livestock Production
Livestock production and biofuels – especially ethanol – seem like a match made in Heaven. Ethanol producers can leverage the corn-purchase requirements of integrated operations for the economic benefit of both. Also, the co-products coming…
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Anaerobic Digesters: Methanogen
Methanogen refers to an anaerobic process in which the electron equivalents in organic matter (BODL) are used to reduce carbon to its most reduced oxidation state, -4 in CH4, or methane. Methane is a poorly…
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