What is a polymer expert? Polymer science is the study of all types of polymers and plastics, including both thermosets and thermoplastics, and their applications. Examples of the applications of these low-cost, high-performance materials that…
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Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Experts
Municipal solid waste (MSW) consists of everyday items such as product packaging, yard trimmings, furniture, clothing, bottles and cans, food, newspapers, appliances, electronics, and batteries. Organic materials are the largest component of MSW with paper…
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Decentralized Organics to Energy with Containerized Anaerobic Digestion
Decentralized Organics to Energy with Containerized Anaerobic Digestion by John Forcier, P.E., Lee Enterprises Consulting Most trash and recycled waste materials are being processed on a regional basis to maximize the economy of scale. There…
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Biotechnology in Renewable Energy
Biotechnology plays a vital role in the development of renewable energy sources. Biotechnology can help to produce biofuels, a renewable source of energy. These biofuels are derived from plant-based materials such as corn, sugarcane, and…
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Catalyst Experts
What do catalyst experts or catalyst consultants do? First, let’s define “catalyst”. A catalyst is a material that is added to a chemical or biological process to improve the yield of a desired product. Since…
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Biobased Chemicals Experts
Biobased chemical experts are often those who work in what is known as “green chemistry”. Often, when we think of the bioeconomy as a whole, or some biobased industry, we often concentrate on biofuels. While…
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Biomaterials Experts
Biomaterials experts assist with bio-based materials – those made from substances derived from living (or once-living) organisms. These materials are sometimes referred to as biomaterials, but this word also has another meaning, especially when used…
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Woody Biomass
Woody biomass refers to the trees and woody plants, including limbs, tops, needles, leaves, and other woody parts, grown in a forest, woodland, or rangeland environment, that are the by-products of forest management. The harvest,…
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Plastic Waste Conversion Expert
Plastic waste conversion is the transformation of plastic waste into usable sustainable products. Depending on the waste plastic composition and level of contaminations, the plastic feedstock could be effectively converted into high-value products through pyrolysis,…
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Hydrogenation Expert
Hydrogenation is quite simply, the reaction between hydrogen and other compounds in the presence of a catalyst or the addition of hydrogen to an element or a compound. The food industry uses hydrogenation to convert…
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