Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) is widely viewed as a crucial technology for mitigating climate change by reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from industrial processes and power generation. However, it faces several significant challenges,…
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Pulp and Paper Biorefineries: Old and New Challenges for a Circular Economy Leader
By David Peterson, Lee Enterprises Consulting Introduction When an industry faces significant challenges, which all industries will at some time, quite often the responses not only influence short-term achievements but may also influence the trajectory…
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Petroleum-Based Jet Fuel Production & SAF
By: Chuck Sorensen, Ph.D., P.E. Introduction Conventional jet fuel is made in oil refineries by various processes that convert crude oil into intermediate streams that boil within the allowable range of jet fuel. These intermediates,…
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Expert Witness – Economics & Damages in the Bioeconomy
While there are many specialties within the bioeconomy, finding a specific bioeconomy expert witness may be a bit challenging. Large renewable energy and biochemical consulting firms like Lee Enterprises Consulting, are always the best place to…
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Alternative Proteins
Alternative proteins are a broad grouping of protein foods that are derived from sources other than live animals. This umbrella term includes the sub-categories cell-based meat, plant-based meat, and protein derived from fungi, but also…
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Renewable Biomass – The Old and New Definitions
What are the differences between the old definition of “renewable biomass” and the EPA’s newly proposed definition? The proposed changes to the definition of “renewable biomass” are significant under the EPA’s new “Set” Rule published…
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Enzyme Use in Textiles
Enzymes are complex protein molecules produced by living organisms. Their function is to make chemical reactions proceed rapidly to continue life. In nature, they are responsible for digesting food and composting trees. Humans have learned…
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Expert Witness in Biofuels Insurance
In bioeconomy litigation involving insurance issues arising from the operations and/or equipment in biofuels plants (ethanol, biodiesel, renewable diesel, and jet fuels), renewable chemicals, or the chemical or fuel processes themselves (like pyrolysis, gasification, and…
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Carbon Offsets
Carbon offsets are a way to compensate for greenhouse gas emissions produced from various activities, like driving a car, operating a factory, or taking a flight. These emissions produced by such an activity are referred…
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Advanced Bioeconomy Business and Financial Services
The advanced bioeconomy is a rapidly growing sector with the potential to create millions of new jobs and boost the global economy. Advanced bioeconomy business and financial services are playing a vital role in supporting…
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