Understanding Biochar and Activated Carbon Biochar and activated carbon are two carbon-rich materials prized for their wide-ranging environmental and industrial applications. Although they share certain characteristics, each has distinct production methods, properties, and specific uses…
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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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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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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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Carbon Capture
What is Carbon Capture? Carbon capture is the process by which carbon dioxide (CO2) is captured from the atmosphere or some industrial processes and stored securely. The reason for carbon capture is to reduce the…
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