Ethanol gas is the mixture of ethanol with gasoline. Ethanol is an alcohol fuel made from plant material, such as corn, sugar cane, grasses, or woody biomass. The worldwide use of ethanol as a fuel…
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RIN Experts
What do RIN experts do? A Renewable Identification Number (or RIN) is a serial number assigned to the volume of a batch of biofuel for the purpose of tracking its production, transfers, trading, and ultimate…
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Protein Quality is Key As Biofuels Co Product
Many producers of biofuels tend to think of co-products in terms of protein quantity – i.e., the percentage of crude protein. While “quantity” is an important number, it has the greatest application for ruminants (animals…
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Biomass Gasification Expert
Biomass gasification is the process of turning some variety of biomass into higher-value products. This is most often done by converting a material containing carbon (like coal, biomass, waste, petroleum coke, etc.) —into syngas. This…
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Sustainable Aviation Fuels Update
The is a PowerPoint covering Sustainable Aviation Fuels Updates as of January 2022, presented to Lee Enterprises Consulting by Steve Csonka, Executive Director of Commerical Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative (CAAFI). See also: Sustainable Aviation Fuels…
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Biochar Expert
What does a biochar expert do? First, let’s define biochar. Biochar is the carbonaceous material produced by the combustion of biomass. Biochar is a stable solid, rich in carbon, and can endure in soil for…
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Bioenergy Project Funding
Can we identify the key reasons that many bioenergy projects fail to get funding? Yes. Is there a “magic bullet” that guarantees funding for a bioenergy project? No, but a review of the common characteristics…
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Biotechnology – What is It?
In the emerging bioeconomy, the term “biotechnology” most often refers to the use of a biological process for an industrial purpose like the production of biofuels and biochemicals. There are many types of biotechnologies, including…
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Natural Gas Conversion
Natural gas is projected to be a significant part of America’s energy mix in the coming years. With breakthrough developments in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, the US is today the world’s largest natural gas…
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Bioeconomy – Its Changing Nature
During the period of time from about 2000 to 2013, most of the activity in the bioeconomy was focused on commodity products, especially fuels. The main products were ethanol and butanol, and the root technology…
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