Extruded activated carbon (EAC) combines powdered activated carbon with a binder, fused together and extruded into a cylindrical shaped block. As the demand for activated carbon continues to grow, so too, does the number of…
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Economic Component of Techno Economic Analysis
The economic component of techno-economic analysis typically develops a performance summary for the commercially deployed technology, based on the performance data collected at that time, scaled to commercial operation. For an early-stage R&D technology, this…
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Creating Value from Landfill Gas
Creating Value from Landfill Gas? Landfills contain a toxic stew of biomass materials from old tires to food wastes to animal manure. It is literally the bottom of the rubbish barrel. The US EPA estimates…
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Gasification: The Flexible Answer to Biomass Conversion
Is biomass gasification the answer to biomass conversion? Biomass is a rich salad of chemicals that contains many highly valuable materials that are precursors to fine chemicals, nutrients, and pharmaceuticals. But this strength is also…
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Activated Carbon Expert: Optimizing Air and Water Treatment Systems
An activated carbon expert helps owners, operators, investors, and their engineering teams design, troubleshoot, and optimize systems where activated carbon is the core technology for cleaning air or water. By connecting performance data with operating…
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FSMA Compliance
What does FSMA Compliance entail? Though the Food Safety Modernization Act (or “FSMA”) was signed into law on January 04, 2011, it has taken many years for all the rules to be written and implemented. …
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Feed Co-Product Nutritional Value
What is my feed co-product worth? In order to maximize revenue from this important product, every producer of feed co-products should constantly ask this question. The answer may seem simple, but the determination is not. …
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Feed Co-Product Quality Measurement
When one makes biofuels like ethanol, biodiesel, SAF, or renewable diesel, one must meet minimum quality standards in order to sell these primary products. It is important to remember that when producing the feed-related co-products…
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Feed Co-Products in Biofuels – Protein
When we think of different biofuels co-products coming from biofuels operations, the one which immediately comes to mind is “protein feed for livestock”. With very few exceptions, all co-products arising from biofuels production have some…
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Biofuels Co-Products: From the Other Side
By Matthew L. Gibson, Ph.D., LEC Partners, Inc. “I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now” – Joni Mitchell I’ve been in the ethanol industry, directly, for about half of my career. The other half has…
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