Is burning wood for energy a good idea? Certainly, using wood, wood pellets, and charcoal for heating and cooking can replace fossil fuels and may result in lower CO2 emissions overall. Also, wood can be…
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Gasification Technologies
In gasification technology selection, a necessary initial step is to narrow the search down to a smaller subset of gasification technologies that best match the application and have achieved the necessary technology readiness level (TRL). …
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Collection of Landfill Gas or Biogas
Biogas results from the metabolic activity of microorganisms on organic matter. It is created in the biological processes in sewage treatment plants, waste landfills, and livestock manure management systems. Landfill gas is a type of…
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Lee Enterprises Adds Five to Renewable Chemicals Division
World’s Premier Bioeconomy Consulting Group Adds David Dodds, Ronald Newman, Steven Toon, Bernard Cooker and David Senyk to New Division LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS: October 27, 2016. Lee Enterprises Consulting, the world’s premier bio-economy consulting group,…
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Biomass-Fed Chemical Process Projects, 2016
This is a review of the biomass-fed chemical process projects to renewable chemicals which were published in Chemical Engineering Progress (CEP) and Chemical and Engineering News (C&EN) from 1/1/16 to 10/31/16, including activity in bioplastics,…
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Catalysis in Renewable Chemicals: Noteworthy Developments 2015-2016
By Dr. Bernard Cooker, Lee Enterprises Consulting Introduction The use of catalysts, both living entities, such as microorganisms, and otherwise inert synthetic and biologically-derived materials, such as supported transition metals and enzymes, are frequently key to…
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Lignocellulosic Biomass Deconstruction
By Dr. B. Cooker, Chemical Processing Solutions, Consultant with Lee Enterprises Consulting Summary Cheap, plentiful lignocellulosic biomass (LCB), consisting of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin, is deconstructed to release useful chemical intermediates in the bioeconomy. These…
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Renewable Fuels, Chemicals & Plastics
This is a good PowerPoint covering Renewable Fuels, Chemicals & Plastics – the markets and technologies, presented to our group by our friends at Axens. See also: Renewable Fuels & Chemicals Process Optimization, Plastic Waste Pyrolysis…
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Burning Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)
Burning municipal solid waste (MSW) or garbage in waste-to-energy plants certainly results in less waste being buried in landfills. However, burning this garbage has the potential to produce air pollution and release chemicals into the…
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Algae Energy
Algae represent a potentially promising resource for energy and food production due to their high photosynthetic efficiency. An acre of land growing algae can produce 50 tons of biomass per acre compared to 1 to…
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