By Dr. Gerald Kutney, Lee Enterprises Consulting A myriad of biofuel technologies exist, but which ones are truly industrial processes? The question is not always easy to answer. And one must define what is meant by…
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Catalyst Challenges in the Bioeconomy
LEC Partners Managing Director, Dr. Terry Mazanec, presented the Toughest Catalyst Challenges in the Bioeconomy and How to Overcome Them to the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Council in 2022. See also: Catalyst Experts; Catalysts and Enzymes…
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Stage Gate Approach to Project Management
A stage gate approach (also known as a phase-gate or waterfall approach) is a common project management technique in which a project is divided into phases or stages that are separated by decision making points known…
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Biofuels Plant
A biofuels plant is one that produces fuel from sugar and starch crops, fiber and grass cellulosic crops, oil crops, crop residues, manures, other organic wastes, and wood products. Biofuels are a class of renewable…
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Biodiesel Expert
Biodiesel is a vegetable oil- or animal fat-based diesel fuel consisting of long-chain alkyl (methyl, ethyl, or propyl) esters. Biodiesel is typically made by chemically reacting lipids (e.g., vegetable oil, soybean oil, animal fat (tallow)…
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Advanced Biofuels. Now? Later? Never?
By Terry J. Mazanec, PhD Advanced Biofuels. Now? Later? Never? Biofuels are not new, of course. Our earliest ancestors mastered fire in prehistoric times, and the use of wood for heat and light was established….
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Emerging Biofuels
Like any early-stage venture, having a solid pro forma at the beginning is essential for emerging biofuels projects. Some examples of developing and emerging biofuels might include advanced algae-based biodiesel or biofuels created using petroleum-like…
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Circular Economy and Waste Conversion
The circular economy model aims to reduce waste and promote the reuse and recycling of resources. In 2023, there will be a growing interest in developing circular economy models in the bioeconomy, including the development…
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Ethanol Expert
Ethanol experts are specialists that understand how to produce ethanol by fermentation of corn, milo (grain sorghum), sugar, or cellulose to ethanol. This type of expert requires knowledge of feedstocks (corn, milo, cellulose), enzymatic conversion…
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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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