The terms “biofuels” and “renewable biofuels” refer to a fuel produced by some biological process like agriculture or anaerobic digestion, as opposed to fossil fuels (coal and petroleum) which are produced through a geological process…
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Bioenergy Control System
What does a Bioenergy Control System expert or consultant do? First, let’s define this. A Bioenergy Control System is a process in a bioenergy plant that consists of devices to measure properties of the plant…
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Bio Ethanol
What is Bio Ethanol? Bio Ethanol (bioethanol, ethanol, alcohol) are all used to describe the chemical ethyl alcohol with the formula C2H6O. Ethanol, as it is most commonly known, can be produced by fermentation of…
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Bioprocess Technology Expert
A bioprocess technology expert or consultant most commonly has a degree in one or more areas including biochemistry, microbiology, and chemical or bio engineering with at least some experience in commercial production and across all…
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Isobutanol Expert
What does an isobutanol expert or energy consultant do? Isobutanol is a colorless, flammable liquid has a variety of technical and industrial applications. It has historically been used mainly as a solvent in such things…
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Federal Funding Application Experts
What are Federal Funding Application Experts? The US Departments of Energy and Agriculture continues to be a major source of funding for research and development of biofuels. This was recently illustrated by an announcement of…
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The Compelling Case for BioJet Fuels
THE COMPELLING CASE FOR BIOJET FUELS By: Jess Hewitt and Jonathan Lewis, Lee Enterprises Consulting Biojet fuels (aka sustainable aviation fuels) are in the news a lot lately, with one carrier after another announcing a…
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Isobutanol: A New Product from Revamped Ethanol Plants
Isobutanol: A New Product from Revamped Ethanol Plants? (The following article was written in 2016. Since the publication date BP and DuPont joint venture, Butamax, has started to produce Isobutanol from the Nesika Energy, LLC…
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Butanol – A Versatile Renewable
Is butanol a versatile renewable? Despite the common myth, biomass upgrading is a challenging science. Not only do the practitioners have to break down the complex biomass mixtures efficiently, but they must also contend with…
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Renewable Jet Fuel: Why Everything Is So Up In The Air, A View from the Cockpit
Renewable Jet Fuel? Having flown the “heavy iron” for more than thirty (30) years, I can state with full confidence that there are only three (3) very important questions pilots have about Jet Fuel: #1….
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