Torrefaction Consultant

What do torrefaction consultants or torrefaction experts do?  Torrefaction is the roasting of any solid biomass in an inert atmosphere with some of the volatile components of the feedstock being driven off in the form…
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Biogas Consultant

Introduction To fully understand the role of a biogas consultant, it is important first to grasp the basics of biogas, its fundamental nature, and its environmental impacts. Once a good understanding of biogas is established,…
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Is this feedstock approved?

A question commonly asked of experts in the bioeconomy is whether a particular feedstock is approved for use in biodiesel, ethanol, heating oil, or other renewable fuels.  To answer this question, we must start with…
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The Business Plan as an Investor Sales Brochure

Business planning, and a business plan, is important for any business. Business planning provides managers the opportunity to systematically think through all aspects of their business:  who their customers are, who their suppliers are, who their…
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Cellulosic Ethanol Experts

Cellulosic ethanol is a biofuel produced from the fibrous cellulose and hemicellulose fractions of herbaceous (switchgrass, corn stover, miscanthus) or woody biomass, as opposed to a plant’s seeds or fruit, and the cellulosic ethanol expert…
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Good Manufacturing Practices

“Good Manufacturing Practices” (GMPs) is a term describing a body of regulations promulgated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  These are listed in the Code of Federal Regulations under part 21; they are numerous,…
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Cellulosic Hydrolysis Reactors

Cellulosic Hydrolysis Reactors? Cellulosic materials, such as corn stover, cane, switchgrass, timber waste, municipal solid waste, etc., can be processed into fuels and renewable chemicals. Broadly speaking, there are two main methods: pyrolysis and hydrolysis….
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A Short History of Biofuels

  Introduction | History of Biofuel Technology In the modern world, fuels are often equated with fossil fuels: coal, oil, and natural gas.  However, fossil fuels only came into their own during the 20th century. …
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Fermentation Waste Expert

Sometimes we think of fermentation in terms of preserving foods or producing alcoholic beverages or acidic dairy products.  But the term “fermentation” encompasses much. Fermentation waste treatment is the production of chemical changes in wastes…
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