Powdered activated carbon (PAC) is dosed as needed, most commonly used in liquid applications, and removed via settling or filtration As the demand for activated carbon continues to grow, so too, does the number of…
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Torrefied Biomass
Torrefied biomass is available, efficient, CO2 neutral and economic, and likely the best solid biomass on the market. Torrefaction is a thermal pre-treatment technology used to upgrade lignocellulosic biomass to higher quality and more attractive…
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Forest Biomaterials
Forest biomaterials are a class of solid materials derived from trees and shrubs. Forest biomaterials are a source of renewable products that offer many benefits in terms of abundance, low density, strength, cost, easily shaped…
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Opportunities to Transition Ethanol Facilities to Biochemical Refineries
By: Daniel A. Lane and Joel A. Stone, Lee Enterprises Consulting Opportunities to Transition Ethanol Facilities to Biochemical Refineries? The US commercial petroleum industry started with the drilling by retired railroad conductor Edwin Drake of…
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Industrial Fermentation Expert
What does an Industrial Fermentation Expert or Consultant do? The word “fermentation” can apply to any process that uses a living cell in a medium that allows it to grow, and to perform whatever process…
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Renewable Green Diesel
Renewable green diesel or biodiesel? Although it serves a vital function in reducing air pollution, carbon emissions, and our dependence on fossil fuels, and is certainly a very important source of income for farmers, there…
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Plastics Pyrolysis
Plastic pyrolysis refers to converting plastics into other products by means of some thermal type treatment. An example of such technology would be a plastic-to-fuel (PTF) technology that would convert scrap plastic into fuels. The…
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RIN Generation from New Technologies
RIN generation in new biotechnologies? Most developers of new biofuels technologies need an opinion about the generation of renewable identification numbers (RINs), the credits used for compliance under the EPA Renewable Fuels Standard. There are…
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Turning Waste Into Energy
What is WTE? Waste to Energy. The expression “one man’s trash is another’s treasure’’ has real-world meaning when considering the burgeoning field of waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies that convert municipal solid waste (MSW) into heat and…
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Gas Fermentation
Gas-liquid fermentation, or gas fermentation, as it is sometimes called, can be a very versatile unit operation. It can be used to make fuels (aka biofuels), beverages, drugs, industrial enzymes, foods, yeast, monomers, etc. Fermentation…
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