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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Anaerobic Digesters: Methane Formation
Anaerobic Digesters: Methane Formation. The inter-microbial distances influence the biodegradation rates and specific growth in the formation of Methane. The microorganisms that form methane are physiological. They can grow only with a few specific substrates,…
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Pyrolysis Expert
Pyrolysis experts assist in the process of heat-treating biomass or wastes in the absence of added oxygen. The aim is to preserve the carbon content so that the product can be used as a fuel…
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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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Biochar Expert
What does a biochar expert do? First, let’s define biochar. Biochar is the carbonaceous material produced by the combustion of biomass. Biochar is a stable solid, rich in carbon, and can endure in soil for…
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Bioenergy Project Funding
Can we identify the key reasons that many bioenergy projects fail to get funding? Yes. Is there a “magic bullet” that guarantees funding for a bioenergy project? No, but a review of the common characteristics…
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Natural Gas Conversion
Natural gas is projected to be a significant part of America’s energy mix in the coming years. With breakthrough developments in horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, the US is today the world’s largest natural gas…
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Renewable Diesel Expert
What does the renewable diesel expert do? Renewable diesel is a premium-quality diesel produced from renewable and sustainable feedstocks such as waste animal fats, waste vegetable oils, and greases. It allows a significant reduction in the carbon…
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Ethanol Consultant
What do an ethanol consultant or an ethanol consultant do? Ethanol also called bioethanol, alcohol, ethyl alcohol, and drinking alcohol is simple alcohol produced by the fermentation of sugars with yeast, or by a petrochemical…
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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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