Los Alamos National Lab improves biomass-to-fuel process

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Published on Saturday, 04 May 2013 05:06

Written by John Wallace

An April Nature Chemistry article describes how to take building blocks that are derived from glucose or cellulose and couple them with other bioderived building blocks to give new molecules that have eight to 15 carbons in a row.

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The Algae Farmer

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Published on Saturday, 04 May 2013 05:00

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James Umen joined the St. Louis-based Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in 2011 as a member of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Institute for Renewable Fuels. Umen’s lab is dedicated to understanding the cell biology of green algae and how they can be modified and harnessed as a crop for production of liquid transportation biofuel. Prior to his coming to the Danforth Center, Umen served as assistant professor of the Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

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US diesel car registrations up nearly 25 percent in past 3 years

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Published on Saturday, 04 May 2013 05:04

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Diesel car and SUV registrations increased from 640,779 in 2010 to 796,794 at the end of 2012, a 24.34 percent increase. Hybrid car and SUV registrations increased more than 33 percent. Click on the story for a Top 10 States of Diesel Drivers visual.

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Utah's Young Biodiesel Phenom

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Published on Saturday, 04 May 2013 04:58

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To those who have lost hope in the future of American youth as statistics suggest U.S. high school students lag far behind their international peers in math and science, meet Zerina Ocanovic. Just a high school sophomore at the Salt Lake Center for Science Education in Salt Lake City, Utah, Ocanovic has done, and won, more science fairs and competitions than most of us could ever dream. Her desire to experiment, learn and compete in major contests against stiff opposition has opened up a very bright future for this determined, up-and-coming scientist. Much of her work has been in renewable energy and biodiesel experimentation.

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The Distillers Corn Oil Craze

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Published on Saturday, 04 May 2013 05:01

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Distillers corn oil (DCO) use for biodiesel nearly doubled in the U.S. from 2011 to 2012, jumping from around 40.5  million gallons in 2011 to 76 million gallons in 2012, still only a fraction of the 1 billion-plus gallons of biodiesel produced both years.

Biodiesel made from DCO has a better cloud point (CP) than yellow grease (YG) or used cooking oil (UCO) biodiesel. DCO biodiesel CP is about 27 degrees Fahrenheit; UCO biodiesel CP is around 36 degrees, and YG biodiesel CP is 43 degrees.

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Virent delivers test volumes of biojet fuel to US Air Force lab

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Published on Saturday, 04 May 2013 04:56

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Testing will begin at Wright Patterson Air Force Base to validate Virent's fuel against the standards required for qualification and approval of new aviation turbine fuels established by ASTM. A $1.5M award from FAA was used to build its demo plant

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