Environmental biotechnology has made major advances in using microbial consortia to produce renewable energy, especially ...

New results indicate that processing switchgrass, an important biofuel feedstock, to ever smaller sizes won't reduce machine clogs, and may just be a waste of energy. The processes might get more and ...

Biofuel use to increase in the U.S. Biomass — organic material from plants, agricultural waste and wet waste, among others — has been in use since man first began burning wood to cook food or keep ...

Terragia Biofuel has raised a $6 million seed round to pursue using a “novel” thermophilic bacteria process to break down cellulosic biomass and convert it into ethanol for biofuels such as ...

As the global push for sustainable biofuels intensifies, lignocellulosic biomass has emerged as a prime candidate for biofuels and biochemicals owing to its abundance and renewability. This biomass, ...

Modular design and integrated automation controls to help fast-track and optimize new Brazil refinery, expected to be one of the largest in the world Acelen will use a sustainable feedstock native to ...