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Microwave-mediated Pyrolysis of Biomass

Gronnow M.J., Budarin V.L., Fan J., Shuttleworth P.S., MacQuarrie D.J., Clark J.H., Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, UK

Biomass can be seen as the oil well of the future; a renewable, widely distributed resource that should be increasingly exploited for the production of heat and power, liquid fuels as well as chemicals and [...]

Catalytic Subcritical Hydropyrolysis of Waste Biomass into Gasoline Range Hydrocarbons

Tungal R., Shende R.V., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, US

Catalytic aqueous phase reforming (CAPR) of the biomass has a great potential for the production of H2 and hydrocarbons. This study reports synthesis of novel nanoscale bifunctional catalytic material and its utilization in CAPR process [...]

The characterization of p-GaAs/i-InGaAsN/n-GaAs hetero-junction solar cell with various DMHy flow rates

Wu T.H., National Cheng Kung University, TW

Since the high efficiency tandem solar cell sturcture has been reported, the conversion efficiency of triple-junction solar cells would achieve 40% with concentrator. To further enhance the conversion efficiency of solar cells, the fourth-junction is [...]

Novel Building Integrated Solar Concentrators

Chatten A.J., Farrell D.J., Bose R., Dixon A., Poelking C., Gödel K.C., Mazzer M., Barnham K.W.J., Imperial College London, US

In developed countries 60% of the electricity consumed is attributable to commercial and public buildings. Even in the UK, the solar energy incident on buildings is more than 7x the electrical energy they consume. This [...]

Beta-glucosidase immobilization on synthetic superparamagnetic magnetite nanoparticles and their application in saccharification of wheat straw and Eucalyptus globulus pulps

Valenzuela R., Castro J.F., Parra M.C., Baeza J., Free J., Biotechnology Center, University of Concepcion, CL

Beta-glucosidase from T. reesei was successfully immobilized on synthetic superparamagnetic magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles with a mean diameter of 10 nm, silanized and amino-functionalized with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (3-APTS). When silanized and coated the saturation magnetization decreased from [...]

Replacing Crude Oil by Renewable Sugar through a Cell-free Synthetic Biology Technology

Percival Zhang Y-H., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, US

“What will replace oil and when” is one of the central questions for the coming sustainability revolution. Since approximately 70% of crude oil is used for the transportation sector in the USA, this question would [...]

Biogas Production from Co-Digestion of Horse Manure and Waste Sewage Sluge

Agayev E., Ugurlu A., Hacettepe University, TR

Biogas yield of horse manure was evaluated in batch and continous digesters. Studies were carried out in three stages. The biogas yields of horse manure in the batch studies after 35 days of the digestion [...]

Improvement of Biogas Production from Animal Manure via Bacteria Enrichment using CASCADE Technology

Zhi Y., Zhou C., Cascade Clean Energy, Inc., US

Computer Modeling: We applied a machine learning system – Computer Assisted Strain Construction and Development Engineering, or CASCADE for short, to a collection of organisms and found correlations and predictive patterns between the organisms’ genetic [...]

Innovative Process for Continuous Esterification of Cottonseed Oil for Synthesis of Biodiesel

Wankhade P.R., Shinde G.B., Sapkal R.S., Sapkal V.S., Sapkal R.S., Sapkal V.S., SVIT, Nashik, IN

Due to the predicted shortness of conventional fuels and environmental concerns, a search for alternative fuels has gained recent significant attention. Biodiesel is well known as the replacement for the traditional mineral diesel fuel . [...]

An Effective Way of Anaerobic Digestion of Chicken Manure with Plant Biomass

Zhi Y., Zhou C., Nanjing University of Technology, CN

Author’s Organization: (1) Institute of Joint Bioenergy, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing 210009;Jiangsu;China; (2) Cascade Clean Energy Inc. 10610 Morengo Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014 With the growth of animal farms around the world, animal manure [...]