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Waste Flue Gas CO to Innovative Biofuel Production

Holmgren J., LanzaTech, Inc., US

LanzaTech has developed a novel gas fermentation technology that can economically convert carbon monoxide containing gas with any amount of hydrogen to fuel and chemical products. The technology can process gas streams from industrial sources, [...]

Sweet Sorghum Biorefinery for Production of Fuel Ethanol and Value-added Co-products

Nghiem N.P., Nguyen C.M., Drapcho C.M., Walker T.H., USDA Agricultural Research Service, US

A biorefinery has been developed where all carbohydrate components of sweet sorghum are used as feedstocks. First, the juice is extracted from the stalks. The resulted straw then is pretreated using the soaking in aqueous [...]

Low-cost, concentrated sugar production from lignocellulosic feedstocks

Mohapatra S., Hemyeri R., Manesh A., American Science and Technology Corporation, US

In the last few years, sugar is emerged as the main feedstock to derive several potential biofuels and chemicals. Most of these chemicals can be used to replace petrochemical fuels. The cost availability of these [...]

Use of Bio-Diesel as an Alternative Fuel and its Effects on Environment

Mehta D.P., Vennapureddy A., Bradley University, US

First Law of Thermodynamics states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed but can be changed from one form to another. Stored internal energy of fuels can be released chemically during combustion for doing [...]

Innovative Technology for Algae Dewatering

Hsieh H.B., Chang N., Melde K., Kole A., PARC, a Xerox company, US

This paper describes a novel technology for dewatering of algae for biofuel production and other applications. This hydrodynamic separation (HDS) technology uses customized fluid flow patterns in a curved channel to focus suspended particles into [...]

Interaction of Light, Geothermal Water and Nutrients on Biomass Production of Chlorella sorokiniana Microalgae (CS-101)

Rastegary J., New Mexico State University, US

Little, if any, published data exist on growing algae in geothermal water. Geothermal water is a source of water rich in nutrient content and can be used for biofuel production. In this study geothermal water [...]

Effect of Streamlined Design of High-speed Coach on Fuel Economy and Emission

Kim C-H, Ha J.H., Seoul National University of Science & Technology, KR

Aerodynamic design of high-speed coaches have been made to reduce aerodynamic drag for lower fuel consumption and to keep the driving stability of the vehicle on a highway. However, the external body shape of a [...]

Commercial and Industrial Thermal Applications of MicroCSP

Kimura D.T., Sopogy, US

Sopogy’s micro-concentrated solar power technology, MicroCSP, launched in 2006 now fuels solar thermal applications at eight sites around the world with clean, renewable energy. Sopogy’s MicroCSP is SRCC certified and ready for commercialization.

Direct Pulsed Laser Crystallization of Photoactive thin films at Room Temperature

Cheng G.J., Zhang Yi, Purdue University, US

Photoactive semiconductor materials used for thin film solar cells have been considered one of the most promising technologies with demonstrated high efficiency in both lab scale cells. World-wide research and development (R&D) have been carried [...]

New Technology: DG Controller for Intelligent Hybrid-Renewable Generation Dispatch to Smart-Grid

Olson D., XTRLs International, US

XTRLs International has developed a new control technology for intelligent load-following and demand-response dispatch of customer-owned integrated Distributed Generation in smart-grid applications by Utility Distribution Companies (UDC), demand response aggregators or end-user customers. The DG [...]