Posts Tagged ‘biodiesel’
Long-lost method may turn sugar into diesel
UC BERKELEY (US) — A long-abandoned fermentation process once used to turn starch into explosives can be used to produce renewable diesel fuel, say scientists. Continue…
Thursday, November 8, 2012 12:57 - 4 Comments
Top Stories - Nov 11, 2011 13:19 - 5 Comments
Tune E. coli to churn out biodiesel
STANFORD (US) — E. coli bacteria have what it takes to produce high volumes of biofuel cheaply and efficiently. All that’s needed, scientists say, is a tweak to kick E. coli into high gear. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 10, 2010 11:27 - 0 Comments
E. coli may not be all bad after all
RUTGERS (US)—E. coli, long associated with illness brought on by food poisoning, may hold the key to the future of renewable energy. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 22, 2010 11:58 - 0 Comments
Better way to brew cold-weather biodiesel
UC DAVIS (US)—Yields of biodiesel from oilseed crops such as safflower could be increased by up to 24 percent using a new process that should also improve the performance characteristics of biodiesel—especially in cold weather. (more…)
