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Chemistry World
November 5, 2008
James Urquhart |
A cleaner route to methanol UK scientists say they have developed a way to efficiently produce methanol, the fuel and feedstock chemical, directly from glycerol, the waste by-product of industrial biodiesel production.   |
Chemistry World
February 27, 2011
Manisha Lalloo |
Catalyst cleans up C-C bond formation Researchers in the US have developed an iridium catalyst that promotes carbon-carbon bond formation between methanol and allenes. |
Chemistry World
April 1, 2011
Anna Watson |
From coffee shop to biodiesel source in one step Spent coffee grounds have been turned into biodiesel by researchers from Portugal and Spain, who combined two separate processes to produce the biodiesel in one step. |
Chemistry World
December 18, 2015
Jamie Durrani |
Glycerol-free strategy sweetens biodiesel synthesis Scientists in the US have developed a new method for synthesizing biodiesel that avoids making any unwanted glycerol byproduct. |
Chemistry World
February 27, 2013
Simon Hadlington |
Supercharging methanol for fuel cells Scientists in Germany and Italy have discovered a way to derive hydrogen gas from methanol at low temperatures and pressures using soluble ruthenium-based 'pincer' catalysts. |
Chemistry World
December 19, 2014
Geri Kitley |
Biodiesel byproduct rejuvenated into plastic feedstock A sustainable method to synthesize platform chemical lactic acid from waste glycerol, a byproduct of biodiesel production, has emerged from research in Switzerland. |
Chemistry World
January 23, 2008
Michael Gross |
Turning Gas Into Fuel Cheaply Researchers in Japan have developed a fuel cell that can convert methane, the main component of natural gas, into methanol, a useful fuel, at moderate temperatures. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2009 |
How to Make Biodiesel With a Commercial Kit With the professionally engineered biodiesel systems available today, the process is simpler, safer, takes less time and yields more consistent results. |
Chemistry World
March 1, 2006
Jon Evans |
New Catalyst for Methanol Fuel Cells Chemists have created what they say is a cheap and efficient catalyst for oxidizing methanol that could accelerate the widespread adoption of direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs). |
Chemistry World
February 29, 2008
Michael Gross |
Modified Nanotubes Catalyse Fuel Cell A new type of catalyst made by attaching platinum nanoparticles to nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes could be used to oxidise methanol in fuel cells, thanks to work by Chinese chemists. |
Technology Research News
December 31, 2003 |
Micro fuel cell runs cool Researchers have made a tiny methane fuel cell that works at 60 degrees Celsius. They have also shown that the fuel cell can use high concentration methanol to increase its operating time. |
Chemistry World
April 11, 2007
Richard Van Noorden |
Fuel Cells Guzzle Glycerol Fuel cells traditionally use oxidizing platinum catalysts to generate a flow of electrons from molecules like hydrogen or methanol. But such catalysts are expensive and can produce toxic byproducts. Now researchers are using microbial fuel cells. |
Chemistry World
August 10, 2009
Simon Hadlington |
New catalyst for methane to methanol Chemists in Germany have invented a new solid catalyst for converting methane to methanol. |
Popular Mechanics
May 21, 2009
Dave Hubbard |
Home Brewed Biodiesel Tips: Preventing Fires A backyard biodiesel expert talks about how home operations can spark dangerous fires and how to prevent them. |
Smithsonian
September 2005
Frances Cerra Whittelsey |
Phenomena and Curiosities: Fuel For Thought Cars that run on vegetable oil? Do-it-yourselfers and entrepreneurs alike fill 'er up with the nation's fastest-growing propellant. |
Chemistry World
July 1, 2013
Laura Howes |
Quantum tunnelling in space Interstellar dust clouds might be host to more chemistry than previously imagined. |
Food Processing
December 2008 |
One Year of LEED: Kettle Turns Green to Gold Kettle Chips turns sustainability into profit |
Fast Company
September 2006
Jennifer Alsever |
A Mushroom in Your Tank? How to save the world and make a fortune? Come up with an alternative to petroleum. Countless companies, backed by billions in investments, are trying. Here's how some of the more esoteric efforts stack up. |
Chemistry World
November 13, 2009
Hepeng Jia |
New methanol fuel standards for China These standards are expected to promote methanol use in more Chinese cars, but analysts say it is unlikely to replace gasoline use in the country to any large degree. |
Chemistry World
April 11, 2008
Hepeng Jia |
Industrial Standards Promote Methanol for Chinese Cars China is set to adopt a national industry standard for methanol-gasoline fuel blends, meaning more of the country's cars will be powered by methanol. |
The Motley Fool
March 9, 2006
Brian Gorman |
Biodiesel Flood A recent announcement from a French company suggests that biodiesel supply could quickly outpace demand, and that could spell trouble for Archer Daniels Midland. Investors, take note. |
Investment Advisor
May 2009
Vaughan Scully |
The ETF Advisor: Energy Edge While there are no exchange-traded funds tracking the biodiesel market exclusively, these ETFs invest in many different alternative energy sources. |
Chemistry World
December 15, 2010
James Urquhart |
Biohydrogen produced in air A strain of nitrogen-fixing ocean microbe has been found to be the most efficient hydrogen-producing microbe to date, boosting the prospect of one day using hydrogen as an environmentally friendly fuel. |
The Motley Fool
April 6, 2006
Robert Aronen |
Big Oil Buys Into Biodiesel Big Oil is now selling biodiesel. Is this the first step on the road to freedom from imported oil? Investors may want to take a look at Archer Daniels Midland, soybean king Bunge, or farm machinery king Deere. |
The Motley Fool
November 6, 2006
Jack Uldrich |
VeraSun's Corn Utopia There's ethanol. And the company's move into biodiesel could pay off in three other ways. This is good news for investors. |
Popular Mechanics
April 29, 2009
Dave Hubbard |
Biodiesel Barriers: Why New Diesel Engines Aren't Compatible With B100 I have been experimenting with making biodiesel for a few years now, and I am constantly watching what others in this field do as well. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2005
Brian Gorman |
ADM's Biodiesel Bet Biodiesel usage is poised to rise, and Archer Daniels Midland, a major processor of agricultural commodities, is readying itself to capture the benefits. |
Geotimes
February 2006 |
Turning Trash Into Energy Global investment is growing in a variety of projects that take trash and convert it into usable energy: Turkey to oil... Poop power... From bread basket to fuel pump... Flying high on plant waste... Trash to light up New York... |
Food Processing
January 2008
Marty Weil |
Consider Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources Solar and wind power, biogas and biodiesel may solve your manufacturing company's energy problems as well as its green initiatives. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2006
Mike Allen |
How far can you drive on a bushel of corn? Before we can debate national energy policy -- or even decide which petroleum substitutes might make sense for our personal vehicles -- we need to know how these things stack up in the real world. So we crunched the numbers on alternative fuels. |
The Motley Fool
February 23, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
Biodiesel Gets a Big Pump Venture capital is pouring money into biodiesel, but it is too soon to crown a winner. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
March 5, 2008
Toby Shute |
Innovation Series: Biofuels The search is on for a cheap, renewable fuel. |
Popular Mechanics
February 5, 2009
Jennifer Bogo |
Home Brewed: How to Turn Grease Into Biodiesel (for Cheap!) The process of making biodiesel begins in the gloaming under an old walnut tree in West Virginia, where behind a rural tavern a week's worth of frying oil sits in a 55-gal drum. |
Chemistry World
January 7, 2016
Rebecca Trager |
Shale feeds US methanol boom A surge in new US methanol production capacity is anticipated over the next few years, driven by readily available shale-derived feedstock. |
The Motley Fool
December 17, 2008
Toby Shute |
Let's Play Ben Graham Bingo! Cruising the stock market for the cheapest of the cheap. Take a look at Chinese biodiesel company Gushan Environmental Energy. |
Chemistry World
April 16, 2013
Phillip Broadwith |
Biofuels are expensive and unsustainable, report says A report from independent policy analysts Chatham House has concluded that current European policy on biofuels fails to ensure that they are produced sustainably, and means that they are not a cost-effective way to reduce carbon emissions. |
