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Ensyn obtains regulative authorization for its eco-friendly fuel

Plantations International Information Ensyn, a producer of cellulosic fluid biofuels from wood deposits and rest non-food biomass, has been provided regulative approval from the US Epa (EPA) for its eco-friendly gas item. The authorization, according to Title 40 CFR Component 79 of the Clean Air Act, is needed for Ensyn's RFGasoline to be marketed in the US. The recommendation adheres to the lately announced Component 79 approval of Ensyn's eco-friendly diesel product, RFDiesel. RFGasoline, a drop-in petroleum transportation energy, is developed by processing Ensyn's renewable crude (RFO) with popular oil feedstocks in standard oil refineries (RFO coprocessing). Ensyn is establishing as [...]

Japanese government seeks to develop UCO biodiesel plant in the Philippines

Plantations International News The government of Japan has launched a project in the Philippines to produce biodiesel from used cooking oil. The project, located in Davao City, aims to collect used cooking oil (UCO) from households and businesses for use in biodiesel production. The Davao project marks the first time this particular technology is used outside of Japan, and the Japanese government hopes that is will serve as model for similar future undertakings in other cities. Tomoko Dodo, director of Japan’s Consular Office in Davao City, says the technology has worked in Japan and she is confident it will also work [...]

Bangladesh Agriculture Minister bashes biofuels

Plantations International Information Bangladeshi Minister of Agriculture Matia Chowdhury has actually criticised large international corporations for advertising biofuels. The preacher spoke at a keynote on the 40th wedding anniversary of the International Food Plan Study Institute (IFPRI) in Washington, D.C., United States. Chowdhury explained that drawing away more land to be utilized for maize cultivation causes a reduced soyabean as well as wheat farming. The multinationals' promo of biofuels as an ecological as well as eco-friendly alternative is 'odd' when 2,500 l of water are required to produce one litre of biofuel, she asserts. 'Policies that advertise biofuels have actually drawn [...]

Hero BX acquires Veros Energy biodiesel plant

Joule as well as Red Rock Biofuels to combine

Plantations International News Joule, a fluid fuel sources from recycled Carbon Monoxide2 options provider, and Red Stone Biofuels, a developer of renewable jet as well as diesel fuel source biorefineries, intend to combine. The deal is anticipated to close throughout the in the following month. Red Rock Biofuels makes use of Fischer-Tropsch modern technology to convert forest and sawmill biomass residues into jet energy as well as diesel items. The company is readied to begin building of its very first refinery located in Lakeview, Oregon, United States, in very early 2016. The job is sustained by a $ 70 million (EUR65m) [...]

Brazil relocates towards approving elevateded biodiesel blend

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Hamrick Engineering granted patent for extracting sugars and nanocellulose from biomass

Plantations International News Hamrick Engineering, a US-based start-up, has received a broad patent for extracting sugars and nanocellulose from lignocellulosic biomass by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This new technology uses an environmentally benign technique of vacuum infusion of hydrolysis catalysts into biomass. ‘This ground-breaking patent describes how to extract sugars and nanocellulose from lignocellulosic biomass using a low-cost process.  It provides a foundation for technologies to produce low-cost sugars, transportation fuels, and nano-crystalline cellulose from wood chips and waste paper,’ says Edward Hamrick, president of Hamrick Engineering. ‘We completely re-thought the way to extract sugars and nanocellulose from [...]

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