Cellulose Biomass Articles & Analysis
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The enzyme is also used in biofuel production, particularly in the enzymatic conversion of cellulosic biomass. Here, glucose isomerase aids in converting glucose derived from complex carbohydrates into fructose, which can be fermented into ethanol more efficiently. ...
Biomass materials consist mainly of three major components: cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. These are the primary organic macromolecules that make up plant cell walls, but their proportions and structure can vary significantly depending on the type of biomass. Cellulose: Cellulose is a polysaccharide made ...
Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), announced the intent to issue a request for applications (RFA) titled “Fiscal Year 17 Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI).” Projects funded through BRDI must address one of the foll owing topic areas: Feedstocks development: Research, development, and demonstration ...
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule, Renewable Fuel Standard Program: Standards for 2017 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2018, in the Federal Register. This final rule sets the annual percentage standards for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel for motor vehicle ...
Under the Clean Air Act (CAA), EPA must set standards for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel by November 30 of the year before the standard is set for, and 14 months before the year that the biodiesel standard is set for. ...
Created in 2007, the BRCs have brought together a diverse group of ecologists, economists, engineers, plant biologists, microbiologists, computational scientists, and chemists to collaborate with a focus on producing biofuels from cellulosic ...
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2014, 2015, and 2016 and Biomass-Based Diesel Volume for 2017 in the Federal Register. The final rule will become effective on February 12, 2016, and establishes annual percentage standards for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, ...
Renewable energy is energy from a source that is not depleted when used, such as wind power, solar power, or sustainable biomass. In 2014, the main renewable energy sources and shares in total renewable energy demand in the EU are projected to be[5] : Biomass (47% of renewables[6]): Biomass is derived from different types of organic matter ...
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed the volume requirements and associated percentage standards that would apply under the RFS program in calendar years 2014, 2015, and 2016 for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel. ...
Methods exist to convert such cellulosic biomass into energy-rich fuels that could substitute for petroleum, particularly in transportation systems. ...
Batch anaerobic digestions were performed in 160 ml serum vials, cellulose (1% wt) was the sole added carbon source. All reactors were inoculated with a 10% (v/v) leachate inoculum. The concentration of micro-organisms in the leachate inoculums was increased using centrifugation to investigate the effect of initial biomass on hydrolysis performance. The ...
This article focuses on Cellulosic Pretreatment heating strategies with Direct Steam Injection (DSI) heating and how to transition from a lab environment to a successful process level production design. Typical applications include cellulosic & biomass ethanol processing, pulp stock processes, and other process fluid heating applications ...
Any major expansion of biomass liquid fuels will require use of the more abundant cellulosic feedstocks, but as yet no process for conversion of cellulose to liquids is commercial, and future costs are uncertain. Further, transport is the most important application of biomass liquid fuels, but it is not clear what fuels transport ...