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Arunesh85 wants to know Why do we need biofuels? 7 months ago
Every year millions of dollars are getting invested in the field of Biofuels like Algae, jatropha, corn, etc. and still they are nowhere near replacing fossil fuels. My question is why we are investing in biofuels which compete for ground with food and pollute the world (not as badly as fossil fuels). Instead why don't we concentrate on sources like solar or wind etc?
To my knowledge, the only area where electricity hasn’t replaced fuels yet is in long range transportation like aviation, water and rail transport. Also, biofuels are made from plants that take in power from the sun, and indirectly we are cultivating the sun's energy through a long process. So instead, why don't we just harness the sun's energy in a more direct (and proven) manner? -
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http://www.oilgae.com - this might be a good place for you to get more details on the latest developments...perhaps the blog - http://www.oilgae.com/blog
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Donmichael wants to know algae butanol 9 months ago
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Here's one patent that I came across relevant to your quesn. A mixed algal biomass (comprising of algae from the genus Chlorella, Protococus and Pleurococus) was fermented with Clostridium tyrobutyricum and Clostridium acetobutylicum bacteria, within a few days 35-42 percent was converted to butanol. You can gather more info on this patent at this link - http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7855061.html
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Biobutanol can be prepared from many biomass feedstocks, however it is easier to produce biobutanol directly from a souce of sugar. Biobutanol can be produced from feedstocks which do not compete with food. For example, efforts are underway to covert algae biomass and waste wood particles to biobutanol.
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There are about four isomeric forms of butanol which have different chemical structures, same chemical formula and components, and somewhat different properties. One of the isomers, known as tert-butanol, is actually a solid at room temperature, and therefore cannot be used as a fuel by itself. Hence this is not used as a fuel blend. N-butanol is widely used and iso butanol is also known to be used. Both of them do not require engine modification. Though tert-butanol doesn't find application as a fuel, it is used in mild quantities as octane rating enhancer. It is used in synthesis of methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and ethyl tert-butyl ether (ETBE)
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Joshwolf shared a video My Algae Biodiesel Presentation 2 months ago
I am proposing a new solution to the algae biofuel industry. Using electrical stimulation, I have created biodiesel from algae for $0.96/gallon. Come view this presentation of my project
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Thank you so much, you are welcome.
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Joshwolf wants to discuss MY LEVI/OILVACUOLE FUSION PROCESS 5 months ago
Wolf Biodiesel - http://wolfbiodiesel.com/
It's very relevant to show numerous graphics in the description of how I go about lipid production through electrical impulsing so I have a link to my website where I've posted a blog about this process.
To view the page, Click on "Blog" in the top right and Select "LIPID VACUOLE FUSION AND L.E.V.I."in Biobutanol Algae Fuels Biomass to Liquid Biodiversity Water Purification Biotechnology
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The team from the Tulane University calls their new bacteria TU-103, and it is apparently the first bacteria found in nature that can convert cellulose directly into butanol. Meanwhile, researchers at the U.S. DOE are developing another biofuel microbe that can produce butanol from waste material, including agricultural waste.
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Narsi says 9 months ago
Butanol.com - http://www.butanol.com/
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Narsi says 9 months ago
Making bacteria make more fuel
A new microbe engineering trick could potentially make butanol, a promising biofuel, so cheaply that it could compete with ethanol. By tapping into a highly efficient metabolic pathway, scientists at Rice University engineered E. coli to convert sugars to butanol 10 times more efficiently than any other organism.
Butanol, which is typically made by fermenting sugar, packs more energy per gallon than ethanol and can be shipped via existing oil pipelines.
http://www.eco-business.com/news/making-bacteria-make-more-fuel/in Biobutanol
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Fnewmarkum says 9 months ago
Gevo in patent war with Butamax http://t.co/r7idXJu vía @denbizjournal @fnewmarkum
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Franc says 9 months ago
Metabolism in reverse and 10X increase in Biofuel Production - http://www.media.rice.edu/media/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=16031&SnID=1521497554
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Narsi says 11 months ago
BP plans to produce cellulosic ethanol, but is also investing heavily in biobutanol technology
http://www.ethanolproducer.com/articles/7943/bp-president-provides-update-on-oil-giants-biofuels-businessin Biobutanol
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Narsi says 11 months ago
Butanol isomers-nbutanol, isobutanol and tertbutanol and their properties - http://www.biobutanol.com/Butanol-Isomers-isobutanol,-n-butanol,-tert-butanol.html
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Narsi says 11 months ago
Phytonix obtains guarded bacteria biobutanol process license
A new photosynthetic bacteria-based process for biobutanol production now belongs to Phytonix. The North Carolina company developed the process with the help of the Angrstrom Laboratories at Uppsala University in Sweden, and recently received global licensing rights. The bacterium used to create the biobutanol only requires CO2, sunlight and water, and, according to Bruce Dannenberg, found and CEO of Phytonix
http://www.ethanolproducer.com/articles/7617/phytonix-obtains-guarded-bacteria-biobutanol-process-licensein Biobutanol
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Narsi says 11 months ago
Cobalt and API partner to offer cellulosic biobutanol solution
Cobalt Technologies and American Process Inc. have announced an agreement to build an industrial-scale cellulosic biobutanol refinery. The companies have also agreed to jointly market a joint biorefining solution to biomass power facilities and other customers.
http://www.ethanolproducer.com/articles/7706/cobalt-and-api-partner-to-offer-cellulosic-biobutanol-solutionin Biobutanol
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Narsi says 10 months ago
Biobutanol holds promise for the next phase of Old Town Fuel & Fiber
Today the plant, now Old Town Fuel & Fiber, produces 600 tons of kraft pulp a day to feed a growing global demand. More importantly, the pulp process provides feedstock for a new sustainable fuel derived from wood: biobutanol, a renewable energy substitute for gasoline.
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Narsi says 11 months ago
Green Biologics gets funded to make biobutanol in India - (Sep 2008) Green Biologics is looking to raise £3.5 million ($6.33 million) to commercialize its biofuels technology. The British company signed a contract with Oaxmi Organic Industries in India to build a demonstration plant, also in India, that makes biobutanol from molasses. The companies expect the plant to begin making 1,000 metric tons of butanol beginning in 2010. - http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/funding-roundup-greentech-investors-diversify-1485.html
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Narsi says 11 months ago
Biobutanol Plans in Korea and India - A biotechnology firm working on cellulosic biobutanol (earlier post) has signed an agreement with Laxmi Organic Industries to develop and construct a commercial scale demonstrator for biobutanol in India - http://www.greencarcongress.com/2008/09/biobutanol-plan.html
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Narsi says 11 months ago
Interesting data on biobutanol - Good data on biobutanol; also gives a comparison of biobutanol and ethanol with regard to its properties - http://www.greencarcongress.com/2007/02/biofuels_entrep.html
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Narsi says 11 months ago
14 lbs of sugar to make 1 gal butanol - It takes 14 pounds of sugar from whatever source to make a gallon of butanol. If the source is sugar cane, sugar beets, grasses, weeds such as kudzu, kiwi fruit, whatever, if sugar can be extracted it can be used as feedstock for the making of alcohols. - http://www.greencarcongress.com/2007/02/biofuels_entrep.html
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Narsi says 11 months ago
Biobutanol without the downsides - BioButanol has previously been manufactured in an anerobic batch process, that process has had a down side of also producing acetone and ethanol as well as butanol. David Ramey has invented a method to continuously produce butanol in a closed system, which extracts the butanol as it is produced, leaving the process intact, which allows the continued production, without the burdens placed on the manufacturing plant due to batch processing. - http://www.greencarcongress.com/2007/02/biofuels_entrep.html
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Narsi says 11 months ago
BP, DuPont in Biobutanol venture - In 2006, BP announced a big JV with DuPont, to produce commercial quantities of biobutanol - something that can be blended into the gasoline infrastructure more easily than can be ethanol -
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Narsi says 11 months ago
Biobutanol's advantages - On Bio Butanol, it certainly got my interest up and I am still studying it like mad! It has all the right requirements to me, being high up the Hydrogen/Carbon balance ladder, that is to say, mostly hydrogen, and shows signs of being economical to produce, and able to make use of much infrastructure as it exists. -
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Narsi says 2 years ago
The other area of interest where relatively less work is being done is biobutanol...
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Answer this question / Share a linkThe US Federal Governement in 2010 gave several AC of free Federal BLM land to the Nevada power company to expand one of the countries top polution sources-Ried/Gardner Coal Power Plant in Mopa Nevada. This company currently has no plans to purchase power from renewables. Thier stock price went up 100% after the land grant from the "Green Obama Administration". I would have to build an algae farm the size of Belgium to offset the increase in emissions from this huge coal plant. The land grant allows them to operate for decades more. It was a dirty deal that has caused the California snowpack to be nonexistant, i.e drought famine as I said, and impacted the snow related tourisam to our republic. If I was a wild animal I would be dead or thirsty right now. Coal -Won Renewables-Loss To top it off this plant is on the border of a sovergin nation, a native american reservation. The genocide of the red man continues Its alot more efficient than offering 10 USD for the scalp, like in the last century. Please someone take the oposing side and defend fossil fuel investment for me? NV Energy - http://www.nvenergy.com