Researchers have developed a new solid catalyst for biofuel production that speeds the reactions and remain separate from the materials, allowing it and the waste to ...

One limitation of producing biofuel is that the alcohol created by fermentation is toxic to the microbes that produce it. Now scientists are closer to overcoming this obstacle. Researchers from the ...

When it comes to watermelon farming, 20 to 40 percent of the crops are left unsold due to irregularities (such as bird pecks) that keep them from passing quality control. According to Discovery, ...

For biofuels to compete with petroleum, biorefinery operations must be designed to better utilize lignin. Lignin is one of the main components of plant cell walls. It provides plants with greater ...

Regarding the newly awarded project to build a biofuel generation plant near the Pulehu landfill, the argument for biofuel is that it is carbon neutral so it does not contribute to global warming. The ...

Plants making ethanol, biodiesel and other biofuels, including some in Michigan, are major emitters of toxic air pollution despite their image as purveyors of a green alternative to gasoline and ...

On Chicago's near West Side, high school students are refining used cooking oil from local restaurants into usable biodiesel. They brought their biodiesel-fueled go-kart to an Illinois Department of ...

New York can’t afford to turn its back on a full suite of clean energy options when we face rising energy costs and an ...