LOS ALAMOS, N.M., May 6 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say a fungus responsible for deteriorating fabric in the South Pacific during World War II could boost ethanol production.
... yielded two to three times as much carbohydrate for fuel ethanol production as field corn grown in those states, scientists report. The same was true of tropical cassava in Alabama.
... , meaning it's able to grow at high temperatures, and this new microorganism makes ethanol as the only product of its fermentation. The study was published online during the week of Sept. 8, 2008 in ...
... starch per acre than corn, according to researcher Dr. Jay Cheng. This means that ethanol production using duckweed could be "faster and cheaper than from corn," says fellow researcher Dr. Anne-Marie ...
... in sustaining soil organic matter. Consequently, extensive removal of crop residues for ethanol production—or for other industrial purposes—may impact the long-term productivity of soils.
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... alcoholic beverages. However, yeast strains thriving in the harsh conditions of industrial fuel ethanol production are much more hardy than their beer brewing counterparts, and surprisingly little is ...
... , giving ethanol producers a bigger bang for their buck – by about 20 percent. "The conventional ethanol production method has fewer steps, but other than distillers dried grains with soluble, it ...
(PhysOrg.com) -- Not too long ago, it seemed that ethanol production was the wave of the future. The use of trash, wood chips or different types of plants -- usually grass or corn -- to make ethanol ...
... about surging food prices, members of Congress are increasingly questioning the government's incentives for corn-based ethanol production, which have been blamed for contributing to the crisis.
... from corn and fermentation as well as enzymes. Because the compounds and solids can interfere with ethanol production, only about 50 percent of thin stillage can be recycled back into ethanol ...
A coproduct of ethanol production could be used as a non-petroleum-based filler in plastics, based on preliminary studies by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their cooperators. The ...
... controlling other types of weeds.
Dried distillers grains are becoming more readily available as ethanol production in the U.S. increases. The push to produce ethanol, a cleaner-burning alternative ...
... 2008 R&D 100 Award from R&D Magazine. The researchers are using fungi to clean up and improve the dry-grind ethanol production process. This is the 30th R&D 100 Award presented ...
Scientists have shown that dried distiller's grains (DDGs) --- coproducts of corn ethanol production --- have potential as an organic fertilizer and for weed control. But some ethanol producers are ...
... technology that promises to dramatically increase the yield of ethanol from readily available non-food crops, ... sugars is the biggest challenge to bio-based ethanol production. Thick, complex plant cell ...