August 20th, 2010
The new type of chlorophyll found in stromatolites (layered structures of cyanobacteria living in shallow waters) could make a better use of available light. “That makes this new discovery the reddest chlorophyll to be identified so far…It was found deeper in the stromatolite structure, which explains why it needs the longer wavelengths of light for photosynthesis.”, said professor Robert Willows of Sydney’s Macquarie University.
August 10th, 2010
Compared to ethanol, the butanol made from plants has 30 percent more energy than conventional biofuels. Moreover, ethanol can be further modified to produce jet fuel.
August 8th, 2010
Extracting these lipids from algae, using an inexpensive and efficient technology, could lead people to use exclusively biofules in their cars.
August 7th, 2010
Aiming to become one of the most important biofuel producer, Dyadic made public their plan. They will use some new enzymes to turn plant waste into biofuel.
July 19th, 2010
It’s time to talk about making gasoline and diesel from pond scum. Exxon Mobil Corp. seem to be increasingly concerned about algae growth. They said that they will invest up to $600 million in order to create better biofuels for Americans.
January 5th, 2010
Glycerin disposal involves high costs and this may descrease the profitability of many companies. Because of this they began to find different ways to turn this secundary product into high-value chemicals like alcohols and acids.
January 2nd, 2010
Viaceslav Andrianov, Ph.D, professor of Cancer Biology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University found that tobacco can be used in our tanks as any other biofuel. Perhaps this tobacco biofuel will help us quit smoking and at the same time will help reduce air pollution.
December 12th, 2009
Researchers managed to genetically manipulate a cyanobacterium, so that after absorbing carbon dioxide, the microorganism is capable of returning isobutanol.
July 15th, 2009
Despite opposing for years the idea of renewable energy, Exxon Mobile Corporation announced a $600M “injection” into algae-based biofuel research.
