Zeolites are extremely porous materials: Ten grams can have an internal surface area the size of a soccer field. Their cavities make them useful in catalyzing chemical reactions and thus saving energy ...

Biofuel use to increase in the U.S. Biomass — organic material from plants, agricultural waste and wet waste, among others — has been in use since man first began burning wood to cook food or keep ...

The Environmental Protection Agency announced the final rule that sets the biomass-based diesel statutory minimum requirement at 2.43 billion gallons for 2021, the same level as the 2020 requirement. ...

The Wisconsin Energy Institute is researching methods to convert biological matter into fuel and plastics, with intentions to replace fossil fuels. Biofuels are created using biological material to ...

Compared to first-generation biofuels produced from foodstuffs, production of second-generation biofuels for daily use is an urgent issue. In this study, a novel carboxylate-type liquid zwitterion was ...

Canada should be looking at different crops for biofuels because the original reasons for promoting ethanol have changed, plant physiologist David Layzell said. The use of food crops like corn to make ...

The proposed rule under the renewable fuel standard brought cheers from ethanol advocates, and warnings from the petroleum industry and some environmentalists. The Biden administration proposed ...

By Nicole Jao and Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - U.S. oil refiners are finally reaping profits from renewable ...

BioInnovAsia 2026 in Tokyo explores biofuels, biomass, biocarbon and carbon removal markets shaping Asia’s decarbonisation and energy transition. TOKYO, JAPAN ...

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