Oregon State University Researchers Discover New Adhesive for Tape, Label Industry - July 28 2010
The new adhesive can be produced from a range of vegetable oils, and may find applications for duct tape, packaging tape, stick-on notes, labels, even postage stamps – almost any type of product requiring a pressure-sensitive adhesive.
Bioamber And DuPont Applied BioSciences Announce Licensing Agreement On Derivatives Of Biobased Succinic Acid - July 28 2010
Under the terms of the agreement, Bioamber has licensed certain DuPont technology and DuPont has a right of first refusal to secure off-take from future commercial plants.
High-yielding miscanthus for ethanol - July 28 2010
“We see a lot of potential in Freedom giant miscanthus — it’s the most promising of the hundreds of miscanthus cultivars we’ve evaluated over the years, and it’s light years ahead of any of the other grasses.”
BP buys out Verenium for $98 million - July 28 2010
Verenium will revert back to its original business model, which includes commercial enzyme development, and said it intends to continue developing enzymes to be used in a range of different applications, including cellulosic ethanol production.
Fiberight to build MSW demonstration plant - July 28 2010
By the end of August 2010, Fiberight LLC hopes to have its second municipal solid waste (MSW) to cellulosic ethanol demonstration plant up and running.
Brazil's Petrobras Eyes 2011 Start-Up for Ethanol Pipeline - July 28 2010
Brazilian state-controlled energy giant Petrobras said a 542-kilometer (335-mile) pipeline to transport ethanol from sugarcane-producing areas to the metropolises of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro should come online in 2011.
EPA slashes 2011 cellulosic estimates - July 28 2010
After evaluating the market availability of cellulosic biofuels, the U.S. EPA is proposing to lower the 2011 cellulosic biofuels volume target initially established in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA) by as much as 24 million gallons.
Race cars run faster, cleaner on ethanol - July 28 2010
A group of automotive researchers from the U.S. DOE, Argonne National Laboratory and industry have shown that a fuel-injected racing car engine fueled by E-85, an ethanol-based fuel, outperforms the same engine with a carburetor and leaded racing fuel.
World Economic Forum Sees Bright Biofuels Future - July 28 2010
A new report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) concludes that converting biomass into fuels, energy, and chemicals has the potential to generate upwards of $230 billion to the global economy by 2020, most of that in the United States.
Team’s Work Uses a Virus to Convert Methane to Ethylene - July 28 2010
A team of molecular biologists and materials scientists reported in June that they had genetically engineered a virus to convert methane to ethylene more efficiently and at a significantly lower temperature than previously possible.
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