E15 is a blend of gasoline and up to 15% ethanol. It has been certified for sale in the United States and is slowly beginning to show up at filling stations. In 2011, EPA approved E15 for use in conventional vehicles of model year 2001...
Posts Tagged: "Biofuel"
What is Ethanol?
Ethanol is a biodegradable, high-octane motor fuel derived from the sugars, starches, and cellulosic matter found in plants. This kind of biofuel has been used as...
[NREL] Algal Pretreatment Improves Biofuels Yield and Value
Advanced process for algal biofuel production captures the value of both the lipids and carbohydrates for conversion to biofuels. The major challenges associated with algal...
[NREL] Making Fuel Cells Cleaner, Better, and Cheaper
NREL helps reduce contaminants in fuel cells, enabling the industry to cut costs and commercialize state-of-the-art technologies. As fuel cell systems become more commercially competitive,...
[NREL] NREL Simulations Provide New Insight on Polymer-Based Energy Storage Materials
Atomistic simulations correlate molecular packing and electron transport in polymer-based energy storage materials. In recent years, stable organic radical functional groups have been incorporated into...
What Are The Best Ways To Produce Biofuel?
The exploitation of non-renewable energy resources certainly leads to their final consumption in the future. This practice will lead humanity into an awkward position, and...
Manufacturing Algea Biofuel From Green Algea
Isuzu Motors Cooporation and Euglena Company (Japan) have just signed the memorandum in order to give birth to a new kind of fuel from green...
[NREL] New Screening System Detects Algae with Increased H2 Production
NREL’s high-throughput screen facilitates the selection of novel H2-producing algae. Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have developed a powerful method for screening...
[NREL] Advantages of Enzyme Could Lead to Improved Biofuels Production
Cellulase C. bescii CelA, a highly active and stable enzyme, exhibits a new cellulose digestion paradigm promoting inter-cellulase synergy. C. bescii CelA, a hydrolytic enzyme...
[NREL] Closer Look Reveals New Insights on Enzymatic Catalysts for H2 Production
Researchers use spectroscopic tools to analyze H2 activation by [FeFe]-Hydrogenase HydA1 from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Hydrogenases are enzymes found in microbes that catalyze hydrogen production at...