Executive order and proposed bill will boost biobased products and bioenergy

Article Abstract:

A US executive order of Aug 12 1999 should help speed up support for clean energy sources and alternative technology using products from agriculture and forestry. Congress has to approve funding, and both main parties support similar goals. Meanwhile, the Department of Energy has announced over $13 million awarded in grants to help the biomass industry to develop, and help cut costs involved in using biomass for products, such as benign plastics, fuels and energy.

United States, Finance, Alternative energy sources, Renewable energy, Environmental policy, Biomass

---

Biomass inventory and bioenergy assessment

Article Abstract:

Washington study shows that the state produces over 16.9 million tons of underutilized biomass that can generate over 15.5 billion kWh of electrical energy. It is indicated that a huge mass of underutilized biomass is capable of producing large amount of electrical energy through anaerobic digestion, which would fulfill only half of the residential electrical consumption of the state.

Production data, Washington, Usage, Protection and preservation, Electric power, Biomass energy

---

Wastepaper as a bioenergy resource: researchers explore the possibilities in bioconversion of used paper into fermentable sugars and ethanol

Article Abstract:

Researchers at the Medical University of South Africa's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry are exploring the bioconversion of waste paper into fermentable sugars and ethanol. Fungal and bacterial microorganisms contain a cellulase enzyme system that hydrolyzes cellulose to release sugars that could be used to develop biofuels, such as ethanol.

Environmental aspects, Energy metabolism, Waste management, Alcohol fuels, Bioenergetics, Waste paper, Paper recycling

Similar abstracts:

• Abstracts: Meeting demand for colored mulch. Colored mulch production options. Lively landscapes: innovations in mulch colorization
• Abstracts: Expanding utilization options: Trends in Class A biosolids production. Building carbon credits with biosolids recycling
• Abstracts: Control of strawberry black root rot with compost socks. Iran: Biogas production from animal manure and vegetable wastes
• Abstracts: Markets improve for recycled plastics. Compost facilities diversify and build markets. Meeting the challenges of fish composting
• Abstracts: Moving from industrial wastes to coproducts. Mixed waste processing and composting, Nebraska style. Economics and impacts of ethanol manufacture: Coproducts are the key

This website is not affiliated with document authors or copyright owners. This page is provided for informational purposes only. Unintentional errors are possible.