One limitation of producing biofuel is that the alcohol created by fermentation is toxic to the microbes that produce it. Now scientists are closer to overcoming this obstacle. Researchers from the ...

Researchers at the University of Wyoming have been investigating alternative energy sources such as biofuels from renewable biomass sources. Renewable biofuels such as ethanol or n-butanol can be made ...

The catalytic conversion of ethanol to butanol represents a vital pathway in the sustainable production of alternative fuels and chemicals. This transformation is typically achieved via multi-step ...

The fermentative production of butanol offers a promising route towards sustainable biofuels and platform chemicals, harnessing the natural metabolic capabilities of microorganisms, particularly ...

Racers running alcohol-fueled engines should perk up when they hear the word biobutanol. Touted as an environmentally friendly advanced biofuel, biobutanol gained recent exposure when an American ...

About 44 bottles of Scotch whisky are shipped around the globe every second, making it the world’s most internationally traded spirit and generating export revenues of £4.5 billion ($5.9 billion) last ...

If research like this scales, the leftover food scraps in your fridge could someday help power industries instead of filling ...

ARAI explores blending isobutanol with diesel to reduce emissions, but concerns about cetane number and miscibility remain.

A new study suggests electricity can convert food waste into industrial chemicals. Researchers at Ohio State University tested this on dairy waste. They used electrofermentation, applying mild ...

The government has been experimenting with blending ethanol with diesel as well. However, the experiment of blending ethanol ...

BEIJING, Dec 27 (Reuters) - China said on Friday it will retain anti-dumping duties on n-butanol imports originating in Taiwan, Malaysia and U.S. for a period of five years from Dec 29. "The Ministry ...

Arkema and Catalyxx have announced a strategic partnership to develop a new value chain for bio-based acrylic resins with a lower carbon footprin ...