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Researchers have developed microbial electrolysis cells using Archaea species that could use the current to convert carbon dioxide and water to methane without any organic material, bacteria or hydrog...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 3765679Scientists have discovered that the addition of dilute acetic acid or vinegar can help jumpstart bioremediation of chromium-contaminated industrial wastewa...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 450318Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Primafuel, Inc., a California-based company that develops renewable fuels, have entered a multi-year, multi-mil...
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on November 25, 2008
Researchers have identified a fungus found in the Patagonia forest that produces a new type of diesel fuel. Tests indicated that the fungus Gliocladium roseum, which grows on the branches of a tree ca...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 6892306Researchers are exploring the potential of olive stones, otherwise a waste product of the olive processing industry, as a substrate for bioethanol producti...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 6203040Algerian researchers explored the use of orange peel in the removal of acidic dyes from industrial effluent from manufacturers of dyes, paper printers, tex...
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on September 5, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Miguel LamielIn a report published in HortScience, researchers show the potential of constructed wetlands as a simple, low-technology method for treating agricultural, i...
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Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Alasdair ThomsonIn small scale trials, sweet potatoes grown in Maryland and Alabama has been shown to yield two to three times as much carbohydrate for fuel ethanol prod...
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The DOE's Joint Genome Institute is supporting the genomic sequencing of duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza) as one of its priority projects for 2009 direc...
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The ASM Press has released Bioenergy, a new book focusing on microorganisms as a sustainable and cost-effective source of alternative energy.
In 31 detailed chapters, Bioenergy provides thorough expla...
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