 The outlook's bright for biofuels- In today's tough economic climate, one area that is forecast to buck the declining trend is that of biofuels, with the BRIC countries driving an ever increasing global demand...
- Published: 13 January, 2012
- More than a kernel of hope for Jatropha's biodiesel potential
- Jatropha curcas seed is a promising feedstock for biodiesel production as the plant produces oil-rich seeds and can grow in arid conditions. The use of J. curcas has so far been limited by the toxicity of the seeds.
- Published: 11 January, 2012
- Plastic bottles, naturally
- The effort to produce plastic PET bottles made entirely from plant material has always been hampered by the difficulty of producing terephthalic acid from natural sources. Now, however, Coca-Cola has found just the way, or rather they’ve found three.
- Published: 22 December, 2011
- Fat is all in the genes
- Scientists are a step closer to justifying the claim that energy-dense fatty acids represent nature’s ‘petroleum’. One group has rebuilt the fatty acid synthesis pathway from Escherichia coli in a test tube, while another has hijacked the pathway to produce a strain of E. coli that can produce biodiesel directly from plant biomass.
- Published: 15 December, 2011
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World Biofuels Markets
13 - 15 March, 2012 | Rotterdam, Netherlands
With positive news that an ever-increasing number of commercial aviation biofuels flights are taking off and opposing reports challenging the US to reach it’s long term advanced biofuels mandate without significant innovation, the global industry continues on an upward curve - but still has much to achieve.
Now is the time for action.
The World Biofuels Markets Congress & Exhibition returns to Rotterdam for 2012, to once again bring together the entire biofuels industry value chain to do business.
Early confirmed speakers include BP Biofuels, ZeaChem, BonSucro, Joule Unlimited, Gevo, Air Transport Association, Borregaard Industries, BNDES, Boeing, CARBIO, IATA, US Federal Aviation Administration, Novozymes and Ceres.
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