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Caribbean scientists turn harmful seaweed into car fuel
When massive amounts of invasive seaweed washed up on Caribbean shores in 2011, locals were left baffled.
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Environment
Whiskey - potential biofuel for cars
Celtic Renewables used fermentation to convert whiskey by-products into biochemicals that could replace gasoline and diesel.
Biology
Banana trees become a renewable source of bioplastics
Biodegradable 'plastic' bags made from a banana plant may sound a bit ... bananas, but some Australian researchers have found a way to do that and make it a public solut…
Environment
Low-carbon biological materials: Many environmentally friendly
The earth is heating up due to the greenhouse effect of polluting emissions, with the main being carbon dioxide. A quarter of the carbon dioxide comes from burning fuel…
Environment
Turn garbage into jet fuel
Generated fuel has outstanding advantages such as less, clean and no emissions that are harmful to the environment.
Biology
Agricultural biotechnology is changing lives
Few people know that agricultural biotechnology has produced countless new products that can change our lives.
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The origin of all kinds of renewable energy in the world and the exploitation process
Currently globally, renewable energy is using only 16%, too little compared to its actual potential. Renewable energy is mainly used to apply to the electricity industry.
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How will the world's greenest cruise ship limit environmental pollution?
Peace Boat, a Japanese non-governmental organization operating a cruise fleet is ambitious to build a ship model
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Discover the unexpected use of beer
According to researchers at Bristol University (UK), one of the most widely used stable petroleum alternatives worldwide is bio-ethanol biofuel.
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Biofuels from brewery waste
Scientists at Cornell University (USA) have discovered hundreds of beneficial bacteria from brewery waste. Some of them can produce methane, the gas burns effectively
Biology
Detecting a bacterium that eats CO2
Clostridium thermocellum can disintegrate both cellulose (the type of organic compound commonly found in plants), turning them into usable biofuels without the need for…
Biology
Beer brewing residues can be used to produce bio-gasoline
DB Export, a brewery in New Zealand, claims to have successfully built its biofuel
Biology
Scientists successfully decipher the secret of eucalyptus trees
An international team of scientists on June 11 announced that it has successfully decoded the genome of eucalyptus trees.
Biology
Transforming plant genes to produce cheap paper and fuel
For years, scientists have had difficulty finding ways to decompose green plants into ready-to-use biofuels.
Biology
Mushroom saves the world environment
Mushrooms can be used as food, to help produce bread and beer. But, little is known that it can also be used to make safe pesticides, tissue culture in medicine and a gr…