Showing posts with label butanol. Show all posts
Showing posts with label butanol. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Bio News

Some recent news about putting biology to work in areas I get excited about. Biofuels (specifically biobutanol) and aquaponics (aquaculture + hydroponics).

(Biofuels)
DesMoinesRegister: Ethanol plants may shift to biobutanol

GCC: Study finds biomass-to-liquids fuels could be economically competitive at current price levels

SciAm: First Dedicated Biorefinery Could Wean Hawaii Off Imported Oil

Record-Eagle: Teacher to launch biodiesel fuel plant

(Aquaponics)
UpNorthLive: Grand Traverse Academy Starts Aquaponics

HuffPost: A Tour Of Chicago's Amazing Vertical Farm
The Plant is a fish hatchery, hydroponic garden, commercial kitchen, and brewery for both beer and kombucha tea. Perhaps best of all, the waste from one part of farm serves as raw material for another, making it a net-zero energy system...
 The Plant (official site)

Wednesday, December 03, 2008

The Year Of Butanol

If 2007 was the year for biodiesel to become well known; 2008 the year for ethanol; then I believe 2009 will be the year for butanol.

See->
TechReview: Cheaper Butanol from Biomass

BW: Researchers push butanol as biofuel answer