Editorial: Biofuels and Bioenergy

Biofuels > Bioenergy Research Centers 1 Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center

Additional scientific partners include the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, University of Florida, Illinois State University, Iowa State University, and Lucigen Corporation. Located in the world’s most productive agricultural region, the GLBRC is taking scientifically diverse approaches to converting sunlight and diverse plant feedstocks (agricultural residu...

Editorial: the nonsense of biofuels.

Fossil fuels, like mineral oil, coal, and natural gas, are derived from the biomass of ancient times. As such, they are indirect products of photosynthesis. It is therefore appropriate to ask whether we can use currently available biomass and convert it into biofuels like biodiesel and biogas. Biohydrogen might be another option. Often one can read that biofuels are CO2-neutral and therefore a ...

Engineering electron transfer among bacteria for improved bioenergy and biofuels

for Seminar on 10 April 2015 Engineering electron transfer among bacteria for improved bioenergy and biofuels. Nikhil S. Malvankar. Burroughs Wellcome Fund CASI Fellow, Departments of Physics and Microbiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Living cells are required to get rid of a large number of electrons left behind in metabolism when nutrients convert into energy. Aerobic organisms i...

Algae biofuels: versatility for the future of bioenergy.

The world continues to increase its energy use, brought about by an expanding population and a desire for a greater standard of living. This energy use coupled with the realization of the impact of carbon dioxide on the climate, has led us to reanalyze the potential of plant-based biofuels. Of the potential sources of biofuels the most efficient producers of biomass are the photosynthetic micro...

Sustainable Energy Production in the United States: Life Cycle Assessment of Biofuels and Bioenergy