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ResearchUnexpected autocatalytic effect gives light-driven enzyme a boost to synthesise green fuels
Discovery could enhance production of liquid fuels by algae
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Research
Blood could supply haem centre for biomass-supported catalyst
Haemoglobin-derived catalyst used to reduce nitroarene into aromatic amines
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Research
Renewable rocket fuel made by genetically engineered soil bacteria
Bioengineered bacteria synthesise extremely energy dense cyclopropane chains
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Ultrafast pyrolysis makes hydrogen from banana peels
Photothermal process converts biomass into valuable syngas and solids with a flash of white light
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News
Bioenergy emissions scrutinised as UK plans to grow sector
Questions raised on carbon neutrality vs climate neutrality
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Drax plant to use Mitsubishi’s carbon capture technology in pursuit of negative emissions
Amine solvent in use at 13 other plants could be deployed at Yorkshire plant by 2027
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Research
Engineered cyanobacteria turn carbon dioxide into petrol substitute
Strategy transforms wild photosynthetic organism into a system that could reduce humanity’s reliance on fossil fuels
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Biomass carbon capture pilot points to a new sector whose time has come
Drax project is first of a raft of schemes poised to come online in the UK
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Foam catalyst performs hydrogen evolution in neutral conditions
Structure decouples water dissociation and hydrogen evolution processes
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Europe to invest €100 million to boost bioeconomy
New strategy aims to improves sustainability and add 1 million jobs over 20 years
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Enzyme survives blistering conditions to rapidly break down cellulose
Ionic liquid protects enzyme as it turns woody biomass into sugars 30 times faster than previously possible
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New chemistry enables UK negative carbon dioxide emissions pilot
Carbon capture is back at Drax, thanks to more energy efficient absorption technology
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Business
Rural power champion
Clementine Chambon is the 2018 Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year for her work using bioenergy to solve environmental, social and gender challenges in rural India
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Business
Outline for Europe’s first waste to methanol plant
Enerkem teams up with AkzoNobel and Air Liquide to turn rubbish into raw materials
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Corn-fed bioelectrorefinery harnesses excess electricity
Drop-in fuel production process clocks up sustainability points
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Biofuels from cedar oil get diamond performance upgrade
Tricyclic sesquiterpanes and alkyl diamondoids give renewable fuels the potential to outperform conventional fuels
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Ring-locking holds the key to levoglucosan production
Functionalising sugars could help to unlock the potential of biomass in chemical synthesis
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Nitrogen fertiliser can minimise biofuel benefits
Using nitrogen fertiliser on switchgrass boosts nitrous oxide emissions and negates biofuel climate advantage
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Mixed outlook for ethanol–petrol blends
London study says incorporating biofuels into petrol supplies could increase acetaldehyde levels in the air
