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Pulp Miller’s Strategy: Integrate Biochemicals (Furfural)
Sappi announced further progress in the development of its biorefinery capacity with the confirmation that it will construct a demonstration plant to further scale up its novel Xylex® technology for the production of Xylitol and Furfural (Image: thepaperstory.co.za, Sappi Ngodwana).
Pulp Mills are an ideal source of large amounts of ‘free pentoses’, from which furfural is made.
Finally [1], the paper industry is moving into the furfural biorefining space. Great News!
Plastics from sugar: the end to petrochemicals?
Research Success Story about EnzOx2 (Image: enzox2.eu).
The EnzOx2 Project is a Research & Innovation Action funded by the Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking, …
… a Public-Private Partnership between the EU (under H2020 framework programme) and the Bio-based Industries Consortium. Twelve participants from five European countries will join efforts for the sustainable production of chemical building blocks and other added value products from plant biomass using enzymatic technologies. read more…
Avocado Furan: Natural Insecticide
Avocadofurans are new nontoxic insecticides which would be effective against common crop insect pest.
Avocadofurans are new nontoxic insecticides which would be effective against common crop insect pest.
Bioenergy crops could store more carbon in soil
Biomass research plots (miscanthus and switchgrass) on SoyFace plots on UI South Farms.
In addition to providing renewable energy, grass crops like switchgrass and miscanthus could store some of the carbon they pull from the atmosphere in the soil. read more…
Whiskey Science: Smell the Furfural
The Higher the Furfural Content, The Better The Whiskey! (Image: DalinYebo)
Furfural imparts a characteristic variously described as grainy, biscuity, or almond-like.
Levulinic Acid from Cow Dung
Oldest Biorefineries used for Pretreatment of Lignocellulose: The Cows
Levulinic acid is a platform chemical with significant potential to substitute petroleum-based products in the chemical and fuel sectors.
Additional Posts
Levulinic Acid and other biobased chemicals via one-pot conversion of furfural
Carbon Capture, Storage & Energy Saving (an idea)
California won’t list furfuryl alcohol under Prop 65
Image: http://www.agra-net.net
California Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has announced it will not list furfuryl alcohol, also known as 2-furanmethanol, as a chemical known to the State to cause cancer under Proposition 65 [1].
Biorefineries Give Local Farmers Opportunities for Additional Income
Farmer Bruce Nelson and a representative from biofuels company POET-DSM stand between square and round bales of corn stover stock piled outside of POET-DSM’s PROJECT LIBERTY cellulosic ethanol biorefinery.”
Selling the corn plant residue after their corn harvest has generated a new revenue stream for many farmers, including Bruce. Watch a video segment about Bruce’s story at the beginning of the film “Bioenergy: America’s Energy Future”. read more…
