1 DOE Announces Awards for up to $16.5 million for Biomass Research and Development
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today the investment of up to $16.5 million for two major research and development (R&D) initiatives that will support the expansion of renewable transportation fuels production. Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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2 Microbial Breakthrough Impacts Health, Agriculture, Biofuels
For the first time ever, University of Illinois researchers have discovered how microbes break down hemicellulose plant matter into simple sugars using a cow rumen bacterium as a model."This is ground-breaking research," said Isaac Cann, associate professor in the U of I Department of Animal Sciences and member of the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) in the Institute for Genomic ... Source: redOrbit
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3 New American Chemical Society podcast: Economical biodiesel from sewage sludge
( American Chemical Society ) Scientists report, in the latest episode in the American Chemical Society's award-winning podcast series, "Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions," that they could produce biodiesel fuel from municipal sewage sludge that is within a few cents a gallon of being competitive with conventional diesel refined from petroleum. Source: EurekAlert!
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4 TPE North American resin pricing, Aug. 23-27: PE, PP climb; PP up $0.11/lb from June lows
Overview : Spot market activity in resin picked up once again after a couple weeks of relative inactivity. Spot-trading platform, The Plastics Exchange ( TPE ), noted that while demand was good, many potential deals stalled when asking prices rose quickly in support of September price-increase initiatives. Average polyethylene (PE) prices were steady to $0.02/lb higher, with a variance seen ... Source: PlasticsToday.com
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5 Biofuels not dead yet, leaders say
A few years ago, farmers, business people and community leaders thought biodiesel would be the savior of the Arkansas Delta. It hasn’t turned out that way, but the biodiesel industry is not dead either. Source: DeWitt Era-Enterprise
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6 GBTC Announces Baltimore’s 15 Hottest Technologies in Town
 CSA Medical’s patented Spray Cryotherapy technology is first to harness the power of e... Source: citybizlist Baltimore
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7 Microbial breakthrough impacts health, agriculture, biofuels
For the first time ever, University of Illinois researchers have discovered how microbes break down hemicellulose plant matter into simple sugars using a cow rumen bacterium as a model. Source: PhysOrg
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8 Microbial breakthrough impacts health, agriculture, biofuels
For the first time ever, researchers have discovered how microbes break down hemicellulose plant matter into simple sugars using a cow rumen bacterium as a model. Source: Science Daily
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9 Microbial breakthrough impacts health, agriculture, biofuels
( University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences ) For the first time ever, University of Illinois researchers have discovered how microbes break down hemicellulose plant matter into simple sugars using a cow rumen bacterium as a model. Source: EurekAlert!
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10 First Naphtha Shipments in Three Months to Asia: Energy Markets
Asian petrochemical companies will import naphtha from Europe for the first time in three months in September as demand rises in China. Source: BusinessWeek
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