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APRIL 25, 2021

Researchers from the University of Houston, with colleagues at the University of São Paolo in Brazil, have demonstrated how copper-resistant bacterium from a copper mine in Brazil convert CuSO 4 (copper sulfate) ions into zero-valent Cu (metallic copper). An open-access paper on their research is published in Science Advances.

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MAY 3, 2022

We supply our customers with electric mobility on a turnkey basis, which means they get from us all the modules they need for a functioning electric bus service: We supply the buses, we plan the necessary infrastructure as well as the charging management, we manage the conversion of the depot and we train the staff.

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MARCH 8, 2012

Tests resulted in high sugar conversion and high yields of butanol. Cobalt is keeping the exact conversion and yield figures confidential at this point. Using this test facility, Cobalt demonstrated its advanced biocatalyst’s ability to convert non-food based substrates into renewable n-butanol.

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JULY 6, 2010

Brazil’s Petrobras will partner with BIOeCON, a Dutch company, on the development of a new process for enhanced conversion of lignocellulosic biomass such as sugarcane bagasse into chemicals that can be used to produce green plastics, or further transformed into next-generation advanced biofuels. Earlier post.)

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JULY 31, 2014

The biomass will be supplied by Guozhen under a long-term fixed price agreement, and the enzymes needed for the conversion of the biomass will be supplied by Novozymes as earlier announced. M&G Chemicals has manufacturing locations in Brazil, Mexico and the USA. using non food biomass) bio-refinery in the world.

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OCTOBER 12, 2013

Boeing has collaborated extensively with airlines, research institutions, governments and other stakeholders to develop road maps for biofuel supply chains in several countries and regions, including the United States, China, Australia and Brazil. The aerospace company’s plan to work with SAA is the first such project in Africa.

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AUGUST 4, 2020

Brazil-based GranBio announced a strategic alliance with NextChem, the subsidiary of Italian engineering giant Maire Tecnimont dedicated to the energy transition, to co-license its patented technology for the production of second-generation (2G) ethanol worldwide. GranBio uses two proprietary sugar conversion technologies.

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DECEMBER 11, 2009

to reach just more than 3 million vehicles (including conversions) by 2015. Conversely, in Pakistan, Argentina, Brazil, Iran, and India—the top five markets for NGVs—there are a variety of light-duty NGVs available. between 2008 and 2015, which translates into 31,347 vehicles (including conversions) sold in 2015.

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JUNE 25, 2009

opened the Amyris Renewable Products Demonstration Facility in Campinas, Brazil. The demonstration facility is the first of its kind in Brazil, and is designed to execute in-country scale-up, demonstration and optimization of all Amyris fuels and chemicals manufacturing processes. Amyris Brasil Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, Ltda.,

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

United States, Brazil, and Europe—at 34.6 mostly to expansion in developing markets and relatively mature bioenergy markets such as Brazil, advanced biorefinery capacity growth will jump to 31 BGY by 2022. thermochemical and hybrid conversion pathways are expected to increase over the remainder of the forecast period.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The conversion of REE ore to individual REE products is done in two main stages. in Brazil from their mine and processing facility. In August 2020, the Government of Saskatchewan announced $31 million in funding for the facility. The first is the concentration of ore to mixed REE Carbonate.

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JANUARY 22, 2013

The US is the dominant producer of corn-based ethanol, and Brazil is the dominant producer of sugarcane-based ethanol. For corn ethanol, the N 2 O conversion rate in cornfields is the most sensitive factor, followed by the ethanol plant energy consumption. Bioethanol is the biofuel that is produced and consumed the most globally.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2012

the largest EPC companies in Brazil specializing in sugar cane processing, and GeoSynFuels, LLC (GSF) recently formed a strategic alliance for the development and commercialization of GSF’s proprietary cellulosic ethanol technology. billion gallons of that being centrally located in Brazil, according to the partners. and pellet plants.

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OCTOBER 17, 2014

By utilizing residual biomass solids from the ethanol conversion process, the plant generates 21 megawatts (MW) of electricity—enough to power itself and provide excess clean renewable power to the local Stevens County community.

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OCTOBER 11, 2013

announced that its farnesene plant in Brazil has achieved the production run rate of 1 million liters (264,000 gallons US) over a 45-day period. Our farnesene plant in Brazil is operating well, meeting our technology, volumetric and cost targets. Renewable fuels and chemicals company Amyris, Inc. —Amyris CEO John Melo.

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OCTOBER 24, 2017

Vastly expanding sugarcane production in Brazil for conversion to ethanol could reduce current global CO 2 emissions by as much as 5.6%, according to a new study by an international team led by researchers from the University of Illinois. The carbon-related costs of converting the land to sugarcane fields were included in the analysis.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

a synthetic biology company focused on developing renewable hydrocarbon biofuels ( earlier post ), are partnering to explore potential business opportunities for the conversion of sugarcane into renewable jet fuel. The University of Queensland, Australia (UQ) and US-based Amyris Biotechnologies Inc., Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 25, 2010

In parallel, Petrobras and KLE will jointly work on an industrial-scale bagasse-based cellulosic ethanol plant project that shall be fully integrated into a sugarcane mill belonging to the Petrobras Group in Brazil slated to go on stream in 2013. KLE says that its process delivers high yield conversion of C 6 and C 5 sugars.

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JUNE 10, 2011

While compressed natural gas (CNG) will play a role, particularly for high-mileage fleets, the report suggests that the chemical conversion of gas into some form of liquid fuel may be the best pathway to significant market penetration. MIT: leaning toward conversion for light-duty vehicles. Natural gas to fuel conversion processes.

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AUGUST 3, 2020

The H-BIO process features a very high conversion yield—at least 95% v/v to diesel—without residue generation and a small propane production as a by-product. Renewable diesel still depends on regulation by the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) to be traded in Brazil.

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AUGUST 30, 2009

Use of Hydrous Ethanol in Brazil. Brazil, the largest and most populous country in South America, was importing 80% of its oil and 40% of its foreign exchange was used to pay for that imported oil. In 1975, General Ernesto Geisel, then-president of Brazil, ordered the country’s gasoline supply mixed with 10% ethanol.

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DECEMBER 1, 2013

Through the government’s support for biofuel production, China has become the third largest bioethanol producer in the world after the US and Brazil, with an overall fuel ethanol production capacity of 1.9 million tons in 2008. —Littlewood et al.

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

Under the terms of the alliance, Cobalt and Rhodia will work together to deploy Cobalt’s technology for the conversion of sugar cane bagasse into n-butanol for the chemicals and fuels market. Following this first step, the partners will jointly develop a demonstration plant to demonstrate Cobalt’s technology on site in Brazil.

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APRIL 25, 2014

Byogy’s four-step process for the conversion of ethanol to renewable jet fuel. Avianca is fully committed to supporting the Byogy ATJ fuel approval process and believes it is the best solution for Avianca to achieve carbon neutrality for its operations in Brazil. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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JULY 16, 2014

The purely mechanical pretreatment process also minimizes byproduct formation, thus reducing inhibitors and increasing sugar purity, which provides higher conversions from sugars into biofuels, biochemicals, and other bioproducts. Edeniq currently sells or licenses its technologies to biorefineries in the United States and Brazil.

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MARCH 20, 2012

Both Shell and BP—almost tying for top place—are pursuing strategies based on rapid scale-up in Brazil, where the efficient sugarcane market represents one of the most attractive biofuels markets over the next decade, with potential to supply sugar for advanced conversion technologies producing “drop-in” fuels as well.

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JANUARY 17, 2012

Since January 2010, Boeing has entered into sustainable aviation fuel research agreements with airlines, academic institutions and industry partners in Australia, the Middle East, China, Mexico, United States and Brazil, said Edwards. Assessment of appropriate production systems and technology types that will match with local infrastructure.

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AUGUST 5, 2019

The open-access paper is published in the journal Energy Conversion and Management: X. In the study, researchers from IIASA, Brazil, Germany, and Malaysia looked into how an airship-based industry could be developed using the jet stream as the energy medium to transport cargo around the world. doi: 10.1016/j.ecmx.2019.100016.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

to reach just over 3 million vehicles (including conversions) by 2015. The top five markets for NGVs are currently Pakistan, Argentina, Brazil, Iran, and India. between 2008 and 2015, which translates into 31,347 vehicles (including conversions) sold in 2015. Tags: Conversions LNG Market Background Natural Gas.

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JUNE 23, 2010

Biotechnology offers new perspectives on the conversion of biomass into molecules for biofuels and green chemistry. Amyris operates laboratories and a pilot plant in California and a pilot plant and demonstration facility in Brazil. Amyris is one of the most promising start-ups in the emerging white biotechnology field.

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OCTOBER 19, 2015

Based on information from GCEH petition, literature review and expert consultations, EPA concluded that southern Mexico (the states of Yucatan, Oaxaca and Chiapas) and northeastern Brazil are the likely locations for commercial-scale production of jatropha for use in making biofuels for the RFS program. corn production in the United States).

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

Bloomberg New Energy Finance found that approximately 225 million tonnes of biomass should be annually available by 2020 under the base case scenario for bioproduct conversion. The conversion yields for turning lignocellulosic biomass into ethanol, using the enzymatic hydrolysis technology, have improved dramatically in the past five years.

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MAY 18, 2018

The enzymes’ conversion efficiency is currently 50%-65%. The aim of this study was to find beta-glucosidases suited to the biomass that is available in Brazil; to this end, the researchers focused on natural processes occurring in the Amazon Forest and Cerrado (Brazilian savanna) biomes.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Strong results in India, Brazil, Russia and South East Asia offset stalling sales in Europe, China and the US. Surprisingly, the growth in the segment was not driven by the US, where more than half of global sales are recorded, but by Thailand and Brazil. —Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst. million units, up by 5% on 2017.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2011

In a step toward synthetic solar conversion systems, the ORNL researchers have demonstrated and confirmed with small-angle neutron scattering analysis that light harvesting complex II (LHC-II) proteins can self-assemble with polymers into a synthetic membrane structure and produce hydrogen. HFIR is supported by the DOE Office of Science.

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MAY 3, 2012

The DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), at its Colorado pilot-scale biochemical conversion facility, converted the biomass from Ceres’ hybrids into cellulosic sugars, which Amyris subsequently fermented into renewable farnesene. Ceres first commercialized its improved hybrids in Brazil this season.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

Although many feedstocks, technologies, and conversion pathways are currently sharing the same tent, the current decade is shaping up to be one of shakeouts, as early bets on cellulosic technologies reach commercial production and significant investments from oil majors and multinationals. continue to pour into the industry. and biodiesel.

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