In Germany, RIKEN researchers have found out how light energy harvested by pigments besides chlorophyll is transferred to the molecular site where photosynthesis occurs in cyanobacteria. Green is the color that most people associate with plants, microalgae life and natural environments. That’s because most plants and microalgae use the green pigment chlorophyll to absorb sunlight. […]
In China, a research team at Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, has constructed ultrathin porous cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanosheets decorated with two types of “dual-functional” sites: individual ruthenium atoms (Ru single atoms) and sulfur vacancies. This design, reported in Science Bulletin, enables highly efficient and selective photoreforming of ethanol under simulated sunlight. Under light irradiation, the Ru […]
In South Korea, KAIST researchers have developed a technology that can produce key nylon precursors in an eco-friendly way using microbes. A research team has developed an Escherichia coli-based modular platform capable of producing three key monomers (basic molecular units that make up polymers) of “nylon 6,6” and “nylon 6″—adipic acid, hexamethylenediamine, and epsilon-caprolactam—from “glycerol […]
In Indiana, converting aquaculture sludge with a natural microbial process into a viable renewable biofuel presents a mind-numbing chess match of biochemical variables. This process — anaerobic digestion — involves microbes operating in a no-oxygen environment. Researchers from Purdue University are steadily developing new strategies for controlling the complex variables of anaerobic digestion, a naturally […]
In Canada, Mugglehead Magazine reported that researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a new hydrogen production method that could significantly reduce the cost and energy demands associated with generating the clean fuel. The team said that the approach may allow factories to produce hydrogen using industrial waste heat instead of relying on extremely […]
In Russia, an international group of scientists from Russia, as well as from Arab and African countries, has proposed a new technology that allows to generate electric power and also to ensure hydrogen storage in the process of regasification of liquefied natural gas (LNG). The results have been published in the International Journal of Hydrogen […]
In Washington, researchers modeled how climate warming will affect the production of key bioenergy crops. The authors find that up to 40% of existing oil palm production, up to 13% of existing sugarcane production, and up to 10% of existing soybean production will occur in locations within the tropics that will not be suitable for […]
In Italy, across the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and West African coasts, massive arrivals of Sargassum seaweed have become an annual crisis. Thick mats of algae blanket beaches, disrupt fisheries, damage tourism and release harmful gases as they decay, with cleanup costs reaching hundreds of millions of dollars each year. What began as an unexpected […]
In Germany, microorganisms and microalgae can be used to recover valuable metals from electronic waste – in an environmentally friendly, selective manner with potential for industrial application. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB demonstrated this in a study. At the heart of the process is a technique known as bioleaching: […]
In India, BioEnergy Times reported that researchers in Switzerland and France are working on a new technology aimed at lowering the cost of green hydrogen production. Scientists from Swiss National Science Foundation-supported projects at Empa are collaborating with French research institutes to develop more affordable materials for electrolyzers, the devices used to produce hydrogen from […]
