Andrea Kruse
Oregon
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A Proposal for Evaluating the Economic Viability of Biorefineries against Petrochemical Benchmarks
1 Introduction Climate change is considered one of the key challenges humanity currently faces 1. There is robust scientific consensus that it is caused by humankind 2. One of the main reasons is the use of enormous amounts of fossil carbon from natural sinks, leading to imbalances in the Earth's natural carbon cycle. The higher concentration of greenhouse gases, primarily CO2, in the atmosphere leads to higher temperatures and increased extreme weather events.
The influence of torrefaction temperature and reaction time on the properties of torrefied sun‐dried millet and sorghum straws from the arid and semi‐arid zones of western Africa
Thermogravimetry analysis Figure 7 illustrates the DTG analysis as a function of temperature for the raw MS and SS and their corresponding tor-chars. In general, the DTG analysis evolution profile of lignocellulosic biomass indicates that in temperatures up to 120 °C, the removal of moisture and very light volatiles occurs;52 at a higher temperature range (220–315 °C), hemicellulose decomposition takes place. Cellulose degradation has a temperature range of 250–380 °C.
Valorization of Byproducts from Hydrothermal Liquefaction of Sewage Sludge and Manure: the Development of a Struvite-Producing Unit for Nutrient Recovery
1. Introduction Hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) appears to be a useful technology for the transformation of wet, organic wastes, such as sewage sludge and manure, into oxygenated, viscous bio-crude oil.(1−4) Biofuels production from this material has been shown to be feasible.(5) However, side streams, specifically the solid (HTL solids) and the liquid (HTL process water) phases, are also generated during HTL.
Physico-mechanical properties and thermal decomposition characteristics of pellets from Jatropha curcas L. residues as affected by water addition
Sebastian Romulia Institute of Agricultural Engineering Tropics and Subtropics Group, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, GermanyCorrespondenceinfo440e@uni-hohenheim.de https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5410-1198 , Shkelqim Karaja Institute of Agricultural Engineering Tropics and Subtropics Group, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germanyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7047-121X , Catalina Rodriguez Correab Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Conversion Technologies of Biobased Resources Group...
Effect of different Brønsted acids on the hydrothermal conversion of fructose to HMF
The hydrothermal dehydration of fructose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), a promising platform chemical from renewable resources, is commonly known to be Brønsted acid catalysed. Despite, it was not clear, if the acids used as catalyst may have an additional effect on the reaction, besides the donation of protons. In this work, we studied the effect of different Brønsted acids on the hydrothermal conversion of fructose to HMF.
Keeping Our Adventures Cool with Fruttare Fruit and Juice Bars and Free Printable
This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Pollinate Media Group® and Fruttare, but all my opinions are my own. #pmedia http://my-disclosur.es/OBsstV Seems like Summer has just started, but as the days get hotter, I have been hearing, "Mom, we're bored!" followed closely behind by, "Mom, we're hot!" Neither of which I want to be hearing right now. It's Summer! With a little added incentive I peeled my kids off the couch and got them outside to explore.
Quick and Healthy Zucchini Noodles - Zoodle Recipe
This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. Whether you are looking for a Meatless Monday meal, or need a gluten free option, zucchini noodles, often called zoodles, are a quick and healthy choice. Now, I should disclose that I am swimming in zucchini from my garden so I was looking for a new way to use my abundant harvest. I made the mistake of planting 5 zucchini plants. I know. What was I thinking?
Mini Popover Pancakes with Mixed Berry Sauce
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease 24 muffin tins. Put the milk, flour, eggs, melted butter, vanilla extract and salt in the blender and mix well. Scrape down sides as necessary. Pour batter into greased muffin tins. They should be no more than 3/4 full. Bake for 15 minutes. They should be puffy and golden on top. Wait till they are cool enough to handle, then pop them out to serve. While the pancakes are in the oven, Put the frozen berries and sugar in a heavy bottomed saucepan. Bring it up to a simmer.
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