The first is fast pyrolysis, a thermal breakdown process that occurs in an inert atmosphere at moderate temperature. The resulting lignocellulosic biomass produces bio-oils that contain roughly 40 ...

This quick process can either be used to create more fuels or to downsize the reactors, which could reduce or eliminate the cost of the transportation of the biomass. Researchers at the University ...

Chemists working with biologists and engineers will learn how to make greater use of the only practical sustainable source of carbon: non-food biomass 2. This includes agricultural, food and ...

So the biomass industry and its allies are pushing for new ways to use biomass, claiming these projects are clean. But they’re far from it. These false solutions come with the same old problems — and ...

Identification of Effective Thermal Conductivity of Human Feces Using a Solar-thermal Pyrolysis Batch Reactor Simulation Researchers from the University of Colorado ... sludge chars as a solid fuel ...

If you’ve ever wanted to operate your own nuclear reactor, you probably aren’t going to get one in your backyard shop. However, thanks to the University of Manchester, you can get a simulated ...

The mill uses an anaerobic digester ETP (environmental treatment plant) for the water treatment system and the biology is not thriving. The goal is to be able to treat the water and grow enough ...

In February 2020, District Eating approached the Translational Energy Research Centre team, asking them to provide additional support and knowledge to one of its clients and associates in ...

Global interest in fast reactors has been growing since their inception in 1960 because they can provide efficient, safe and sustainable energy. Their closed fuel cycle can support long-term nuclear ...

2, 1942, in a squash court under the stands of Stagg Field at the University of Chicago. Nicknamed “Chicago Pile-1,” the world’s first nuclear reactor kicked off the Atomic Age and has a complicated ...

The first generation of nuclear power plants were built in the 1950s and 1960s and were based on light water reactor technology. These reactors use water as a coolant and neutron moderator ...

The power needs of Google’s insatiable data centers might eventually be met by small modular nuclear reactors — emphasis on might and eventually. Search giant Google and startup Kairos Power ...