Foreword
In the bioeconomy, the circular economy ethos is key:
products at end-of-life are re-utilised and fed back into the system. With
biofuels, this is somewhat difficult, as their entire purpose is to be burned
to power vehicles. However, this month we have a story that demonstrates how
circular economy can still be incorporated into the biofuels sector. Sometimes,
biobased alcohols are produced as wastes or by-products from biobased
industrial processes, but biofuels manufacturer Gevo has developed a process by
which these alcohols, can be turned into biobased isoprene. Isoprene is one of
the major polymers used in the manufacture of synthetic rubber, meaning that the
by-product bioethanol could be utilised for the production of vehicle tyres,
creating a curious instance of circular bioeconomy, with the potential for
vehicles to be both powered and shod with bioethanol. While in reality the
end-use of this biobased isoprene.........
Other news this month includes:
Policy
- French National Assembly declare palm oil “not a biofuel”
- France to raise biofuel mandates
Markets
- Attis to purchase New York bioethanol plant
Research and Development
- Novel biosensor to better detect biofuel-producing microbes
- Project aims to produce biofuels from sewage sludge
- Boosting pyrolysis yields through catalyst research
- Partnership for seamless biomass to bio fuel process
- Cellulose research could lead to more efficient biofuel production
Bioethanol
- Waste bioethanol could be used to make tyres
- Turning emissions from steel manufacturing into biofuels
Biodiesel
- Less maintainance for trucking company running on biodiesel
Aviation Biofuel
- Etihad makes its first biofuel-powered flight
- Dutch air force to fly with biofuel
- Gevo and Renmatix to evaluate commercial biobased jet fuel
Other Biofuels
- Methane-powered tractor wins design award
Price Information
Events