079_D%201.4%20Biology%20Biotechnology. About. About Xtrudx Xtrudx Technologies, Inc. (“Xtrudx”) was founded in January, 2009, in Seattle, Washington based on the co-founders’ belief that “supercritical water” will be the technological key to economic utilization of abundant biomass and waste plastics as viable feedstocks for production of alternative liquid transportation fuels.
Xtrudx’s co-founders and management team include an experienced Chemical Engineer/Patent Attorney (Thomas E. Loop, President & Chief Executive Officer), a world renowned Professor of Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science (G. Graham Allan, Vice-President & Chief Chemical Technology Officer), and an accomplished Master Tool & Die Maker/Machinist (James D. Xtrudx’s vision is to develop the world’s first industrial-scale technology platform to produce liquid transportation fuels from biomass and waste plastics by reaction with water at supercritical conditions, thereby forever revolutionizing the worldwide production of green energy. Algenol Biofuels. Abundance Food. December 12, 2010AlgaeIndustryMagazine.com ndustrial agriculture produces fossil foods that break the nutrient cycle and force farmers to apply a new set of chemical fertilizers each year. The break wastes roughly half of the expensive fossil nutrients applied, while severely polluting our ecosystems and poisoning our water.
Fossil agriculture has destroyed our magnificent fisheries and replaced them with massive dead zones. Modern agriculture wastes millions of tons of fossil resources growing genetically engineered monocultures that deliver empty calories to consumers. A food production system built on an eroding foundation of fossil resources will supply our food only as long as all 24 vital natural resources are available and affordable locally—at precisely the time when crops need them.
The root problem is that genetic modification has pushed yields up at the expense of the plant’s foundation—its roots. Algae_positionpaper. Butamax™ Advanced Biofuels LLC. Cyanotech. Drop-In Biofuels. Drop-in biofuels are hydrocarbon fuels substantially similar to gasoline, diesel, or jet fuels. These fuels can be made from a variety of biomass feedstocks including crop residues, woody biomass, dedicated energy crops, and algae.
The goal for drop-in fuels is to meet existing diesel, gasoline, and jet fuel quality specifications and be ready to "drop-in" to existing infrastructure by being chemically indistinguishable from petroleum derived fuels. This minimizes infrastructure compatibility issues, which are a barrier to fast commercialization of biofuels like ethanol and biodiesel. Hawaii’s Natural Energy Laboratory fuels innovation - Hawaii Business - November 2011 - Hawaii. Companies at the state’s Natural Energy Lab are expanding and innovating By Shara Enay (page 1 of 2) Next to Kona International Airport, at Keahole Point, sits a potential gold mine that is home to some of the state’s biggest exporters and groundbreaking research being done nowhere else in the world.
The Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority is an 870-acre ocean and science technology park with 40 tenants – from unique aquaculture companies raising seahorses to a University of Hawaii laboratory that monitors and interprets atmospheric sounds. It is the only tech park in the world that pipes nutrient-rich deep seawater from 3,000 feet below the surface to its tenants. Hawaii Island Mayor Billy Kenoi calls NELHA the Big Island’s sleeping giant. “There is a lot of wonderful innovation and technology going on at NELHA, but there is potential for a lot more,” he says.
Here are updates on some of the innovative companies at NELHA. Cellana Fuel for the future. Iowa State University scientists genetically increase algae biomass by more than 50 percent - News Service - Iowa State University. Martin Spalding, professor in the Department of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology and associate dean for research and graduate studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, is leading a team that discovered a genetic method that can increase biomass in algae by 50 to 80 percent.
ISU photo by Bob Elbert Contacts: Martin Spalding, Genetics, Development and Cell Biology, 515-294-7740, mspaldin@iastate.edu Dario Valenzuela, Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer, 515-294-4470, dariov@iastate.edu Dan Kuester, News Service, 515-294-0704, kuester@iastate.edu AMES, Iowa - Research at Iowa State University has led to discovery of a genetic method that can increase biomass in algae by 50 to 80 percent. The breakthrough comes from expressing certain genes in algae that increase the amount of photosynthesis in the plant, which leads to more biomass. Expressing genes means that the gene's function is turned on.
The process is similar to a car driving up a hill. LS9 Inc. p17. Plants Listing - Biodiesel.org. What is Biodiesel? Biodiesel BasicsThe "101" on biodiesel. Start here. Biodiesel FAQ'sAnswers to your frequently asked questions. Biodiesel Fact SheetsPrint materials, one-pagers, and talking points. Reports DatabaseSearch our collection of technical reports. Plants Listing Plants :: Renewable Products for the World. Sustainable Development of Algal Biofuels. Overview Authors Committee on the Sustainable Development of Algal Biofuels; Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources; Board on Energy and Environmental Systems; Division on Earth and Life Studies; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; National Research Council Description Biofuels made from algae are gaining attention as a domestic source of renewable fuel.
However, with current technologies, scaling up production of algal biofuels to meet even 5 percent of U.S. transportation fuel needs could create unsustainable demands for energy, water, and nutrient resources. The Biocoil Project - 1994-95. Summary Page Nestled in a mountain valley lies the dying Cascade Reservoir, plagued by cyanobacteria. This bacteria does to Cascade Reservoir what kryptonite does to Superman, induces a slow and painful death. Cyanobacteria produce toxic algae blooms and in 1993, twenty-two cattle with access to the reservoir died. This forced the EPA to ban human contact with the reservoir. Excess nutrients in the water have been cited as the cause of these blooms, resulting in the Division of Environmental Quality's restriction on phosphate contributions to the reservoir. The largest contributor of nutrients is the McCall Sewage Treatment Facility.