News articles tagged with 'ethanol' (Page 8)
Iowa researchers developing system to efficiently convert biomass to ethanol
— 25 Mar 2008 16:33 | EnvironmentIowa State University researchers are developing an integrated system of thermochemical and catalytic technologies to efficiently produce ethanol from plant biomass. The U.S. Department…
US rush to produce corn-based ethanol will worsen 'dead zone' in Gulf of Mexico
— 11 Mar 2008 18:38 | EnvironmentThe U.S. government's rush to produce corn-based ethanol as a fuel alternative will worsen pollution in the Gulf of Mexico, increasing a 'Dead Zone' that kills fish and aquatic life,…
Cannabinoid-blocking weight-loss drug might fight alcoholic fatty liver
— 4 Mar 2008 22:00 | HealthThe cannabinoid receptors best known for delivering the psychological effects of marijuana also explain the connection between chronic alcohol use and a buildup of fat in the liver,…
Policies key as ethanol 'revolution' links agriculture, energy sectors
— 16 Feb 2008 15:03 | EnvironmentThe recent boom in production of ethanol from corn grain has tightly linked the agriculture and energy sectors in an unprecedented fashion. Purdue University researchers developed a…
International effort takes critical steps to accelerate growth of global biofuels market
— 3 Feb 2008 08:53 | EnvironmentThe governments of the United States, Brazil and the European Union (EU) - the world's major producers of biofuels - released an analysis of current biofuel specifications with the…
Trees, grass may produce ethanol without poisoning gulf
— 17 Jan 2008 04:00 | EnvironmentWithin five to seven years fast growing trees and grasses might become economically viable alternatives to corn as a source of renewable fuel ethanol, reducing the need for pollutants…
Major net energy gain from switchgrass-based ethanol
— 10 Jan 2008 16:39 | EnvironmentSwitchgrass grown for biofuel production produced 540 percent more energy than needed to grow, harvest and process it into cellulosic ethanol, according to estimates from a large on-farm…
Daily alcohol use causes changes in sexual behaviour, new study reveals
— 3 Jan 2008 13:36 | HealthA team of researchers at Penn Sate has used an animal model to reveal, for the first time, a physiological basis for the effect of alcohol on male sexual behaviour, including increased…
Kansas State University researchers findings on E. coli
— 4 Dec 2007 17:50 | BiologyEthanol plants and livestock producers have created a symbiotic relationship. Cattle producers feed their livestock distiller's grains, a byproduct of the ethanol distilling process,…