Used coffee grounds were charred at 350 degrees Celsius until they became a charcoal-like biochar. That material replaced 15 percent of the sand by volume in a concrete mix, and the resulting concrete had 29.3 percent greater compressive strength than the control mix. – ScienceBlog.com
Posts Tagged Biofuel
A London water utility found that the fat and grease clogging its sewers, the notorious “fatbergs,” could be skimmed, processed and turned into biodiesel, so the same congealed cooking oil that once blocked the pipes beneath the city now helps fuel vehicles driving above them
An orange juice giant is building a 2.1 million-square-foot plant in Brazil, and the wastewater left behind by the fruit is expected to produce more than 1.77 million cubic feet of biogas every day
Grass to gas: A win for farmers and the environment
$385 billion UAE sovereign fund invests $3 billion in Brazilian fruit for jet fuel, bringing good and bad news for Dangote Refinery | Business Insider Africa
National food waste recycling promises major climate gains but comes with microplastic risks
Coffee grounds become biofuel using flame plasma pyrolysis
Chinese scientists turn farm waste into high-value biochar in green tech breakthrough-Xinhua
US achieves world’s first end-to-end conversion of biogas to jet fuel
Alkagesta Further Expands European Biofuels Operation With 5-Year Offtake Agreement | IBTimes UK
Apr 13
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/alkagesta-biofuel-offtake-agreement-malta-italy-1791203
https://www.jetgenset.com/a-powering-your-home-with-a-10kw-biogas-generator.html
https://ethanolproducer.com/articles/pnnl-technology-clears-way-for-ethanol-derived-jet-fuel-15389
Home Biogas 2.0
Nov 9
https://unionrayo.com/en/bill-homebiogas-free-energy
https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-news/owners-fruit-factory-hope-supply-32531667?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3vd0rxewd6o
https://www.fao.org/newsroom/story/Innovative-grass-charcoal-fuels-opportunity-in-Ghana/en