Tag: breakthrough
ExxonMobil doubled oil production from algae in biofuel breakthrough
Previous attempts to increase algae oil production volume were hindered due to slow growth ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics Inc. announced a breakthrough into advanced biofuels involving the modification of an algae strain that more than doubled its oil content without significantly inhibiting the strain’s growth, according to a press release. Using advanced cell engineering technologies […]
New, better method to boost oil recovery discovered by University of Houston
A new nanotechnology discovered by U of H achieves 15% tertiary oil recovery at lower cost, with lower volume of chemicals needed As oil producers struggle to adapt to lower prices, getting as much oil as possible out of every well has become even more important, despite concerns from nearby residents that some chemicals used to boost […]
Battelle scientists successfully convert coal to jet fuel
The bio-solvent production and coal liquefaction have been scaled-up successfully to one ton per day COLUMBUS, OH– Battelle scientists and engineers have demonstrated a process that turns coal into jet fuel. The next step is to commercialize the process. In a cost-shared program supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and […]
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