Algae biomass is perceived as a prospective source of many types biofuels, including biogas and biomethane produced in the anaerobic digestion process, ethanol from alcoholic fermentation, biodiesel synthesized lipid reserve substances, biohydrogen generated photobiological transformations. Environmental economic analyses well technological considerations indicate that methane fermentation inte...

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The use of liquid fuels necessitates methods to assess the quality and suitability of these fuels for their intended use. Traditionally, this is performed through a series of chemical and physical tests. However, in some operational situations, streamlined methods to reliably evaluate fuel quality would offer distinct advantages. The Naval Research Laboratory has been engaged in a research prog...

Recently, a number of endophytic fungi have been discovered that produce volatile organic compounds (VOCs) whilst growing on agricultural waste substrates, whose chemistry is best defined as hydrocarbon and hydrocarbon-like. These compounds have potential use as both 'green chemicals' and fuels. This report discusses the discovery of the first fungus proposed as a producer of 'Mycodiesel'. Also...

Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) are hybrid electric vehicles that can be fueled from both conventional liquid fuels and grid electricity. To represent the total contribution of both of these fuels to the operation, energy use, and environmental impacts of PHEVs, researchers have developed the concept of the utility factor. As standardized in documents such as SAE J1711 and SAE J2841, t...

Traditional technologies of solid fuels incineration account for higher level of pollutant in comparison with incineration of liquid and gas fuels. However the fraction of heat and electric power generated at coal fired thermal power plants will increase and by 2020 will have exceeded 50%. Plasma activation promotes more effective and environmental friendly power coals incineration [1]. Effecti...