Biofuels and agrofuels for transport or heating: diester (used for B7 or B10), crude vegetable oil (HVB), pure vegetable oil (HVP), super ethanol or bioethanol (used for E85), original agrofuels vegetable, Biomass to Liquid BtL (Fischer Tropsh), all alternative fuels of non-fossil origin ...
Biomass and biofuels intended for heating (wood heating, pellets, wood chips, etc.)
The Fischer Tropsch process: synthetic fuel Keywords: fisher, tropsh, process, liquefaction, fuel, solid, liquid, coal, carbon, biomass, syncrude, syngas, synthesis, fuel, biofuel, agrofuels. The Fischer Tropsch process is a fairly complex liquefaction process for solid or gaseous fuel. In other words, it makes it possible to obtain a liquid fuel from a fuel […]
Does the cold make you shiver in your poorly heated house? Do you see your savings going up in smoke with your heating? It is high time to choose a better heating system and to choose a wood stove or a pellet stove. You will be won over by their performance and will appreciate […]
Imagine yourself near the stove to enjoy a gentle heat! Eh yes ! This is one of the reasons that the pellet stove was highly acclaimed. It has many undeniable assets which have, over time, conquered homes. We tell you all about this heating system which has revolutionized […]
Nano-Spike catalysis; discovery of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory made a bit… by chance! The process makes it possible to obtain ethanol from CO2, electricity and water in the presence of a specific nano-catalyst called Nano-Spike. The announced yield on electricity is 60 to 70% which is acceptable on condition that renewable electricity is used (the process […]
Hydraulic pellet stoves or log boilers or even Thermo-stoves See other types of wood-burning stoves They are based exactly on the same principle as pellet stoves but also have a water heat exchanger. They are therefore designed to be connected to a hydraulic circuit (central heating […]
Pellet or pellet stoves See other types of wood stoves Appeared for the general public in the early 2000s, pellet stoves quickly spread. Their look, power and performance are very varied. They cost, not fitted, between 1500 and 6000 € (hydraulic model) and weigh between […]
Wood-burning stoves with logs or wood briquettes See other types of wood-burning stoves These are individual type heaters: fireplaces (open fires), inserts (closed fires), wood-burning stoves and mass stoves. They can burn logs but also briquettes of compressed wood. Read the article on […]
Compressed wood sticks (equivalent to large pellets not requiring a specific stove) This is a variant of pellets: these are pellets of larger dimensions. Generally their diameter is of the order of 10 cm (8 to 15 cm) and their length from 10 to 40 cm (very variable depending on the manufacturer). […]
Pellets or wood pellets Called wood pellets or pellets depending on the region, they are made in "granulators" from sawdust (generally sawmill waste), it is the most efficient method of wood heating. fashion ”currently. For the anecdote, their origin is (despite what we think) already "old" […]
Forest chips for heating These are more or less large wood chips depending on the machine that crushed them: they are therefore pieces of chipped wood. Their length can vary from 1 to 6 cm, and their thickness and width generally do not exceed 2 to 3 cm. Their […]
Firewood logs A traditional and ancestral means of heating, it is still the most widespread method of heating with wood in terms of volume. It is the one which is the cheapest but which also represents the most constraints for the user. It is generally sold in stere (stack of 1m by 1m by 1m […]
Composition of wood ash Analysis of the ash reveals the existence of mineral or metallic substances taken from the soil by the plant. In the form of combinations, these substances appear only in small quantities. They are mainly: - sulfur, phosphorus, chlorine, silicon, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, […]
Report presenting the development of biofuels, for example combustible wheat, intended for residential or industrial heating. Find out more: forum heating, biomass and biofuels Download file (a Newsletter subscription may be required): Biofuel Wheat Boiler on TF1
Drying wood: hygroscopic balance table for firewood or construction wood Burning quality, well-dried wood is a necessary condition for good combustion and good performance of your wood-burning appliance. Burnt wood should be as dry as possible. Below 20% […]
Creation of an Agromaterials Cluster for the Plastics Industry The Industries and Agro-Resources, Céréales Vallée and Plastipolis competitiveness clusters signed a partnership agreement at the Agriculture Fair (held in Paris in February and March 2010) for create France Green Plastics, “the Agro-Materials Cluster for Plastics”. This cluster has […]
VITO studies the environmental impact of biofuels for public transport and service vehicles in Flanders At the request of the Department of Environment, Nature and Energy of the Flemish authorities, VITO (Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek ) analyzed the consumption and emission of three types of service cars using […]
The European “biomass-energy” network continues via EUBIONET III After two first productive strands (2002-2008), the European “biomass-energy” network continues through the EUBIONET III project. Funded mainly by the European Union, within the framework of the EIA program (“Intelligent Energy - Europe”), the project began in September 2008, for a period of 3 years. […]
Biofuels produced by roasting Roasting, the process used to roast coffee beans, could increase the energy content of Britain's main energy crops by up to 20%. Indeed, scientists from the Faculty of Engineering Sciences at the University of Leeds looked at the behavior during combustion, after […]
CO2 soon to be recycled into fuel thanks to a biocatalyst? Carbon dioxide, long identified as the main culprit in global warming, could gain a new virtue if a small American company succeeds in turning it into gasoline. At first glance, the company seems as crazy as that of […]
How is the power of a wood stove defined according to standard NF D35-376? For any suggestions or remarks: definitions of the power and efficiency of a wood stove The reader will carefully read the introduction to this “wood heating” dossier: why choose firewood, for any questions about heating at [ …]
A Fischer-Tropsch pilot to produce 2nd generation biofuel This BtL pilot unit will be installed on the Bure-Saudron site, located on a territory located at the border of the departments of Haute-Marne and Meuse. “Biomass to Liquid”, the first of its kind in France. This will make it possible to experiment with a sector […]
An ISO standard for bioenergy sustainability criteria In response to the growing international interest in bioenergy, and faced with the lack of globally harmonized sustainability criteria, the ISO standardization organization has decided to develop a standard international conference on sustainability aspects related to bioenergy. The development work will be done at […]
What are the different types and models of “stove” type wood-burning appliances and with which types of wood are they compatible? The reader will carefully read the introduction to this “wood heating” dossier: why choose firewood, for any questions on wood heating, see our forum heater […]
How to choose a wood-burning appliance? What are the main criteria for selecting a wood-burning appliance? The reader will carefully read the introduction to this “wood heating” dossier: why choose firewood, for any questions on wood heating, see our forum heating and […]
A small herb called Brachypodium would be of great help in research on biofuels Brachypodium disachyon, a small purple herb from temperate regions is advancing bioenergy research. John Vogel and Yong Gu, two researchers from the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the Albania Research Laboratory in California, will accelerate the […]
Switching from cellulose to small sugar molecules A team of scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Carbon Research (MPI-KoFo) in Mühlheim-sur-la-Ruhr have developed a new method that makes cutting relatively easy cellulose in its building blocks, sugars. This could open the door to the production of […]
Creation of a Prospective Reflection Workshop on the biomass of the future Called "VégA", this workshop takes place in a global context dominated by three major challenges: the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere, development of substitutes for fossil hydrocarbons and the limited availability of renewable natural resources. He […]
“Biobased” Coca-Cola bottles: the ethylene glycol in the new Dasani water bottles will be derived from sugar and molasses. This year, Coca-Cola will introduce bottles for its Dasani brand water with up to 30% biobased content. Beverage bottles are typically produced from polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which itself results from the reaction […]
Agriculture: the challenge of green growth Launch in Haute-Normandie of a network dedicated to biomaterials, bioenergy and green chemistry. This network, which will be used to promote non-food agricultural production (flax, rapeseed, hemp, miscanthus, etc.) has been called "Novéa". It will be officially launched on Thursday 10 September 2009 at […]
What are the different types of firewood and what are their approximate prices in relation to the energy they can provide? The reader will carefully read the introduction to this “wood heating” dossier: why choose firewood, for any questions on wood heating, refer to our forum heating and […]
New wood dissolving process for the paper, biofuels, textiles and clothing industries… An American-British collaboration between two scientists from the Department of Chemistry at Queen's University in Belfast and researchers from the University of Alabama (United States) has made it possible to develop a new ecological process for dissolving wood from conifers or […]
Improvement of biomass pretreatment techniques The development of second generation biofuels requires the development of technologies, in particular for the pretreatment of cellulosic biomass and fermentation of sugars. The use of ionic liquids to dissolve lignocellulose and later to facilitate hydrolysis into sugars is promising but faces […]
Lignol announces cellulosic ethanol production from a new pilot biorefinery Lignol is a Canadian company undertaking the development of biorefining technologies for the production of ethanol and other biochemical co-products from non-food biomass. Lignol's proprietary solvent-based pretreatment technology facilitates the rapid conversion of […]
Electricity and heat produced from biomass with a new gas production technology On August 3, 2009, Federal Minister of the Environment Sigmar Gabriel made around 3,5 million euros available to the platform - technological form for bioenergy and methane (TBM, [1]), within the framework of the […] program
Hemp: a low-cost raw material that respects the environment Natural fibers have long been used successfully in insulation and construction materials, but are also used to strengthen composite materials for aeronautics and automobiles . Researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering in Potsdam-Bornim (ATB) as well as […]
Abandonment of the massive development project for biofuels in Germany On April 4, 2008, Germany had to give up one of the pillars of its environmental policy: the massive development of biofuels. “All together, we underestimated the problems,” admitted Federal Minister for the Environment, Sigmar Gabriel. An admission which condemns the E10, the new […]
An astonishing “green” refinery called “Morgane” Created in 1995 by Hervé Balusson, Olmix is a company specializing in the preparation of additives. Very early on, it oriented its strategy towards the development of natural additives, notably clay-based, soon combined with green algae. It is from these raw materials that the R&D department of […]
Reconciling bioenergy production and nature conservation For three and a half years, the PROGRASS project will focus on the possibilities - economically profitable and ecologically acceptable - of using grasslands to produce bioenergy in Europe. Endowed with 3 million euros from the European Union, the project […]
Termites at the pump? The second generation of biofuels should make it possible to produce bioethanol from lignocellulosic materials, in particular by enzymatic hydrolysis. Researchers at the University of Florida have looked for new types of enzymes in well-known agents of wood degradation, termites. They thus probed the intestine of […]
Diesel produced by mushrooms could be an alternative to conventional fuels and first generation biodiesel produced from vegetable oil. Called "mycofuel", this alternative was developed by Professor Gary Stobel of the University of Montana (United States). The fungus responsible for this natural diesel production is Gliocladium roseum. Gliocadium […]
Production of biofuel and biogas in India with Pongamia pinnata. Summary: One Seed, Many Products As people around the world are rediscovering, vegetable oils can be used to supplement or even replace traditional petroleum fuels. Though its raw oil can be used in stationary generators, pongamia oil, like all vegetable oils, needs additional processing […]
Ministerial summary document on the impact of agrofuels on the environment French Republic, December 2008. Introduction by Yvon LE MAHO, CNRS Research Director, Member of the Academy of Sciences, President of the Scientific Council for Natural Heritage and Biodiversity In its agricultural orientation law of January 2006, the French government set a new objective […]
Commercial presentation of a modern wood-fired boiler from a major boiler manufacturer: the Buderus S121 and S121. See also the maintenance and assembly instructions for this wood-fired boiler. Find out more: Another modern log wood boiler: the Silva Win range from WindHager The Buderus Logano G211 A log wood boiler comparison […]
Assembly, maintenance and use of a Buderus wood boiler. Assembly and maintenance instructions for the correct use and maintenance of a Buderus wood-fired boiler. How to clean your wood boiler? How to avoid bistrage and tarring? How to limit condensation? Some answers are present in this notice edited by Buderus. Notes: This manual contains important information […]
Chemistry terms within the framework of the study of the Laigret petroleum process. Definitions by Thierry Saint Germès, November 30, 2008 Definitions in Biochemistry from A to G Download the .pdf version of these definitions H Halogen: (gr. Hals, halos, salt, and gennân, generate) Name given by Berzelius to the metalloids of the family chlorine (fluorine, chlorine, […]
Chemistry term within the framework of the study of the Laigret petroleum process. Definitions by Thierry Saint Germès, November 30, 2008 Biochemical definitions from H to Z Download the .pdf version of these definitions A Acid: Hydrogenated chemical compound, the dissolution of which in water provides H + ions, and which, therefore, has a set […]
Chemistry term within the framework of the study of the Laigret petroleum process. Definitions by Thierry Saint Germès, November 30, 2008 (see Laigret synthetic petroleum section) Download the file (newsletter subscription may be required): Laigret project: lexicon and biochemical definitions
Oxfam, CCFD - Terre solidaire and Les Amis de la Terre have just launched an information campaign and a petition against agrofuels. We are relaying this campaign well vonlontier and are happy that the term agrofuel and not biofuel is used. Thus this campaign condemns only 1st generation biofuels (ie […]
What are the advances of the Laigret Project? This article summarizes the first developments and the birth of the Laigret project, to see the latest novelties and advances, we invite you to consult this page which will be updated more often. The Laigret project is an example, which we hope will be a landmark, of community work and, […]
Microalgae (from the Chlamydomonas family) to improve the operation of biogas units Source BE of ADIT The working group led by Prof. Gerd Klöck and Dr. Anja Noke, biotechnologists at the Institute for Environmental and Biological Techniques at the University of Applied Sciences Bremen, focus their work on developing new […]
