{"id":274,"date":"2006-11-05T19:25:00","date_gmt":"2006-11-05T19:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oilgae.com\/blog\/?p=274"},"modified":"2006-11-05T19:25:00","modified_gmt":"2006-11-05T19:25:00","slug":"researchers-superheat-energy-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.oilgae.com\/blog\/2006\/11\/researchers-superheat-energy-sources.html","title":{"rendered":"Researchers Superheat Energy Sources for Syngas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Researchers superheat energy sources<\/strong><\/p>\n

Came across this article in Science Daily; excerpts:<\/p>\n

1. University of Minnesota scientists have developed a process that “cooks” matter such as oil and sugar into a mixture called synthesis gas.<\/p>\n

2. The superheating process works 10 times to 100 times faster than current technology and doesn’t need fossil fuels.<\/p>\n

3. This could pave the way for cheap, worthless biomass to be transformed into useful fuels.<\/p>\n

4. The new process skips the biodiesel step (and hence does not require menthol), turning soy oil right into hydrogen and carbon monoxide gases.<\/p>\n

5. The secret is an ultra fast flash vaporization used to heat the mass<\/p>\n

Read the complete article here<\/a><\/p>\n

Personalities mentioned: Lanny Schmidt, a professor of chemical engineering and materials science at the university’s Minneapolis campus<\/p>\n

Update: Came across a news item in Scientific American on the same topic: This is the intro provided by SciAm:
“Researchers at the University of Minnesota have developed a new, carbon-neutral way to convert vegetable-based fuels to syngas, a breakthrough that could allow producers to power hydrogen fuel cells or create a replacement for America’s dwindling supplies of natural gas, all without relying on fossil fuels.” Read the full Sci Am article here<\/a><\/p>\n

See also: Oilgae Blog Article Directory<\/a><\/strong> for a complete listing of all Oilgae blog posts – covering news, research and updates on biodiesel from algae & other plant feedstock, ethanol, and other renewable energy such as wind energy, hydrogen, hydro-energy, tidal\/wave energy, geothermal, solar energy & nuclear energy<\/p>\n

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