Useless Plant Part Found as Effective Biomass Source for Creating Sustainable Materials

Medicine & Technology Jan 21, 2022

A new study was able to solve how lignins could be source of biomass to create cheap, high-quality, and sustainable products, decreasing the waste of the planet.

Converting Solid Biomass to Natural Gas Now Made More Efficient to Reduce Carbon Footprint

Jan 12, 2022

A research group proposed an efficient catalytic approach in converting solid biomass into natural gas but with a lesser carbon footprint by at least 26% to 34%.

Biofuel Extracted from Hazelnut Shells Show Potential as Renewable Energy Source

Aug 25, 2021

A form of biofuel found in hazelnut shells has the potential to be a new renewable energy source - using various thermochemical processes to extract oils from the waste material.

Human-Made Materials Doubles Outweighing Total Life on Earth

Dec 10, 2020

For the first time, human-made objects have outweighed all life on Earth as it doubles in number this year, according to the study published in Nature.

Human-Made Objects Now Outweigh Life On Earth

Dec 10, 2020

Israeli researchers have recently calculated that objects made by humans are now weighing more than every living thing on Earth.

Plants and Fungi as as Source of Renewable Energy May End Energy Poverty

Oct 01, 2020

Renewable energy is not only important for global warming, but also for entire ecosystems affected by logging, mining, and the negative health impacts of indoor pollution. International scientists believe that one way of reaching the sustainable development goal of clean and affordable energy is sourcing plant power from plants and fungi.

Solar Power Helps Create Clean And Usable Hydrogen Gas From Biomass

Mar 15, 2017

Scientists have discovered a way to create hydrogen gas from biomass through solar power.

Could Excess Carbon Dioxide Be Coming From The Trees? New Forest Models Predict CO2

Apr 28, 2015

For several years now researchers have come to find a perplexing missing amount of carbon dioxide in their data. Models have repeatedly missed the mark, and though researchers don’t exactly know where all of the carbon emissions are coming from and where they are going, many assumed that the answer had to lie in the ‘sink’ of the world’s oceans. But now researchers at the Imperial College London are finding that perhaps the rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide has something to do with forests—or rather, what humans leave behind.