For the experiment, biochar made
from wheat straw was ground into pellets 2 millimeters in diameter and mixed into soil in Jiangsu province that contained high levels of cadmium.
To determine what type would make the best thermoplastic feedstock, the scientists evaluated lignin
from wheat straw, softwoods like pine and hardwoods like oak.
Not exact matches
The trays are composed of bio-polyester PHA (PHBV)(
from liquid effluent
from the oil and dairy industry) and lignocellulosic fraction (WSF)
from dry fractionation of
wheat straw (grinding and sorting).
The advantage of these biorefineries is that instead of processing crops that are also used as food, they use debris
from farming (like
wheat straw) and foresting.
O'Connell said that Dell is also using packaging materials recycled
from agricultural waste, such as
wheat straw, in its efforts to accelerate innovation - goals echoed by the AAAS Research Competitiveness Program and advanced through its involvement in award programs like the Catalyst Award.
The fungus produced the most hydrocarbons on a diet of oatmeal but also created them by eating
wheat straw or the non-edible leftovers
from corn production.
Purple
Straw is the only heirloom
wheat to have been cultivated continually in the South
from the Colonial Period into the last quarter of the 20th century.
Straw from crops such as
wheat, barley, oats and oilseed rape is seen as a potential source of biomass for second generation biofuel production.
A handful of other cellulosic ethanol plants, which will make biofuels
from corn stover,
wheat straw and municipal waste, plan to begin production by next year (ClimateWire, Aug. 5).
Ethanol fuel is produced
from sugar cane in Brazil and
from the cellulose of a wide variety of plants, including cornstalks, poplar trees, and switch grass, as well as waste left over
from the forest products industry,
wheat, oat, and barley
straw.
Pellets or granules made
from ground natural products, such as
wheat straw and other grain by - products, aspen bark, peanut shell meal and alfalfa hay, can be messy because they fall apart when they get wet, but they generally control odor extremely well.
Ford has a long history of experimenting with different renewable materials in its vehicles,
from the WWII - era soy / hemp plastic Ford prototype car to today's inclusion of plant - based materials such as soy foam, kenaf fiber,
wheat straw, castor oil, coconut fiber, etc,.
Advanced biofuels can be derived
from lignocellulosic feedstocks, such as agricultural waste (e.g., corn stover,
wheat straw, rice hulls), agricultural processing byproducts (e.g., corn fiber or sugar cane bagasse), forestry and wood processing waste, the paper portion of municipal solid waste, or dedicated energy crops such as switchgrass.
In the next two to five years, the energy - efficient production of ethanol
from cellulosic biomass such as
wheat and rice
straw, hemp, flax, and corn stalks will become commercially viable.
Ethanol sourced
from wheat returns poor emission reductions unless the
wheat straw is also used in CHP processes (Figure 15).
By deriving it
from inedible plant matter such as switchgrass, wood chips, and
wheat straw, the hope is that cellulosic ethanol could supplement our transportation fuels in a way that is more efficient and has fewer harmful impacts on the environment and food prices than corn - based ethanol.
The dairy herds are kept within restricted areas, feeding on cornstalks,
wheat straw, and the harvest
from a drought - tolerant forage crop that is used to reclaim land
from the desert.