Sentences with phrase «like switchgrass»

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, like switchgrass, you can burn trees to produce heat energy.

«The history of cat litter can be broken up into three generations... the third generation of cat litter is natural grass litter like our Switchgrass Natural Cat Litter with BioChar,» says Rabisi.

Fortunately, corn isn't the only source of ethanol — in particular, there are perennial grasses like switchgrass and miscanthus.

«We tend to forget that understanding the mechanics and wall structure of a plant like switchgrass is a long journey,» he said.

Instead of processing commodities that might otherwise be used for food, next generation fuels can be produced from dedicated energy crops like switchgrass, to the non-edible parts of corn plants, to unmarketable wood from the lumber industry — taking resources that would otherwise go to waste and using them to fuel our energy independence.

Cellulosic ethanol can be derived from inedible crops like switchgrass, but the technology is still largely confined to the laboratory.

That cellulose could come from a native plant like switchgrass, or even from municipal waste.

Faster - growing root systems could allow new plants to take hold more quickly, including perennial grasses like switchgrass and Miscanthus, which are considered viable feedstocks for next - generation biofuel.

Not exact matches

On paper, making biofuels from switchgrass and other perennials that need not be replanted seems like a no - brainer.

Bartley is among a number of researchers investigating how research on plants can be applied to grasses like sorghum and switchgrass.

«Cost competitive, energy responsible cellulosic ethanol made from switchgrass or from forestry waste like sawdust and wood chips requires a more complex refining process but it's worth the investment,» Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman said at the Range Fuels facility groundbreaking in November.

«In biomass like wood, corn stover and switchgrass, cellulose is the most abundant polymer that researchers are trying to convert to biofuels and plastics,» said chemist Z. Conrad Zhang, who led the work while at PNNL's Institute for Integrated Catalysis.

In bioenergy crops, like hardwood or switchgrass, you just want mass.

Other biomass - based fuels, however, are genuinely sustainable — fuels derived from things like crop waste, or switchgrass, or sustainably harvested cover crops.

Biochar and switchgrass work together for odor absorption, and act like a filter.

While there continue to be high hopes that biofuels made from plant products like corncobs and switchgrass can help meet our growing energy needs, one major obstacle has been the cost of enzymes which are used to break down these tough plant parts into simple sugars that can be turned into ethanol.

Watched the video, and it sounds like 44 has taken over from 43 as lead spokesman for Big Switchgrass.

Techniques for converting fast - growing, fibrous crops like poplar and switchgrass into fermentable sugars are still in development and are currently too expensive.

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