Sentences with phrase «of sugarcane plants»

MIT students and lecturer Amy Smith turned to widely available bagasse, the stalks of sugarcane plants left after squeezing the sugar out, and created a charcoal replacement by burning, compressing, and mixing the material with a binding agent.

Your tree - free plates are most likely made from bagasse, the fibers of the sugarcane plant.

Not exact matches

About 90 per cent of sugarcane output in the country comes from farmers with a planted area of less than 5 hectares, Ignacio said.

By turning crops such as corn, sugarcane and palm oil into biofuels — whether ethanol, biodiesel, or something else — proponents hope to reap the benefits of the carbon soaked up as the plants grow to offset the carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted when the resulting fuel is burned.

In addition, just about any kind of plant could be imported to Hawaii, so long as it didn't threaten the pineapple or sugarcane industries.

«The Brisbane researchers at that time demonstrated that sugarcane and some other tropically adapted plants had evolved a different photosynthesis pathway than that seen in around 85 per cent of plants.»

Mexico is in the middle - ground due to the continued popularity in local diets of crops like maize and beans, two plants native to the region, alongside sugarcane (with origins in Southeast and South Asia) and wheat.

• Zane Jenkins, West Texas A&M University, second place, Effects of Planting Date and Hybrid on Infestation Level of Sugarcane Aphids and Drought Tolerance in Dryland Grain Sorghum.

Depending on the nature of plant - growth environment for sugarcane or beet root, sugarcane and / or beet molasses used in the fermentation process, may be highly concentrated in harmful things like insecticides etc..

Originally, the trees were planted as a windbreak for sugarcane, but today Hawaii grows over 90 % of macadamia nuts worldwide.

Each of the brand's products is full of plant - based squalane derived from sugarcane and used to provide additional hydration to the skin.

The cultivation of sugarcane utilizes carbon dioxide and releases oxygen, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, which gives our plant - based plastic a negative carbon footprint.

The small towns of Bellavista and Santa Rosa were established in the humid highlands, where farmers raised cattle and planted crops such as avocados, coffee, sugarcane, bananas, oranges, and lemons.

The drive from San José passes through some of the most scenic regions in the country — rolling mountains and meadows, patches of lush cloud forest and rainforest, picturesque Costa Rican villages, vibrant green pastures and hillsides full of grazing cattle, dairy farms, and plantations of coffee, sugarcane, tropical fruits and ornamental plants.

The post doesn't mention the new road to the Pacific or the ethanol plant and sugarcane plantations; or the planned road from Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil to Pulcallpa, Peru and the multiple big hydro - energy dam constructions it will support; or the new Peruvian oil leases in indigenous reserves; or the BR$ 35 million worth of oil exploration in the Juruá watershed in Acre; or the Madeira River complex of big hydroelectric projects in Rondonia near Bolivia.

The cultivation of sugarcane utilizes carbon dioxide and releases oxygen, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, which gives our plant - based plastic a negative carbon footprint.

The cultivation of sugarcane utilizes carbon dioxide and releases oxygen, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, which gives plant - based plastic a negative carbon footprint.

Biomass are plants (like hemp, corn, sugarcane) grown to generate electricity or produce biofuel, plus plant or animal matter used for production of fibers, chemicals, or heat.

Moreover, planting hemp arguably represents a more efficient use of land and resources than corn or sugarcane.

Bioethenol — Bioethenol is ethanol derived from the fermentation of plant matter (such as corn, switchgrass, grains or sugarcane).

Late last month, Amyris Biotechnologies opened a plant in Campinas, Brazil, to demonstrate large - scale production of hydrocarbons from sugarcane processed using its engineered microbes.

Supervised planting on 45 - 52,000 acres moving 260,000 tons of sugarcane with 110 pieces of equipment in 90 days ($ 6.5 million annually).