Sentences with phrase «with camelina»

«As had been the case with camelina's GSL9 and quercetin, the combined effect of quercetin and sulforaphane — in proportions found naturally in broccoli — was far greater than when either was used alone.

While the Air Force experiments with camelina - based biofuels, the engineers here have tested chicken fat as a jet fuel.

Not exact matches

A similar study by Michigan Technological University sponsored by UOP found that jet biofuel from camelina could reduce emissions of greenhouse gases by as much as 84 percent and be grown in rotation with wheat crops.

Camelina grower Sustainable Oils — which provided the camelina oil to make the 1,000 gallons of jet fuel needed for the KLM flight — plans to cover more than 20,000 hectares in Montana with the weedy relative of canola, enough to deliver some 9.5 million liters of raw oil.

AltAir does better by sourcing its bio — jet fuel from oil seed — bearing plants, like camelina, but that limits the amount that can be planted in rotation with food crops like wheat given constraints on the amount of land available for the latter.

The researchers think that camelina producing acetyl - TAGs is a renewable resource with potential industrial uses, including plasticizers, biodegradable lubricants and food emulsifiers.

By modifying the oilseed biochemistry in camelina, the researchers have achieved very high levels of an oil with reduced viscosity and improved cold temperature characteristics.