News tagged with oil content
Robotic boats to travel across Pacific Ocean
(PhysOrg.com) -- Last Thursday, November 17, four unmanned Wave Gliders left the coast of San Francisco and began a 300-day journey across the Pacific Ocean. The vehicles, which are self-propelled and remotely ...
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Sunflower DNA map could produce plants for fuel
(AP) -- A $10.5 million research project aimed at mapping the DNA sequence of sunflowers could one day yield a towering new variety for both food and fuel.
Jan 22, 2010 |
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Using wastewater to enhance mint production
When essential oils are extracted from plants through the process of steam distillation, wastewater is produced and subsequently released into rivers and streams. Finding new uses for these unused by-products ...
Mar 03, 2011 |
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Researchers work in Ghana to create biofuels from native tree seeds
A short rainy season and desertification make growing food in northern Ghana difficult enough. It doesn't help that in this western African country there is little fuel available to power tractors for planting ...
Mar 19, 2009 |
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Sunflower genome holds the promise of sustainable agriculture
As agricultural land becomes increasingly valuable, the need to maximize its utilization increases and decisions about what crops to plant and where, become paramount.
Jan 12, 2010 |
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Algae for your fuel tank: New process for producing biodiesel from microalgae oil
The available amount of fossil fuels is limited and their combustion in vehicle motors increases atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. The generation of fuels from biomass as an alternative is on the rise. In ...
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Researchers find protein to up yield from oilseed crops
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Montana State University have developed a protein that can be expressed in oilseed crops to increase the oil yield by as much as 40 percent, a development that could have an impact on the biodiesel ...
Mar 26, 2012 |
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