The promise of affordable transportation fuels from biomass -- a sustainable, carbon neutral route to American energy independence -- has been left perpetually on hold by the economics of the ...

A new comprehensive review highlights how converting biomass into gaseous fuels such as hydrogen, methane, and syngas could ...

Direct carbon fuel cells (DCFCs) are emerging as a promising technology that directly converts the chemical energy of solid carbon into electricity without intermediate fuel reforming. By employing ...

Mahdi Abu-Omar, Purdue's R.B. Wetherill Professor of Chemistry, holds a small vial containing results of a new catalytic process that can convert the lignin in wood into high-value chemical products ...

Research collaboration: Center for Direct Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels (C3Bio) is a research collaboration whose article contributions are accrued to its participating partner ...

Research on energy production from biomass usually focuses on the amount of energy generated. But it is also important to consider how much energy goes into the process, a component that is often ...

Once thought to be an excellent method for reducing emissions at coal power plants, biomass generation is still underutilized in the U.S. Inexpensive natural gas, lack of government incentives, and ...