NORCROSS, GA--(Marketwired - Nov 17, 2016) - Vega Biofuels, Inc. (OTC PINK: VGPR), announced today that the Company has filed a Provisional Patent Application for its generation four (G4) torrefaction ...

A process used to roast coffee beans could give Britain's biomass a power boost, increasing the energy content of some leading energy crops by up to 20 per cent. A process used to roast coffee beans ...

NORCROSS, GA--(Marketwired - Nov 9, 2016) - Vega Biofuels, Inc. (OTC PINK: VGPR), announced today that construction of the Company's fourth generation torrefaction machine has been completed and ...

(Nanowerk News) Torrefaction - the slow roasting of biomass material to improve its energy content - has been touted as part of a solution for the large-scale implementation of bioenergy. The industry ...

Airex Energy's $10 million facility, in Bécancour, Que., will produce biocoal and biochar, materials that can be used for combustible energy, water purification, soil remediation and metallurgy ...

More biomass could be burned in coal-fired power stations if it was delivered pre-roasted to power stations, according to researchers from Leeds University. Many UK power stations are now burning ...

“Biomass torrefaction is far more than a simple thermal process,” the authors conclude. “It represents a powerful route to transform renewable waste into the advanced carbon materials needed for a ...

With an increasing focus on environmental sustainability, researchers are seeking ways to improve the biodegradability and mechanical properties of bioplastics, particularly polylactic acid (PLA). A ...