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According to new research, climate change is endangering the supply of biomass fuels and technology, a crucial replacement for fossil fuels. According to a recent study, as temperatures rise due to climate change, the window of opportunity to maximize the use of biomass from plants, wood, and garbage as a renewable energy source and a substitute for petrochemicals is shrinking. According to the researchers, if immediate action is not done to switch from fossil fuels to bioenergy and other renewables, climate change will lower crop yields, lowering the supply of biomass feedstocks. Additionally, they assert that decreasing food production is likely to encourage the growth of farmland, raising greenhouse gas emissions from land use change and speeding up climate change even more. "Biomass fuels and feedstocks offer a renewable source of energy and a viable alternative to petrochemicals, but the results of our study act as a stark warning about how climate change will put their avail...

Electricity and water may be used to break the strong chemical bonds in biomass, or plant matter, according to a newly established chemical technique by the researchers. These chemical instruments can access renewable energy derived from plants, potentially reducing our dependency on fossil fuels. Given the rising costs of energy and the rapidly developing effects of burning fossil fuels on the world climate, scientists have never had a more urgent need to find routes to completely renewable goods and fuels. According to Ned Jackson, an organic chemistry professor in the College of Natural Science at Michigan State University, "We use 20 million barrels of oil a day in the U.S.; that's roughly a fifth of the world's usage." "All of our liquid fuels and almost all of our manufactured goods, from garments and countertops to gasoline and gallon jugs, begin with petroleum, or crude oil." For all of these areas of daily life, it is crucial to provide the tools fo...

To make a loaf of bread that rises nicely, bakers ferment the dough. Similar to this, brewers ferment wheat and barley to produce smooth, malty beer. Some microorganisms can even produce more, making them the best bakers and brewers in nature. In reality, certain types of bacteria use the fermentation process to create their own preferred nutrients from carbon dioxide (CO2) gas. This may be used to energise the planet. Scientists who research the subtle and intricate chemical processes in bacteria are aware of this remarkable ability—fermenting CO2 into chemical energy. One of them is Wei Xiong, a researcher at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), who claims that gas-fermenting bacteria can teach us how to convert waste gases like CO2 into sustainable fuels. "As CO2 is the primary heat-trapping (greenhouse) gas in the atmosphere, CO2 removal and conversion are of global concern. The key is pathways for CO2 fixation, according to Xiong. We are particularly interested in...

The exorbitant price of platinum has prevented the commercialization of eco-friendly gasoline for years, but a study suggests that a low-cost catalyst could be a workable replacement. Researchers have been searching for a catalyst that may drastically reduce the cost of manufacturing hydrogen fuel cells for many years. Such a discovery might usher in a green energy revolution, with computers and trains using fuel that simply yields water as a byproduct. Recent University at Buffalo studies suggest that the researchers may be coming closer to attaining this goal (UB). Efficiency, durability, and affordability have been designated as the three key objectives for fuel cell research by the United States Department of Energy (DOE). Scientists describe how iron may be mixed with nitrogen and carbon to create a catalyst that satisfies all three requirements in a research that was just published in Nature Energy. Gang Wu, Ph.D., professor of chemical and biological engineering at the UB School...