Chinese researchers pioneer low-cost biodiesel catalyst from shrimp shells

In China, researchers will publish a report in the Aug 20 issue of The American Chemical Society’s Energy & Fuels of their success in developing a low-cost biodiesel catalyst from shrimp shells. The researchers say that their catalyst converted rapeseed oil to biodiesel faster than existing catalysts, and that the catalyst can be recycled.

Free Subscription to the Daily Biofuels Digest e-newsletter

Related Stories

Researchers discover first stable catalyst to produce hydrogen from ethanol

In the UK, researchers published a new method for generating hydrogen fuel from ethanol in this month's issue of ChemSusChem. The research team from the University of Aberdeen said that it had created...

Researchers develop new ethanol-based fuel cell; catalyst solves slow oxidation problem

Researchers at the Brookhaven National Laboratory, working with teams from University of Delaware and Yeshiva University, announced a new catalyst that can support ethanol fuel cells and make them com...

$25 million solid-catalyst biodiesel plant to be built in Indiana; will reduce cost of biodiesel production

In Indiana, Benefuel and Seymour Biofuels will invest $25 million to build a solid-catalyst biodiesel plant in Seymour. The 10 Mgy plant will commence operation in 20101, and will be operated by Seymo...

Japanese researcher develops low-cost cellulosic ethanol catalyst; reduces conversion costs by 30 percent

In Japan, a professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology announced a process to reduce the cost of cellulosic ethanol conversion from rice straw and other non-food feedstocks by more than 30 percent. Th...

Catilin says its solid catalyst process reduces cost of biodiesel production by up to 19 cents per gallon

In Iowa, Catilin announced today that a technical and economic analysis of the Catilin solid catalyst process has a value advantage over the traditional catalytic process of 13 cents per gallon of bio...

NY researchers identify 40 percent cost reduction in algae biodiesel production with continuous process

In New York, researchers at United Environment and Energy, working on a grant from the National Science Foundation, say that they have discovered a “continuously flowing fixed-bed” and solid catal...