Tag: KIST

KIST researchers develop green solvent to boost biofuel production efficiency

KIST researchers develop green solvent to boost biofuel production efficiency

March 13, 2023 |

In South Korea, a research team at the Clean Energy Research Center of Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) developed a green solvent that can completely replace conventional petrochemical-based solvents while maximizing the efficiency of biofuel production. The researchers announced that it is now possible to produce sustainable and economically secured biofuels. After screening […]

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KIST develops biodiesel from lignocellulosic biomass thanks to microorganism

KIST develops biodiesel from lignocellulosic biomass thanks to microorganism

October 19, 2020 |

In South Korea, Korea Bizwire reports the Korea Institute of Science and Technology has developed a process to produce biodiesel from lignocellulosic biomass thanks to a microorganism, expanding potential feedstocks for biodiesel to include vast amounts of paper waste including delivery boxes. The microorganism produces biodiesel by consuming the sugars in biomass, specifically glucose and […]

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Researchers develop process to separate lignin more effectively

Researchers develop process to separate lignin more effectively

March 1, 2020 |

In South Korea, an international joint research team has developed an effective biofuel production process that leverages the genetic engineering of lignin and bio-derived deep eutectic solvents (DESs). The research team was led by the Korea Institute of Science and Technology through the KIST- University of British Colombia lab program in Vancouver, Canada. According to […]

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