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10.10.08
Argentina Biodiesel Output to Increase
Argentina's biodiesel output is set to increase this year, with its share of pro...
10.09.08
Sanimax to Build Biogas Plants
Sanimax in De Forest, WI and StormFisher Biogas have announced an alliance to bu...
10.08.08
US Releases National Biofuels Action Plan
USDA and DOE released the National Biofuels Action Plan (NBAP), an interagency p...
10.07.08
New York City May Mandate Biodiesel Heating Oil
The New York City Council is considering a bill to mandate the use of biodiesel ...
10.06.08
US Biodiesel Tax Credit Signed Into Law
On Friday, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act that extends the $1 per gall...
10.03.08
Argentina Farmers to Resume Strike
Farmers in Argentina are resuming nationwide protests against the government ove...
10.02.08
US To Become Largest Biodiesel Market
The US is positioned to become the single largest biodiesel market with 19% of c...
10.01.08
Bosnia Opens First Biodiesel Plant
Bosnia's Sistem Ecologica has opened the first biodiesel plant in the state. ...
09.30.08
New Britain Palm Oil Gains Sustainability Certification
New Britain Palm Oil announced that its operations in Papua New Guinea have been...
09.29.08
After more than two years of debate, ASTM ratified a cold-soak filtration test f...
Biodiesel Extracted From Wild Sesame Tree
05.06.08
Vietnamese scientists have managed to extract biodiesel from the seeds of wild sesame trees.
Dr. Thai Xuan Du from Tropical Biology Institute's Cell Technology Department said oil can be extracted from wild sesame trees easily using local technology and equipment, while the waste from extraction process can be used to produce organic fertilizer and pesticides.
The seeds of wild sesame contain about 31% to 37% oil and the trees blossoms all year round, especially in the rainy season.
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