Aenert. Research Laboratory newsIn the endeavour to find new materials to advance energy and industrial production, different approaches are being examined, some of them including completely new technologies, others relying on known materials. Carbenes are one such molecule. They were first discovered in the 1830s when scientists unsuccessfully tried to dehydrate methanol to methylene. But it...

Aenert. Research Laboratory newsOver the years, fossil fuels have drawn more and more negative attention owing to the fact that production methods as well as further processing of hydrocarbons release a lot of pollutants into the atmosphere. To mitigate the negative impacts of fossil fuels on the environment, biofuels from renewable sources have been researched extensively in order to provide a...

Aenert. Research Laboratory newsReplacing fossil fuels with more sustainable products derived from biomass has been widely considered as an option to mitigate climate change as well as counteract future fuel shortages caused by dwindling fossil resources. As opposed to traditional fuels such as coal, natural gas and petroleum, biomass fuel is carbon-neutral, sustainable and has manageable...

Aenert news. Invention analysisPreviously, in a number of articles related to the technologies of energy production from biomass we revised patenting trends in biomass gasification (pre-treatment of feedstock on 04.03.2023 and fluidized bed reactors on 31.01.2023), cellulosic ethanol production (19.04.2023), and biofuel production from algae (11.05.2023). Today we will take a look at another...

Aenert news. Invention analysisPreviously we published several articles in the field of energy production from biomass, concerning such aspects as biomass gasification (pre-treatment of feedstock on 04.03.2023 and fluidized bed reactors on 31.01.2023) and cellulosic ethanol on 19.04.2023. In this article we will analyze patent documents disclosing inventions related to biofuel production from...

Aenert news. Invention analysisEarlier, in the field of energy production from biomass, we published articles related to biomass gasification technologies – concerning pre-treatment of feedstock (04.03.2023) and disclosing advancements in fluidized bed reactors (31.01.2023). This time we will revise technical solutions related to ethanol production from cellulosic biomass by analyzing patents...

Aenert news. Invention analysisPreviously, on 31.01.2023 we revised technical solutions related to Fluidized bed reactor in Biomass gasification. Now, we will have a look at another aspect of this technology to find out, what are the trends in feedstock preparation for biomass gasification. For this purpose we have collected and analyzed using the Advanced Energy Technologies methodology more...

Aenert news. Invention analysisAmong the types of reactors used in biomass gasification, fluidized bed reactors form the largest group of technical solutions described in patents and applications over the past 20 years. Below we provide for your consideration a brief analysis of inventions related to this technology. More than 1300 patent documents related to biomass gasification in fluidized...

Lemna minor, also called the common duckweed or lesser duckweed, is an aquatic freshwater plant. It is used as animal fodder, bioremediator, for wastewater nutrient recovery, and also biofuel production. Unlike first generation biofuels, duckweed does not require the use of farmland as duckweed is a fairly small aquatic plant that floats on or just below the surface of the water. In nature, duckweed can be found most prevalent in fresh...

Nowadays a trend can be witnessed in almost all countries around the globe which focuses on the development of renewable energy sources. One condition that has to be met in order to efficiently harness the energy produced by renewables is that the storage media or batteries have to be more flexible and enduring. There are a great many companies dedicated to producing batteries with higher energy density, lighter weight, faster recharge...