HD QLD:Planes to fuel biofuel industry WC 226 words PD 16 July 2010 SN Australian Associated Press General News SC AAP LA English CY (c) 2010 Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd. All Rights Reserved LP BIOFUEL BRISBANE, July 16 AAP - The Queensland government says clean and green aviation fuel could be the key to the success of state's fledgling biofuel industry. Primary Industries Minister Tim Mulherin has released the government's discussion paper on plans for the state's biofuel and bioproduct industry on Friday. TD Mr Mulherin said the US, Europe and Brazil dominated the international bio-industries sector but he believed Queensland could become a world leader. "Because of our natural resources, expertise in crop development and biotechnology, well established research institutes and a strong regulatory environment Queensland is well placed to become world leaders in this industry," he said. "Green aviation fuel - the holy grail to an industry that accounts for around two per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions - could be the bio-based product that puts Queensland on the map." The state government is funding University of Queensland research into the production of aviation biofuels from a variety of plants, including sugarcane waste, algae and seeds from the tree Pongamia pinnata. The project has also attracted funding from Boeing and US renewable products company Page 1 © 2014 Factiva, Inc. All rights reserved. Amyris Biotechnologies. A Queensland University of Technology pilot plant dedicated to researching biofuels and bioproducts opened in Mackay last week and James Cook University in Townsville is researching biodiesel produced from algae. AAP peb/pjo/jhp CO amyrib : Amyris Biotechnologies Inc. | quunte : Queensland University of Technology | tuoqa : The University of Queensland IN i1 : Energy | ialtful : Alternative Fuels | ibioful : Biofuels NS c13 : Regulation/Government Policy | ccat : Corporate/Industrial News | ncat : Content Types | nfact : Factiva Filters | nfcpin : FC&E Industry News Filter RE austr : Australia | queensl : Queensland | ausnz : Australia/Oceania | apacz : Asia Pacific PUB Australian Associated Press Pty Ltd AN Document AAP0000020100716e67g000gp Page 2 of 375 © 2014 Factiva, Inc. All rights reserved. HD Compelling case of Pongamia Biodiesel WC 737 words PD 15 July 2010 SN Commodity Online SC HTCOMO LA English CY Copyright 2010. Commodity Online India Limited LP India, July 15 -- Climate change is presently an important element of energy use and development and Biodiesel is an important part of the solution. Biodiesel is considered climate neutral because all of the carbon dioxide released during consumption had been sequestered out of the atmosphere during crop growth. However the Biodiesel industry is suffering from high cost and low availability of feedstocks which form more than 80% of cost of production of Biodiesel. Apart from the high costs there is also a concern that Biodiesel from edible oils increases the cost of food and scarcity around the world and forests are being cleared to grow them. Even otherwise it is felt that the Biodiesel crops compete with agriculture for land and water. Using non edible oils produced by hard trees that are grown in non agricultural and non forest lands offers a solution to these issues. TD In a hungry world there is a need to produce more food and fuel through low input farming with minimum risks and losses. Value addition at the farm level and reduced share of middlemen would improve farmer s income. Integrated tree based farming system leads to self sufficiency in rural energy while maintaining biodiversity and ecological balance. This model is demonstrated at our company Tree Oils India Ltd (TOIL) farms located nearby Hyderabad and can be replicated all over the world. Pongamia is the future Pongamia a plant producing non edible oilseeds has the potential to become one of the cheapest feedstocks that can be produced in most of the tropical and sub tropical regions of the world. It can tolerate drought light frost water logging moisture stress salinity and poor soil types. Pongamia is a leguminous tree with a 10 metre tap root capable of sourcing water and nutrients in the sub soil. It has a lifespan of 100 years and has low crop maintenance and harvesting requirements. It thrives in areas having an annual rainfall ranging from 500 to 2500 mm the maximum temperature ranges from 27 to 380 C and the minimum 1 to 160 C. Mature trees can withstand high temperatures upto 500 C. Way forward for the biodiesel regime Page 3 of 375 © 2014 Factiva, Inc. All rights reserved. Despite all the advantages Pongamia is still a wild plant being domesticated and the process taking some time. The existing knowledge and experience of commercial cultivation is limited and few institutes and companies including mine have been working on the genetic improvement and agronomic practices. It is still under progress but biodiesel from Pongamia offers a compelling case to improve the environment agriculture and economy and shows the way forward. Recently Daimler tested the use of 100% biodiesel in trial runs of 5 900 km across India including high altitudes in the Mercedes Benz C Class C 220 CDI. NTPC and IOC are exploring the possibility of producing Biodiesel and manufacturing specialised lubricants for power plants. Shapoorji Pallonji and Co. Ltd announced plans to cultivate Pongamia in 50 000 hectares and produce biodiesel in Ethiopia. Origin Energy of Australia is planting 180 000 Pongamia trees on 300 hectares to produce biodiesel. Wealth creation through local production Considering the widespread need of fuel alternatives in India there is a need for the feed stocks being able to be produced locally thereby bringing decentralization of wealth and providing self sufficiency to the region. Biodiesel can be produced locally in rural and remote areas by growing Pongamia trees. A small economically viable processing plant can be set up to be surrounded by about 100 000 trees can be planted in a reasonably small area. Conventional food crops could be grown in between the trees and animals can be raised as they don t browse the trees. While the fuel requirements of the area are taken care of the deoiled cake is used as fertiliser. Thus an integrated low cost and sustainable tree based farming system can be developed to meet the local production and employment needs. Electricity can be generated using Pongamia oil and it will reduce the transmission costs and losses. Carbon credits from growing the trees producing Biodiesel and using by products could be icing on the cake by generating additional income. The author is CEO Tree Oils India Ltd. He can be reached at [email protected] < strongPublished by HT Syndication with permission from Commodity Online. CT For more information on news feed please contact Sarabjit Jagirdar at [email protected] NS c21 : Output/Production | e1110 : Agricultural Production | ccat : Corporate/Industrial News | e11 : Economic Performance/Indicators | ecat : Economic News RE india : India | asiaz : Asia | bric : BRIC Countries | devgcoz : Emerging Market Countries | dvpcoz : Developing Economies | indsubz : Indian Subcontinent | sasiaz : Southern Asia PUB HT Media Limited AN Document HTCOMO0020100715e67f000jt Page 4 of 375 © 2014 Factiva, Inc. All rights reserved. HD Carbamates; Research conducted at Jamia Millia Islamia has updated our knowledge about carbamates WC 299 words PD 13 July 2010 SN Life Science Weekly SC LFSW PG 3273 LA English CY © Copyright 2010 Life Science Weekly via NewsRx.com LP 2010 JUL 13 - (NewsRx.com) -- According to recent research from New Delhi, India, "Poly(urethane fatty amide) (PUPGFA) was developed to use nonedible and nondrying Pongamia glabra seed oil. The resin was synthesized by the reaction of N,N-bis(2- hydroxyethyl) P. glabra fatty amide (HEPGFA) and tolylene-2,4-diisocyanate through a one- shot technique with a minimal amount (8-10%) of organic solvent." TD "The structural elucidation of the resin was carried out by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), H- 1-NMR, and C-13-NMR spectroscopic techniques, whereas the curing mechanism was confirmed by FTIR spectroscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. The solubility of the resin was studied in different polar and nonpolar solvents. Thermal analysis was carried out by thermogravimetric analysis and differential thermal analysis techniques. Antibacterial studies of HEPGFA and PUPGFA were performed in the presence of Gram-negative Salmonella and Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus bacteria by an agar diffusion method. Physicochemical, physicomechanical, and corrosion-resistance tests were performed by standard laboratory methods," wrote M. Kashif and colleagues, Jamia Millia Islamia. The researchers concluded: "PUPGFA had good physicomechanical properties, excellent chemical/corrosion resistance, and moderate antibacterial activities." Kashif and colleagues published their study in the Journal of Applied Polymer Science (Pongamia glabra Seed Oil Based Poly(Urethane-fatty amide). Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2010;117(3):1245-1251). For additional information, contact S. Ahmad, Jamia Millia Islamia, Materials Research Laboratory, Dept. of Chemical, New Delhi 110025, India. Page 5 of 375 © 2014 Factiva, Inc. All rights reserved. Publisher contact information for the Journal of Applied Polymer Science is: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 111 River St., Hoboken, NJ 07030, USA. This article was prepared by Life Science Weekly editors from staff and