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Biofuels Roadmap
دوشنبه 23 اردیبهشتماه سال 1387 11:36
On 21st November 2007, the German Minister of Agriculture, Horst Seehofer, and the German Minister of the Environment, Sigmar Gabriel, presented a strategy on Germany’s climate and energy policy in the biofuel sector – the "Biofuels Roadmap". Biodiesel (Photo: BMU / Brigitte Hiss) “The Biofuels Roadmap makes an...
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Bioenergy - the rising star among renewable resources
دوشنبه 23 اردیبهشتماه سال 1387 11:32
Who could have imagined bioenergy rather than wind bioenergy supplying more than 50% of all energy produced from renewable resources? Statistics show that the proportion of wind, water, solar energy, biomass and soil heat is constantly growing. Estimates for 2005 show that 6.4 percent of all energy production comes...
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Bioenergy - energy produced from renewable resources
دوشنبه 23 اردیبهشتماه سال 1387 11:31
The Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology envisages that in the year 2020 twenty percent of all chemicals, materials and fuels will be produced from renewable resources. The Institute sets great store on biorefineries. “Biorefineries” refer to an integrated overall concept for the...
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Glycobiotechnology
یکشنبه 22 اردیبهشتماه سال 1387 13:28
Glycobiotechnology - Sugar research is picking up speed Alongside DNA and proteins, sugar structures play an important role in cellular transport and communication processes. They are also part of the molecular control and regulation machinery making them of particular interest to biotechnologists. The pharmaceutical...
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Bioprocess engineering
یکشنبه 22 اردیبهشتماه سال 1387 13:25
The inclusion of biological processes in production processes has huge potential for industry. Bioprocess engineering helps to produce materials more efficiently than ever before; at the same time it opens up ways to new and often better products. Over the last century, science has diversified considerably. The...
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Swimwear that remains dry
یکشنبه 22 اردیبهشتماه سال 1387 13:12
A group of scientists from the ITV Denkendorf headed up by Dr. Thomas Stegmaier have developed a fabric whose surface remains dry under water. A thin layer of air surrounds the textile and keeps it dry. A first prototype can already remain underwater for as long as for 4 days without getting wet – much longer than...
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Botany meets textile technology
یکشنبه 22 اردیبهشتماه سال 1387 13:10
Botanists have discovered an amazing self-cleaning effect in lotus plants - engineers and technicians at the ITV Denkendorf are working hard on transferring this effect to textile surfaces. What would it be like if we no longer needed to scrub marquees, squeeze shower curtains into washing machines and wear ourselves...
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ITV Denkendorf present at "High-Tex from Germany"
یکشنبه 22 اردیبهشتماه سال 1387 13:08
The ITV Denkendorf will be present at the "High-Tex from Germany" exhibition for the fourth time. Previously held in Atlanta, Shanghai and Moscow, this year’s exhibition will be held in Mumbai (India) from 10th to 12th October 2007. The fair presents current developments in the environmental technology research area....
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Wound healing: biofunctional textiles doing the job of maggots
یکشنبه 22 اردیبهشتماه سال 1387 13:07
In the STERN BioRegion, a broad cooperative project is focusing on the development of methods for the treatment of wounds using medical products. In many areas, textile products are used in areas that go beyond the products’ traditional function in protecting an injured area from environmental influences. Through the...
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Microstructure simulations for the textile industry
یکشنبه 22 اردیبهشتماه سال 1387 13:06
The Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics (ITWM) has developed a microstructure simulation technology enabling the calculation of the properties of highly-complex materials and the design of new textiles for application in medicine and hygiene. The textile industry was one of the first big German industries...
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Sensory baby vest – a high-tech life-saving product
یکشنبه 22 اردیبهشتماه سال 1387 13:03
In cooperation with partners from the textile industry and the University of Tübingen, ITV Denkendorf has developed a baby vest for the comfortable and invisible monitoring of vital functions. When entering an intensive care unit, visitors will soon realise that the monitoring of vital functions is a highly complex...
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Biofibre Shirt Enters Mountain Sports Market
یکشنبه 22 اردیبهشتماه سال 1387 13:00
If you believe that cotton, flax and hemp are the only natural fibres that can be used to make clothes, you are wrong. A new fibre, called IngeoTM, not only promises comfortable to wear clothing but is also environmentally friendly. Biofibre shirt captures the market for mountain sports clothing. Photo: Salewa IngeoTM...
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Innovative textiles made possible by biotechnology
یکشنبه 22 اردیبهشتماه سال 1387 12:59
Biotechnology is like an enormous “factory” which not only provides other industries with innovative ideas, but also supplies the appropriate know-how. Cheese production, golden rice, the manufacture of insulin and interferon, biosensors, enzymes in detergents - these are all examples of biotechnology in action, a...
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Interdisciplinary approaches for innovations in the textile
یکشنبه 22 اردیبهشتماه سال 1387 12:57
Interdisciplinary approaches for innovations in the textile sector At a time when the German textile industry is increasingly faced with competition from low-wage countries, innovations in the production, composition and application of new textiles may be able to create more stability in this sector. A growing...
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Bionics – biology as a model for technology
یکشنبه 22 اردیبهشتماه سال 1387 12:53
It fastens jackets, shoes and bags. It is practical, maybe even indispensable, and it is in fact the first bionic product to become world famous. We are talking about Velcro®. In the mid 1950s, Belgium scientists developed Velcro® from the seeds of the avens plant. Despite the popularity of the Velcro® fastener and...
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Biotechnology and mechanical engineering
یکشنبه 22 اردیبهشتماه سال 1387 10:44
Biotechnology and mechanical engineering: two different worlds From:BioPro Modern biotechnology has become an interdisciplinary technology that not only integrates food technology, pharmacy and medical engineering, but also now biotechnology. Biotechnology has entered classical fields of industry such as chemistry and...
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GM buys into cellulosic ethanol
شنبه 21 اردیبهشتماه سال 1387 14:30
By STAFF REPORT The news that the world’s largest car maker, General Motors, has invested in biology-based renewable energy company Coskata came as no great surprise to those who’ve been following GM’s courtship with the biofuels industry. After working alongside ethanol producers to develop fuel formulations aimed at...
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10 Steps in Compost Production
شنبه 21 اردیبهشتماه سال 1387 13:25
To achieve self-sufficiency in rice, production must be pursued within a sustainable framework, one that meets the country’s current food demand and yet protects the environment. The use of organic fertilizers, such as compost, either alone or in combination with inorganic fertilizers, is one of the measures...
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قابل توجه جناب آقای مهندس مجتبی خوارزمی
شنبه 21 اردیبهشتماه سال 1387 12:49
سرور عزیزم ،آقای مهندس مجتبی خوارزمی امر کردند تا مطالبی رو درخصوص بازیابی منابع و اختصاصا درمورد کمپست توی وبلاگ بذارم .حسب فرمایش ایشان این ۶-۷ مطلب اخیر را گذاشتم.امیدوارم از نظرات خودشون بنده را محروم نکنند. درضمن تحقیق بسیار مفیدی را از خانم شکوفه سلیمانی نیا که تحت نظر دکتر مهرزاد مستشاری محصص انجام شده پیدا...
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Biotechnology in waste management
شنبه 21 اردیبهشتماه سال 1387 12:36
Biotechnology in waste management Sewage farms - a public service we all need but prefer not to think about - are a classic example of traditional biotechnology. So are the compost heaps in many suburban gardens. The voracious appetites of bacteria are used to break down the huge quantities of human wastes discharged...
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Myths & Realities: Diesel/Biodiesel
شنبه 21 اردیبهشتماه سال 1387 12:26
1. All vehicles with diesel engines spew a dark black trail of noxious fumes. Many Americans have not shed the mental image of diesel cars as an environmental nightmare. This partly explains why diesel vehicles account for only about one percent of new car sales in the United States. It's interesting to note that...
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Biofuel
شنبه 21 اردیبهشتماه سال 1387 12:24
Biofuels Are Promising But Would Require a Major Shift Biofuel or biomass energy are formal names for fuel created from stuff that can be grown. The most common forms of biofuel are ethanol (derived from sugarcane or corn) and biodiesel (fuel made from natural, renewable sources such as vegetable oils). Creative...
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Diesel - Overview
شنبه 21 اردیبهشتماه سال 1387 12:20
Diesel vehicles now account for nearly half of all new vehicle sales in Europe. In some European countries (such as France), diesel vehicles account for as much as 70 percent of new car sales. Are diesel vehicles a viable alternative to hybrids? For a 2007 or later model year, diesel passenger car to be sold in all 50...
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Pros and Cons of Ethanol
شنبه 21 اردیبهشتماه سال 1387 12:09
The Upside of Ethanol Proponents of ethanol emphasize its environmental and energy security benefits. Ethanol is a renewable fuel that comes from agricultural feedstocks, and thus can be produced domestically. Using ethanol made from corn instead of gasoline would lead to a moderate 13 percent reduction in greenhouse...
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Ethanol or Gas
شنبه 21 اردیبهشتماه سال 1387 11:56
By Bill Siuru, Jr. Illustrations by Joe Goebel Millions of clean-running alternative fuel vehicles are plying American roads, ready and waiting to fill their tanks with ethanol fuel. These are flexible-fuel vehicles, or FFVs, marketed by Ford, General Motors, DaimlerChrysler, Isuzu, Mazda, and Mercedes-Benz since the...
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Ethanol Myths
شنبه 21 اردیبهشتماه سال 1387 11:51
1. Ethanol is very rarely used in American cars. Most likely, you're using ethanol in your car without even knowing it. In many regions, small amounts of ethanol are blended with gasoline to reduce emissions. Mixtures as high as E10 (10 percent ethanol and 90 percent gasoline) are safe for use in most vehicles. Much...
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Ethanol and Biodiesel in the United States
شنبه 21 اردیبهشتماه سال 1387 11:48
By Bill Siuru In his 2007 State of the Union address, President Bush again focused on ethanol as a key renewable fuel that could help displace large volumes of gasoline. This followed his address a year earlier when he made a commitment “to replace more than 75 percent of our oil imports from the Middle East by 2025.”...
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Ethanol - Overview
شنبه 21 اردیبهشتماه سال 1387 11:45
Ethanol is ethyl alcohol, also called grain alcohol. Chemically, fuel ethanol is identical—-albeit in a purer form--to the alcohol we drink. To make sure fuel ethanol isn’t used for frat house punch, it’s denatured, which means it is mixed with another chemical (usually gasoline) that renders it undrinkable. Where...
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Why Make Compost
شنبه 21 اردیبهشتماه سال 1387 10:14
Why Make Compost Compost is one of nature's best mulches and soil amendments, and you can use it instead of commercial fertilizers. Best of all, compost is cheap. You can make it without spending a cent. Using compost improves soil structure, texture, and aeration and increases the soil's water-holding capacity....
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Food versus Fuel
پنجشنبه 19 اردیبهشتماه سال 1387 14:39
Australia falsely caught up in the debate while the Americans trade blow for blow By Ian Thomson The food v fuel debate – whether we eat it or burn it – has been on the biofuels menu in the United States for the best part of 30 years. Now it has become a hot topic in Australia, as the media seizes on comments from...