In an increasingly competitive agricultural market the development of crops with increased seed yield is of great economic interest. The current invention pertains to the Brassicaceae family also called the crucifers the mustard family and the cabbage family. An economically important member of this family is the rapeseed (canola). Rapeseed is used for production of vegetable oil for human and animal consumption as well as for biodiesel. Rapeseed produces more oil per unit of land than crops like soy bean and it is therefore is the preferred source of biodiesel in Europe.

Background: Dried crushed corncobs are converted to activated carbon in a multi-step process. Preferred carbons have BET-estimated surface areas in excess of 3000 m2/g. Some of the carbon embodiments adsorb >20% of their weight in methane (ambient T 500 psig) or >6% of their weight in hydrogen (77 K 500 psig). These high performance abilities are attributed to the novel mesopore and nanopore characteristics.

UVBI implements a multidisciplinary approach to combine various technologies into a scalable algal farm model which will enable an economic stable and commercial-scale production of oil for Biofuel. The complete model will be consisted of proprietary algal biomass i.e. high oil yielding microalgae strains (UVBI’s core expertise and main emphasis) cultivation and growth system harvesting dewatering and finally oil and/or other biomass fractions extraction. While certain parts of the model will be generic technologies some will be strain-specific.

Background: Increasing energy costs and environmental concerns have emphasized the need to produce sustainable renewable fuels and chemicals. Fatty acids energy-rich primary metabolites are composed of long alkyl chains and used by cells for chemical and energy storage functions. They represent nature’s “petroleum” and can be isolated from plant and animal oils for the production of fuels and oleochemicals. biodiesel a major biologically produced long chain product is almost exclusively derived from plant oils today.

Background: Increasing energy costs and environmental concerns have emphasized the need to produce sustainable renewable fuels. While microbial fermentation has been harnessed for producing ethanol and related alcohol biofuels biodiesel the major long chain fatty acid derived from plants has not yet reached the point where production by bacteria has become cost effective. Additionally slow cycle times for engineering oil seed metabolism and the excessive accumulation of glycerol as a byproduct are two major drawbacks of deriving biodiesel from plants.

Background: Biodiesel is rapidly gaining market momentum as the next major biofuel for energy sustainability. Factors such as the recent spike in oil prices the increasing environmental awareness of U.S. consumers and recent tax incentives have all spurred interest and rapid growth in biodiesel technologies in the U.S. However according to the U.S. Department of Energy the continued growth of the biofuels industry and the long-term market potential for biofuels depends upon the resolution of critical issues that influence the supply of and demand for biofuels.

Background: Solid Oxide Fuel Cells operate at high temperatures (750-1000C) introduce difficult challenges related to high materials cost seals and interconnects startup time and long-term durability. Technology Description: This invention describes Sr0.8La0.2TiO3 (SLT)-supported SOFCs with a thin (La0.9Sr0.1)0.98Ga0.8Mg0.2O3-δ (LSGM) electrolyte and porous LSGM anode functional layer (AFL) for low temperature (450C-650C) application.

The plant is mobile and compact with a net size of approx. 120 m2. It is a closed system does not emit any pollutants or emissions to the air and produces 500 liters of diesel oil from every ton of organic raw material. Gas produced as a byproduct of the process is used to generate the electricity needs of the plant. .The process is fast taking only seconds for the raw material to be converted to clean diesel oil.

Challenge: Increasing energy costs and environmental concerns have emphasized the need to produce sustainable renewable fuels. While microbial fermentation has been harnessed for producing ethanol and related alcohol biofuels biodiesel the major long chain fatty acid derived from plants has not yet reached the point were production by bacteria has become cost effective. Additionally excessive accumulation of glycerol as a byproduct is a major drawback of deriving biodiesel from plants.

TransBiodiesel Ltd. has patented a new technology using unique immobilized enzymes as an alternative for the conventional chemical-based catalysts for the production of biodiesel from different oils including plant oils animal fats and recycled greases. The developed immobilized enzymes are characterized with their high resistance towards short-chain alcohols typically used as substrates in the production process of biodiesel.