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New Holland Agriculture, represented by Scott Wangsgard, has generously provided several pieces of equipment on loan to the BioCentury Research Farm (BCR

In a recent Des Moines Register article, BCRF affiliate Emily Heaton says perennial grasses can reduce the carbon pollution that causes climate change.

From Des Moines Register, January 9, 2016 — BCRF affiliates Emily Heaton and Robert C. Brown were featured in a recent Des Moines Register article on finding the next generation of energy.

Iowa State and industry partner Argo Genesis Chemical LLC will dedicate a new, $5.3 million Bio-Polymer Processing Facility on Aug. 26.

The industrial-scale pilot biopolymers plant being built at the BioCentury Research Farm for use in several different industries nears its completion.

Plans are underway to build a pilot plant for a fast-pyrolysis process that will convert 10 ton/d of biomass into bio-oil and bio-char. Chemical Engineering magazine’s Scott Jenkins provides an overview of the Bioeconomy Institu

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BCRF affiliate R. Christopher Williams is part of a team of Iowa State researchers that has developed a method to create bioasphalt. 

BCRF affiliate Emily Heaton was featured in the the latest entry in a series about Iowa State University faculty who are using science to change the world for the better.

Crops take time to establish. Not only do proper planting and harvesting practices need instituting, but an end market must exist.

CCUR faculty affiliates are working to prove that adhesives made from a byproduct of biodiesel production can offer consumers a cheaper, more environmentally friendly alternative to the acrylic adhesives currently on the market.

ExxonMobil Corporation is establishing an advanced biofuels research program at Iowa State University.

An industrial-scale pilot plant will be constructed at the BioCentury Research Farm to develop a family of new biobased polymers derived from vegetable oils.

Robert Brown talks about how Iowa State and the BioCentury Research Farm is working to create biofuels from biomasses to eventually replace the use of fossil fuels. From Big 12 Digital Network/YouTube Channel for Big 12 Conference.

On the Aug. 4 Agribusiness Report on WHO TV, Matt Darr, agricultural and biosystems engineering, said about two-thirds of every dollar spent on agriculture is focused on decisions of seed selection, fertility and land access.

Miscanthus, a perennial grass with vast potential to produce biomass, would deliver even better yields than once thought in Iowa, according to research by agronomists at Iowa State University. 

An Iowa Public Radio report about the potential of miscanthus as an energy crop. It features an interview with BCRF affiliate Emily Heaton.

Michael Solberg, senior in mechanical engineering and BCRF employee, was presented the 2013-2014 Student Employee of the Year Award on Feb. 26.

Iowa State University engineers have upgraded a biofuels pilot plant to improve its efficiency, instrumentation, data collection, reliability and maintenance.

Kenny McCabe and James Schrader grabbed two pots of marigolds and placed them on a greenhouse bench.