The Board of Directors of the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), at a meeting held this Wednesday, February 26th, decided on the name of Mario Murakami to fill the position of Director of the Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR). Murakami has been working at CNPEM for 17 years and succeeds physicist…
Unprecedented enzyme class prospected in Brazilian soil can increase biorefinery effi-ciency and accelerate the sustainable production of energy and chemicals A new enzyme class discovered in Brazilian soil represents one of the main advances in recent decades in the field of sustainable production of energy and chemicals. This enzyme is capable of accelerating the cellulose…
CNPEM study, which detailed the structure and functioning of the enzyme, was published in Nature Communications A discovery by the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), in Campinas (SP), points out ways to transform distiller’s corn oil into renewable fuels, such as biokerosene and green diesel. The study, published in Nature Communications,…
Under the name Multi-omics, the new facility will operate on a rolling basis; researchers interested in these new resources may submit proposals from January 13 The Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), an organization overseen by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), is accepting research proposals to use the equipment…
The Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) and Reservas Votorantim (RV), a company dedicated to land management and developing Votorantim’s green economy projects, have signed an agreement to partner in bioprospecting related to herbivores and micro-organisms in the Atlantic Forest that includes bacteria, yeasts and fungi. This partnership initially focuses on carrying…
Between 11/18/2024 and 12/18/2024, the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) will receive research proposals from the external academic public for use of the Bioprocess Development and Scale-up (DEB) facility. Approved proposals will be made public until 01/31/2025 and fulfilled between February and December 2025. Using the DEB installation is free of…
Georeferenced modeling study explores the potential of degraded pastures to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) Research from the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) won second place for oral presentations of technical and scientific projects at the 3rd Congress of the Brazilian Network for Biokerosene and Sustainable Hydrocarbons for Aviation (RBQAV), which…
Online event takes place on October 11, 2023 from 9 a.m.; registration is free Currently, bioenergy (energy from bio-based sources) provides 13-14% of the total global energy consumption. Modern bioenergy is expected to meet at least 15% energy demand in Net Zero Scenario of IEA. In this context, sugar sector value chain in developing countries…
New CNPEM study analyzes economic and environmental impacts of biologically based techniques to produce fuels from sugarcane and soybean oil Researchers from the Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), an institution overseen by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), have just published a study revealing valuable data on prospects for…
Estudo do CNPEM desvendou um novo biocatalisador que permite utilizar diferentes fontes renováveis como biomassas lignocelulósicas e oleaginosas para produção de hidrocarbonetos renováveis, importantes precursores para intermediários químicos e biocombustíveis de transporte de longa distância Um estudo publicado no periódico da Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) revela a descoberta de uma nova…
