AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University’s Lysle Whitmer walked the length of the bio-oil production line – from the 55-gallon solvent tank to the twin-screw extruder with its mixing, chopping, heating and ...
Filling abandoned oil and gas wells with bio-oil made from plant-based leftovers like corn stalks and forest debris could help remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, returning carbon underground ...
Injecting bio-oil made from corn stalks and forest debris into the deep shafts of abandoned crude oil wells could be a viable form of carbon sequestration, a new Iowa State University study found.