Abstract Biodiesel produced from non-edible feedstocks is increasingly attractive alternative to both fossil diesels and renewable fuels derived from food crops. Date pits are one such lipid containing feedstock, and are widely available in Oman as a waste stream. This study analyses the effects of soxhlet process parameters (temperature, solvent to seed ratio and time) on the extraction of oils from waste Date pits and the subsequent production of biodiesel from it. The high

Abstract In developing future fuels there is an opportunity to make use of advances in many fields of science and engineering to ensure that such fuels are sustainable in both production and utilization. One such advance is the use of synthetic biology to re-engineer photosynthetic micro-organisms such that they are able to produce novel hydrocarbons directly from CO 2. Terpenes are a class of hydrocarbons that can be produced biologically and have potential as liquid transpor

Abstract The production of liquid fuels from biological material ('biomass') is gaining increasing interest worldwide. Climate change, rising fuel prices, political instability and depletion of petroleum resources are some of the recent concerns that have sparked this interest into alternatives from fossil fuels. As a result, many different biomass sources are being evaluated as suitable feedstocks for biofuel production, and these range from plant material, to animal waste,

TEDxGUtech is the first TEDx event with 'University' licence from TED.com in Oman, themed under “Connect the Dots”, ideas worth spreading starts with a simple thought and by developing that basic form of an idea and connecting it to another idea, innovation and development happens. Speakers Dr.Basel Dayyani Professor in the German University of technology Dr. Basel Dayyani is Silicon Valley and NASA scientist and entrepreneur with over 30 years of innovations. He worked for w