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July 21, 2025
Publications of Joshua Falcon
They discover a new and profitable method to make ethanol from wood waste
By: Dr. Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, April 5, 2022.
Today, ethanol is usually produced by fermenting sugars from starchy feedstocks, such as corn, or lignocellulosic biomass, such as wood or straw.
April 5, 2022
Exxon to invest $10 billion in a major oil project in Guyana
By: Dr. Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, April 5, 2022.
Exxon Mobil Corp has decided to invest $10 billion in a fourth oil production project off the coast of Guyana, the largest in the South American country.
April 5, 2022
Mining production in Mexico increased in January
By: Dr. Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, April 5, 2022.
Mexico’s mine production increased in January, driven by sharp increases in sulfur, zinc and lead volumes.
April 5, 2022
They create a polymer membrane that more effectively erases the carbon footprint of industrial emissions
By: Dr. Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, April 5, 2022.
A team of Norwegian-American technologists has developed a polymeric membrane that improves the efficiency of carbon dioxide separation in mixed gas emissions, with the presence of steam, as occurs particularly in power plants.
April 5, 2022
Researchers develop a technique to obtain biofuel from olive pits
By: Dr. Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, April 5, 2022.
The University of Jaén in collaboration with the University of Technology and Economics of Budapest (Hungary) has proposed a biochemical technique that uses yeast to obtain biofuel for vehicles from olive pits.
April 5, 2022
Appointed new president of the state company Petroperú
By: Dr. Franyi Sarmiento, Ph.D., Inspenet, April 4, 2022
The Shareholders’ Meeting of the state hydrocarbons company, Petroperú, announced on Saturday the appointment of the expert Humberto Campodónico, as the new president of its board of directors.
April 4, 2022