Mostly a large waste stream to almond growers, almond shells and hulls turn out to have many commercial potentials, as mentioned in the article “Can Chemists Turn California’s Almond Trash into ...

What started as a seed of an idea discussed between two friends has this year borne fruit. Published in Advanced Functional Materials in the summer, the Greco team sat down with AZoNano to discuss ...

In a new study, researchers have found a way to use waste from one to make the other more green. Almond shell powder (ASP) is ...

Samajo Biomass is a project that uses the “hard-shelled India-type almond,” she said, to produce a renewable, ecological, environment-friendly fuel that does not release toxic gases into the ...

Stanford-founded Nitricity raised $50 million from Chipotle and Khosla Ventures to turn California’s abundant almond shell waste into organic fertilizer. The startup’s “Ash Tea” product reduces ...

Almonds roasted in the shell were among the newer products on display at this year's e 2013 Summer Fancy Food Show. Primex Farms, a California grower of pistachios, is producing the easy-to-shell dry ...

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. and Khosla Ventures LLC are among investors providing a fresh round of funding for a startup that makes fertilizer from ground almond shells. Fremont-based Nitricity, ...