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MARCH 10, 2012

60% rubber polymers; 20?35% 35% reinforcing agents/fillers such as carbon black or silica; and 15?20% 20% mineral oils such as extender oils/ softeners. Highly aromatic (HA) oils used as extender oils or softeners in the tire-manufacturing process have concentrations of PAHs ranging between 10 to 30%.

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OCTOBER 17, 2012

In CO fermentation, explained LanzaTech Communications Director Freya Burton, CO can serve as the carbon and the energy source whereas CO 2 can serve only as the carbon source. Carbon Dioxide as a Feedstock. Carbon Dioxide as a Feedstock. Earlier post.). Source: LanzaTech. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 7, 2009

FY 2010 Budget requests are in green, the FY 2009 additional appropriation (Recovery Act funding) is in red. President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2010 $26.4 However, the FY 2010 budget complements the $38.7 billion); carbon capture and sequestration ($3.4 The FY 2010 budget request is $2,318.6 Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 23, 2011

2010 global automotive materials market by revenue (top) and volume (bottom). Governments across the world have been passing laws mandating reductions in fuel consumption and/or carbon emissions. High-performance Polymers (PA11, PA12, PA46, PPA, PPS, PEEK). The company values the 2010 automotive plastics market at $17,305.7

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2017 Automobile Market Polymer 210

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JANUARY 18, 2014

Carbon Fiber or Lightweight Materials. VTO is seeking projects that address the major challenges to developing and commercializing carbon fiber composites for lightweight structures. Most critical is the cost of the carbon fiber. The cost to manufacture the carbon fiber is high. cost titanium structures; polymer?metal

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NOVEMBER 30, 2011

International oil and gas major Total and renewable fuels and chemicals company Amyris, Inc. The R&D program, launched in 2010 and managed jointly by researchers from both companies, aims to develop the necessary stages to bring the next generation renewable fuels to market at commercial scale. Earlier post.).

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Renewable Commercial Fuel Diesel 210

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MARCH 25, 2010

An important precursor for some types of synthetic rubber is isoprene, a highly volatile hydrocarbon which is typically obtained as a by-product from refining crude oil. Tags: Bio-polymers Biomass Tires. Synthetic rubber is produced on a large scale worldwide to supplement natural rubber, the majority of which is used for tires.

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Manufacturer Convert Renewable Polymer 249

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AUGUST 13, 2010

Gevo has a low capital cost retrofit strategy for ethanol plants to produce isobutanol for direct use; for use in the production of plastics, materials, rubber and other polymers; and for use in the production of hydrocarbon fuels. Isobutanol for the production of plastics, fibers, rubber and other polymers. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 17, 2010

Cenovus is an integrated oil company headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with an enterprise value of approximately C$26 billion. Cenovus’s Greater Pelican Region also includes the current Pelican Lake polymer flood operation in the Wabiskaw formation and a potential future project in the Grosmont carbonate formation.

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JULY 10, 2009

Ignite Energy Resources (IER), developer of a supercritical water technology, and TRUenergy have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a commercial demonstration plant that will apply IER’s direct coal-to-oil and upgraded dry coal process to the brown coal at TRUenergy’s Yallourn mine in Australia.

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Coal Water Energy Australia 150

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Porsche had unveiled the concept version of the 918 Spyder Plug-in Hybrid at the Geneva Motor Show in 2010. Like the race engine of the RS Spyder, the 918 Spyder power unit features dry-sump lubrication with a separate oil tank and oil extraction. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Porsche Plug-in Hybrid Plug 259

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Lignin is a complex chemical compound (a cross-linked amorphous phenolic polymer) and is the biomass component with highest energy content (9,000 - 11,000 Btu/lb compared to 7,300 - 7,500 for cellulose, Johnson 2002). The company plans to break ground on that facility during the first half of 2010. Jim Flatt, President of Mascoma.

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Chevron Convert Fuel Supplies 249

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MAY 4, 2018

Other pervasive challenges in catalysis for bioenergy include: developing catalysts with longer lifetimes, minimizing biogenic carbon loss to coke and aqueous waste streams, increasing fuel and product yield, and controlling product selectivity and branching. Topic Area 5: Rewiring Carbon Utilization. 5–50 L reactor volume).

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Waste Renewable Conversion Carbon 170

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JULY 2, 2010

As one example, while Elevance’s olefin metathesis platform can deliver renewable diesel and jet from renewable oils ( earlier post ), the company’s primary initial commercial focus is on higher-value chemicals. Olefin metathesis swaps molecular fragments on either side of a carbon-carbon double bond. Earlier post.)

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Renewable Fuel Range Diesel 186

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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

GM’s plastic post-isolation for automotive HVAC blower motors, featured in the 2010 Camaro, uses an integrally molded plastic mount instead of multiple rubber isolators to soften and quiet HVAC fan-motor vibrations, resulting in significant reductions in cost and development time plus a quieter vehicle interior for consumers.

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Design Engine Fuel Economy GM 210

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JANUARY 22, 2014

AOI 2: Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Development of Carbon Fiber Composites for Lightweight Vehicles. ($6M) For the purposes of this AOI, a carbon fiber composite is defined as a composite that combines carbon fiber with polymer resin. Carbon Fiber Composite Targets. 2010 Baselines.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. It is also flex so that future biomass fuels such as cellulosic ethanol, methanol can be used (no oil). Also maintenance on these (no oil changes to speak of) etc will cost much less than an internal combution propelled car. — Volt Enthusiast 7.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

before 2010. The modular, front-wheel-drive battery electric car has dent-resistant polymer-plastic body panels mounted on an aluminum frame and a steel chassis. Several global indicators on the supply of oil and the known carbon pollution environmental damages its caused all lead us to find cleaner ways of transportation.

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