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JUNE 24, 2010

In addition to Explorer, the Fusion, Fiesta, F-250/F-350 Super Duty, Mercury Milan and Lincoln MKZ will get soy foam by the end of 2010. The use of soy foam also has helped Ford reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 11 million pounds as the biomaterial provides a 67% reduction in volatile organic compounds emissions. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 13, 2010

Renewable fuels contain carbon derived from carbon dioxide. The carbon dioxide is derived directly by a photosynthetic fuel-producing organism(s) or via intermediary biomass polymers that were previously derived from carbon dioxide. —Wackett 2010. 2010.10.010.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

Founded in October 2010, NOHMs Technologies has developed a battery that is based on lithium-sulfur chemistry. NOHMs says its composite sulfur electrodes—carbon nanoparticles infused with sulfur—can deliver a specific capacity of 550 mAh/g for hundreds of cycles. Nanoparticle Organic Hybrid Materials (NOHMs) Electrolytes.

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AUGUST 22, 2010

The microsupercapacitors are produced by the electrophoretic deposition of a several-micrometer-thick layer of nanostructured carbon onions with diameters of 6-7 nm. Previously investigated materials include activated carbon, nanotubes, and carbide-derived carbon (CDC). Nature Nanotechnology doi: 10.1038/nnano.2010.162.

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JUNE 22, 2010

The virus-based material is one of several types of porous silicon anode materials members of the University of Maryland team have developed, including ones using polymer scaffold binders and carbon fiber as a current collector. Xilin Chen et al. 46, 1428 doi: 10.1039/b918727h. 2010.05.006.

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JULY 10, 2009

Ignite Energy Resources supercritical water process diagram. IER claims that its process generates 60% less CO 2 than the most widely available coal-to-liquids technology and can generate clean fuels from biomass that are carbon negative. Source: IER. Click to enlarge. The region for supercritical fluids. Source: IER. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 20, 2013

In a forecast of the Lithium market through 2017, Roskill Information Services estimates that rechargeable batteries will, in the base-case growth scenario, contribute 75% of the growth in forecast lithium demand to 2017, when total demand for lithium is expected to reach slightly more than 238,000t lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE).

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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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FEBRUARY 20, 2011

LanzaTech uses non-food renewable resources to produce ethanol and also 2,3-Butanediol (2,3-BD), a key building block used to make polymers, plastics and hydrocarbon fuels. Its crude steel production for 2010 was 33.7 billion in 2010. million tons. of consolidated revenue: US$476 million of US$28.1 —Dr Holmgren.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2010

These are the highest energy density values ever reported with carbon electrodes without the pseudocapacitance contributions from a conducting polymer or metal oxide, the authors said, further stating that “ We believe that this is truly a breakthrough in energy technology.” —Liu et al.

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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 billion); carbon capture and sequestration ($3.4

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DECEMBER 16, 2012

Sustainability/carbon foot print. Definitive measures of carbon foot print and broader assessments of sustainability will require utilization of formal lifecycle assessment tools. Definitive measures of carbon foot print and broader assessments of sustainability will require utilization of formal lifecycle assessment tools.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2010

The C 6 to C 8 aromatic hydrocarbons can be high-octane gasoline additives or feedstocks for the chemical and polymer industries. The C 2 to C 4 olefins can also be used directly for polymer synthesis or can be modified to form other products, including alkylated aromatics and longer linear alpha olefins. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 25, 2010

An intensive search has been underway for years for alternative sources of isoprene, in particular those from renewable resources such as biomass. Ilana S Aldor, Anthony R Calabria, Joseph C McAuliffe (2010) BioIsoprene: Development of a bio-based process for production of isoprene from renewable resources (ACS239 Paper 349).

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JANUARY 18, 2014

year plans and roadmaps, with a concomitant focus of the majority of its resources on a limited number of “highest probability of success” pathways/approaches to ensure that the program initiatives are supported at a critical mass (both in terms of dollars and time) for maximum impact. Carbon Fiber or Lightweight Materials.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Both partners have been working on the development of the industrial fermentation and down-stream processing of bio-based succinic acid and will start production of commercial quality and volumes in the second quarter of 2010.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2009

The cell comprises a Li metal anode, a highly Li-ion conductive solid electrolyte membrane laminate fabricated from glass–ceramic (GC) and polymer–ceramic materials, and a solid-state composite air cathode prepared from high surface area carbon and ionically conducting GC powder. Binod Kumar, Jitendra Kumar, Robert Leese, Joseph P.

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JUNE 17, 2010

The BIIP assessment includes the bitumen production, reserves and economic contingent resources previously reported as well as an estimate of Cenovus’s share of all other bitumen on the company’s lands. The company plans to reinvigorate efforts to increase production from its substantial conventional oil resource.

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AUGUST 20, 2023

This work aims to explore the effectiveness of using newly synthesized 2D graphyne-based membranes (namely graphyne, graphdiyne, and graphtriyne) for electrode protection in a solid polymer electrolyte battery through first-principle calculations, nudged elastic band method, and classical molecular dynamics simulation. Å, and 6.69

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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% Any new tire or tire tread used for retreading manufactured after first January 2010 may not contain any extender oil with more than 1 mg kg benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) or more than 10 mg kg ?1 —Sadiktsis et al.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

million) to the Petroleum Technology Research Centre ( PTRC ) in Regina, Saskatchewan and StatoilHydro Canada for a project to reduce water use and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions for in situ oil sands recovery by steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD). Western Research Institute; and Well Resources Inc. Other SDTC awards.

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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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DECEMBER 31, 2019

When containerised alongside existing and complimentary technology, the system forms part of a technology strategy enabling customers to map out a path to net-zero carbon emissions, while containing the cost of power and growing EV charging capability. Resources. AFC offers both types. Kordesch M. f304065.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Studies have found slightly higher emissions of NO x and lower emissions of carbon monoxide (CO) and unburned hydrocarbons in vehicles operating on E15 or E20 compared with those using E0. However, metals used in engines and other vehicle parts have generally not been found to be susceptible to corrosion by low- to mid-blends of ethanol.

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JUNE 9, 2010

Writing in the journal Advanced Materials , a team of materials scientists and physicists from the University of Manchester (UK) say graphene has the potential to replace carbon fibers in high performance materials that are used to build aircraft or fuel-efficient vehicles. Graphene—the discovery of which is attributed to physicists Prof.

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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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MARCH 9, 2014

This material, a p-type (100) gallium phosphide (GaP) semiconductor functionalized with molecular hydrogen-producing cobaloxime catalysts via polymer grafting, has the potential to address one of the major challenges in the use of artificial photosynthesis to make renewable solar fuels. Earlier post.) Under simulated air mass 1.5

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DECEMBER 4, 2010

Jay Keasling discusses the potential of metabolic engineering for the microbial production from simple, readily available, inexpensive starting materials of a large number of chemicals that are currently derived from nonrenewable resources or limited natural resources. Earlier post.). —Jay Keasling. —Jay Keasling.

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AUGUST 30, 2013

This work represents a promising step toward developing an integrated photocathode material for use in a tandem solar-fuels generator and is a significant advancement from previous work on attaching similar catalysts to UV-absorbing (TiO 2 ) or nonphotoactive (carbon and conductive metal oxide) substrates. Sharp, and Gary F.

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AUGUST 21, 2010

Schematic illustration of a single polymer electrode fuel cell with the suggested optimal gas distributor system and optimal catalytic layer. State-of-the art polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are using a Pt loading near 0.3 Credit: ACS, Kjelstrup et al. Click to enlarge. The US Department of Energy (DOE) target of 0.03

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MAY 5, 2010

Researchers from the University of Western Ontario and General Motors R&D have developed a 3D coaxial nanocable electrode consisting of platinum on a tin nanowire and a carbon nanotube support using a new simple synthesis procedure. 3/2010) (p 732) doi: 10.1002/chem.200902320. times higher mass activity and 2.4-fold For MOR, 1.35

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MARCH 17, 2010

Graphene—carbon formed into sheets a single atom thick—now appears to be a promising base material for capturing hydrogen, according to recent research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Pennsylvania. Resources. March 18, 2010. March 18, 2010. Credit: NIST. Burress, J.

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JULY 2, 2010

Furanics are heteroaromatic compounds derived from the chemical intermediate HMF (hydroxymethylfurfural, C 6 H 6 O 3 ) that can make polymers, chemicals and fuels. Olefin metathesis swaps molecular fragments on either side of a carbon-carbon double bond. Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. (ERS) Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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APRIL 21, 2009

is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. Hyundai will in months offer 2 models that will leap frog toyota and honda by years - it will be based on a lithium POLYMER battery thats lighter, cheaper, and maintains charge many times longer than NiCad batteries and all at a price half that of Volt.

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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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