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Study finds high sodium bicarbonate concentrations in water from coal-bed natural gas production harms aquatic life; water treatment can mitigate effects

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JUNE 14, 2012

Produced water from coal-bed natural gas (CBNG) production may contain sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO 3 ) at concentrations that can harm aquatic life, according to a new study by the US Geological Survey; Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks; the Bureau of Land Management and the US Environmental Protection Agency. Farag, A.M., and Harper, D.D.,

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Univ. of Maryland team develops promising sodium-ion cathode material: FePO4/nanotube composite

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OCTOBER 24, 2012

Researchers at the University of Maryland have developed a nanocomposite material of amorphous, porous FePO 4 nanoparticles electrically wired by single-wall carbon nanotubes as a potential cathode material for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). SWNT composite is a promising cathode material for viable sodium-ion batteries.

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Isfahan University of Tech team reports new efficient pretreatment method for rice straw to boost yield of cellulosic ethanol

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NOVEMBER 11, 2012

Researchers at Isfahan University of Technology (Iran) report the efficient production of cellulosic ethanol from rice straw using a new sodium carbonate pretreatment method. Rice straw was treated with sodium carbonate (Na 2 CO 3 )prior to enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation. and 1 M sodium carbonate solution.

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UNSW team demonstrates high reversible hydrogen storage capacity under mild conditions for sodium borohydride using novel core-shell nanostructure; potential for vehicles

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AUGUST 15, 2012

A team from the University of New South Wales (Australia) reports on a novel core-shell strategy leading to high and stable hydrogen absorption/desorption cycling for sodium borohydride (NaBH 4 ) under mild pressure conditions (4 MPa) in an open-access paper in the journal ACS Nano. Credit: ACS, Christian and Aguey-Zinsou.

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Researchers find tin nanoparticles promising electrode material for sodium-ion batteries

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OCTOBER 26, 2012

Tin (Sn) shows promise as a robust electrode material for rechargeable sodium-ion (Na-ion) batteries, according to a new study by a team from the University of Pittsburgh and Sandia National Laboratory. reversible and rapid ion insertion and extraction, but using sodium ions rather than lithium.

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Chevron invests in Prussian Blue battery tech company Natron Energy; stationary storage for EV charging stations

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JANUARY 28, 2019

Natron Energy , a developer of new battery cell technology based on Prussian Blue analogue electrodes and a sodium-ion electrolyte, has closed a strategic investment by Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV) to support the development of stationary energy storage systems for demand charge management at electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.

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Univ. of Tokyo researchers demonstrate new “oxygen-rocking” battery

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DECEMBER 25, 2013

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a battery based on the concept of a combination of a perovskite-type cathode and a low-electrode-potential anode that can achieve high energy densities through the use of organic rather than aqueous electrolytes. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). FeO z , with 2.58 ? for the anode and 2.75 ?

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Antimony/carbon nanocomposite anode for Na-ion battery shows high capacity and stability

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MAY 29, 2012

Researchers at Wuhan University (China) have synthesized a Sb/C (antimony/carbon) nanocomposite for use as an anode material in a room-temperature sodium-ion (Na-ion) battery. A sodium disk served as the counter and reference electrode. Source: Yang et al. Click to enlarge. doi: 10.1039/C2CC32730A.

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GAO: US government obligated $1.3+ billion in 39 battery and energy storage initiatives from FY 2009-2012; fragmented but not duplicative

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OCTOBER 15, 2012

billion from fiscal years 2009 through 2012, supported a variety of technologies, uses, advancement activities, and goals, according to the report. Several types of recipients were eligible for funding, such as private industry, universities, and federal labs, through contracts, grants, and other mechanisms. through 2012.

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Breakthrough on salt-tolerant wheat

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MARCH 13, 2012

This research is a collaborative project between CSIRO, NSW Department of Primary Industries, University of Adelaide, the Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics and the ARC Centre of Excellence in Plant Energy Biology. The salt-tolerant gene (known as TmHKT1;5-A) works by excluding sodium from the leaves.

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Study links PM2.5 pollution to increased risk of diabetes; even low levels pose risk

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JULY 1, 2018

A study by a team from Washington University School of Medicine in St. —Ziyad Al-Aly, MD, the study’s senior author and an assistant professor of medicine at Washington University. Louis and the Veterans Affairs (VA) St. Louis Health Care System links PM 2.5 Previous studies have found that PM 2.5 million U.S.

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Researchers demonstrate concept desalination battery

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JANUARY 30, 2012

A team from Stanford University and Ruhr-Universität Bochum have demonstrated the novel concept of a “desalination battery” that uses an electrical energy input to extract sodium and chloride ions from seawater and to generate fresh water. Wessells, Yi Cui, and Fabio La Mantia (2012) A Desalination Battery. Click to enlarge.

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Researchers discover new way seawater could corrode nuclear fuel

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JANUARY 28, 2012

Peter Burns, professor of civil engineering and geological sciences at the University of Notre Dame and a co-author of the new paper, had previously made spherical uranium peroxide clusters, rather like carbon “buckyballs,” that can dissolve or exist as solids. Burns, and Alexandra Navrotsky (2012). Christopher R. Sigmon, Peter C.

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Radar Technology Pioneer Merrill Skolnik Dies at 94

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MARCH 29, 2022

While there, he taught a course on radar at Northeastern University , in Boston. in engineering from Johns Hopkins University , in Baltimore. During his tenure at the company, he oversaw the design and construction of the Clinch River Breeder Reactor project, a sodium-cooled nuclear facility in Tennessee.

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Researchers use in situ NMR spectroscopy to provide insight into silicon expansion in Li-ion batteries

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FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Now, researchers at the University of Cambridge report developing a new in situ method to probe batteries with silicon electrode and determining what causes the expansion to take place. Artist: Rees Rankin (CNM) Researchers: Maria Chan (CNM), Chris Wolverton (Northwestern University), Jeff Greeley (CNM) Click to enlarge. Resources.

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OSU team demonstrates concept of potassium-air battery as alternative to lithium-air systems

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FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Researchers at Ohio State University (OSU) have demonstrated the concept of a potassium-air (K?O Potassium, an alkali metal similar to lithium (and sodium) can be used in a rechargeable battery. O 2 battery (0.5 M KPF6 in DME) at a current density of 0.16 Credit: ACS, Ren and Wu. Click to enlarge. O 2 ) battery with low overpotentials.

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Argonne researchers advancing new class of selenium sulfide composite cathodes that could boost Li-ion energy density 5x

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DECEMBER 4, 2013

The work most recently reported in the Journal of the American Chemical Society by a team of researchers from Argonne and King Abdulaziz University (Saudi Arabia) advances their earlier work with selenium as a high energy density cathode material. Earlier post.). ray Absorption Spectroscopy,” J. 135, 8047 doi: 10.1021/ja402597g. Batteries'

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Ammine titanium borohydrides as promising solid-state hydrogen storage systems

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AUGUST 13, 2012

Researchers at Fudan University (China) have synthesized stable ammine titanium borohydrides (ATBs) with favorable dehydrogenation properties and potential regeneration ability, making them promising candidates for solid-state hydrogen storage materials. In a paper published in the ACS journal Chemistry of Materials , Yuan et al.

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New direct borohydride fuel cell increases peak power density by factor of 1.7–3.7

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AUGUST 10, 2012

Researchers at Xi’an Jiaotong University in China have developed a new direct borohydride fuel cell (DBFC) that shows a peak power density of 663 mW·cm -2 at 65 °C (149 °F)—an increase in power density by a factor of 1.7 Xiaodong Yang, Yongning Liu, Sai Li, Xiaozhu Wei, Li Wang & Yuanzhen Chen (2012).

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Study finds high sodium bicarbonate concentrations in water from coal-bed natural gas production harms aquatic life; water treatment can mitigate effects

Univ. of Maryland team develops promising sodium-ion cathode material: FePO4/nanotube composite

Isfahan University of Tech team reports new efficient pretreatment method for rice straw to boost yield of cellulosic ethanol

UNSW team demonstrates high reversible hydrogen storage capacity under mild conditions for sodium borohydride using novel core-shell nanostructure; potential for vehicles

Researchers find tin nanoparticles promising electrode material for sodium-ion batteries

Chevron invests in Prussian Blue battery tech company Natron Energy; stationary storage for EV charging stations

Univ. of Tokyo researchers demonstrate new “oxygen-rocking” battery

Antimony/carbon nanocomposite anode for Na-ion battery shows high capacity and stability

GAO: US government obligated $1.3+ billion in 39 battery and energy storage initiatives from FY 2009-2012; fragmented but not duplicative

Breakthrough on salt-tolerant wheat

Study links PM2.5 pollution to increased risk of diabetes; even low levels pose risk

Researchers demonstrate concept desalination battery

Researchers discover new way seawater could corrode nuclear fuel

Radar Technology Pioneer Merrill Skolnik Dies at 94

Researchers use in situ NMR spectroscopy to provide insight into silicon expansion in Li-ion batteries

OSU team demonstrates concept of potassium-air battery as alternative to lithium-air systems

Argonne researchers advancing new class of selenium sulfide composite cathodes that could boost Li-ion energy density 5x

Ammine titanium borohydrides as promising solid-state hydrogen storage systems

New direct borohydride fuel cell increases peak power density by factor of 1.7–3.7

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