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Schematic illustration of 3D porous SiNP/conductive polymer hydrogel composite electrodes. Each SiNP is encapsulated in a conductive polymer surface. A team at Stanford University has developed stable silicon Li-ion battery anodes by incorporating a conducting polymer hydrogel into the Si-based material. —Wu et al.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2013

A team at Stanford University lef by Profesor Yi Cui has now identified a new capacity fading mechanism of the sulfur cathodes and developed a new approach to overcoming this mechanism. To overcome this mechanism, they introduced amphiphilic polymers to modify the carbon surface. earlier post ). —Zheng et al. —Zheng et al.

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JUNE 5, 2014

In 2013, the US Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) awarded a total of $8.75 million to four separate projects (led by Stanford University, UC San Diego, Arizona State University, and Penn State) to develop multifunctional structural batteries for vehicles as part of its RANGE program for transformative EV storage.

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Project partners include three large European automotive OEMs (VW, Daimler, Fiat Research Centre); suitcase manufacturer Samsonite; four specialized suppliers in the field of composite materials and their applications; and six universities. Thermoplastics are polymers that liquefy when heated and harden to a solid state when cooled down.).

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APRIL 15, 2013

A University of Arizona-led international research team has developed a simple process for making lightweight plastics from elemental sulfur; the team has successfully used a new polymeric sulfur produced via the process as an electrode material for lithium-sulfur batteries. Battery cycling data for poly(S-r-DIB) (10 wt% DIB, C/10 rate).

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

9 Universities and Labs: Colorado School of Mines; Michigan State University; Michigan Tech University; The Ohio State University; University of Kentucky; University of Michigan; University of Notre Dame; University of Tennessee; Wayne State University. ThermoCalc; TIMET; Trumpf, Inc.;

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JULY 24, 2012

BDO, THF and GBL are large-volume industrial chemicals used in a wide range of applications including polymers, paints, adhesives and solvents. Evonik Industries’ Catalysts Business Line has recently agreed with US-based BioAmber Inc. The global market for these products currently made from petrochemicals is $4 billion.

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MARCH 24, 2013

They also represent teaming by NAMII members with more than 30 different participating organizations, including eight universities and 25 industry partners from both small and large businesses. Qualification of Additive Manufacturing Processes and Procedures for Repurposing and Rejuvenation of Tooling”, Case Western Reserve University.

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MAY 6, 2013

A research team from the University of Michigan has nearly doubled the efficiency of certain organic thermoelectric materials. PEDOT:PSS is a mixture of two polymers: the conjugated polymer PEDOT and the polyelectrolyte PSS. Pipe (2013) Engineered doping of organic semiconductors for enhanced thermoelectric efficiency.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

NOHMs, a spin-off from Cornell University, will utilize the Kentucky-Argonne Battery Manufacturing Research and Development Center and the University of Kentucky’s Spindletop Administration Building. Hooey Director of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Cornell University.

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The key to this new method is to produce the particles directly inside a polymer matrix, composed of amphiphilic (a compound possessing both hydrophilic (water-loving) and lipophilic (fat-loving) properties) polymers based on polystyrene and polyethylene glycol. Reuben Hudson, Go Hamasaka, Takao Osako, Yoichi M.

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OCTOBER 7, 2013

Here, we demonstrate a versatile one-pot synthesis of nitrogen-doped carbons that exploits the templating ability of biological polymers. Zoe Schnepp, Birmingham Fellow from the University of Birmingham’s School of Chemistry, Resources. The key is that the gelatin material is not only cheap, but it’s extremely easy to make.

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MARCH 26, 2014

Axens, Total and IFPEN have introduced Atol, a technology for profitable production of polymer-grade bio-ethylene via the dehydration of ethanol (C 2 H 6 O). Minhua Zhang and Yingzhe Yu (2013) “Dehydration of Ethanol to Ethylene,” Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 52 (28), 9505-9514 doi: 10.1021/ie401157c. Earlier post.)

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Through the patented process, magnets are dissolved in nitric acid, and the solution is continuously fed through a module supporting polymer membranes. Bhave’s project, which began in 2013, is a team effort. ORNL has provided strategic direction for these areas since CMI began in 2013.

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MARCH 13, 2014

a 100% subsidiary of Nissan Motor Company, developed the analysis method in a joint R&D effort with Tokyo University, Kyoto University and Osaka Prefecture University. Penner-Hahn (University of Michigan) X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy. Nissan Arc Ltd., Earlier post.). Batteries'

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Replacement of up to 90% (270 Mt) of the total global consumption of plastics in 2007 with bio-based plastics is ultimately technically possible, according to new study by authors at Utrecht University, commissioned by the associations European Bioplastics and the European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE). Mt in 2013 and to 3.45

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Independent analysis commissioned by the Carbon Trust predicts current polymer fuel cell technology will cost $49/kW in automotive applications when manufactured at mass scale (i.e. Our new analysis shows that the future is bright but innovation is essential to unlock the market potential by driving down the costs of new polymer fuel cells.

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The award is a portion of a $40-million grant presented to the Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance ( NARA ), a consortium led by Washington State University (WSU). NARA includes a broad consortium of scientists from universities, government laboratories and private industry. Earlier post.). NARA award. Earlier post.) DLA contract.

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BMW Group and Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) launched a new electromobility research program, involving the all-electric BMW i3 and plug-in hybrid sports car BMW i8. million) funding allocated to the joint lab in 2013. million) funding allocated to the joint lab in 2013. million (US$4.1 million (US$4.1

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Northeastern University. University of California, Irvine. University of Delaware. University of New Mexico. Fuel Cells: Selected Entries from the Encyclopedia 9 of Sustainability Science and Technology doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5785-5_2 , Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013. Giner, Inc. Kreuer (ed.),

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to develop and test a 25 kWh prototype battery system based on nanostructured polymer electrolytes. Prototype pack assembly is to be complete by January 2013, with complete prototype pack performance testing and validation by September 2013. Funds for the 13 projects come from the Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program.

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The researchers also reported on using MXene “paper” electrodes, instead of conventional rolled powder electrodes with a polymer binder. Barsoum, and Yury Gogotsi (2013) Cation Intercalation and High Volumetric Capacitance of Two-Dimensional Titanium Carbide. —Michel Barsoum. Lukatskaya, Olha Mashtalir, Chang E.

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Unlike the simple starch-based sugars in corn and other grains, the complex polysaccharide sugars in plant cell walls are locked within a robust aromatic polymer called lignin. Lignocellulosic biomass was used for thousands of years as animal feed and is now considered a great sugar source for biofuels production. Verhertbruggen, Y.,

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OCTOBER 23, 2013

Researchers at Drexel University report in a paper in the Journal of the American Chemical Society on the potential for 2D niobium and titanium carbide materials as high-power electrode materials for Li-ion batteries (LIBs). Specific lithiation (circles.) Credit: ACS, Naguib et al. Click to enlarge. Nb 0.5 ) 2 C, (V 0.5 ,Cr Batteries'

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US Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the delivery of $377 million in funding for 46 new multi-million-dollar Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) ( earlier post ) located at universities, national laboratories, nonprofit organizations, and private firms across the nation. awards are subject to FY 2010 to FY 2013 appropriations.

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Schulten, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Bernardi (University of Illinois). The project utilizes a combination of novel molecular simulation algorithms developed by this team to improve the understanding of fundamental processes that govern charge transport in polymer electrolyte membranes commonly used in fuel cells.

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MARCH 8, 2013

Researchers from Fudan University in China and Technische Universität Chemnitz in Germany have developed an aqueous rechargeable lithium battery (ARLB) using coated Li metal as the anode. The coating of the Li metal consists of a home-made gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) and a LISICON film. Wang et al. Click to enlarge.

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University of Copenhagen, found one of their catalysts delivered almost 8 A mg -1 Pt. Compared with two standard, state-of-the-art polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell catalysts (Tanaka TKK), the Pt 20 and Pt >46 showed significant enhancements in SA by a factor of 2 and 3.5, nm); size-selected Pt 46 (? = nm); and Pt >46 (? =

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Researchers at Stanford University and SLAC led by Stanford associate professor Yi Cui have used a sulfur–TiO 2 yolk–shell design for a cathode material for a lithium-sulfur battery that achieved an initial specific capacity of 1,030? (b) Capacity retention of sulfur–TiO 2 yolk–shell nanostructures cycled at 0.5 Click to enlarge.

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A) SEM image of the CNT membrane surface, showing CNT tips emerging from the polymer. The difficulty and high cost of making CNT membranes has confined them to university laboratories and has been frequently cited as the limiting factor in their widespread use. He has a PhD in Environmental Engineering from Yale University.

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MARCH 23, 2012

Replacing cast iron and traditional steel components with lightweight materials—including advanced high-strength steel, magnesium, aluminum, and polymer composites—allows manufacturers to include additional safety devices, integrated electronic systems, and emissions control equipment on vehicles without increasing their weight, DOE notes.

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To offer driver assistance systems that are appealing to Chinese drivers as well, Audi launched a project at its R&D Center in Beijing in cooperation with Tongji University in Shanghai. The R8 e-tron rear car body module is made of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) integrating the luggage compartment, which extends the frame structure.

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A new composite material created at Rice University is nearly impervious to gas and may lead to lighter and more efficient storage of compressed natural gas for vehicles. Most work to date has focused upon the filler’s aspect ratio or configuration within the polymer matrix affects gas barrier properties. Image by Changsheng Xiang.

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Researchers at the Skoltech Center for Electrochemical Energy Storage (CEES), a partnership between the MIT Materials Processing Center and Lomonosov Moscow State University, are focusing on the development of higher capacity batteries. Reversible fuel/electrolysis cells. We can use it in vehicles, we can use it in aircraft, and so forth.

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JUNE 28, 2013

Korea, has found a new physical organogel polymer electrolyte for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) with two novel characteristics: an irreversible thermal gelation and a high value of the Li + transference number. This research was funded by the World Class University (WCU) programs through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF).

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100 kg) samples of green benzene and toluene to strategic partners for downstream product development purposes before the end of 2013. The company’s pilot plant operations are scheduled to commence in the second half of 2013. Catalytic fast pyrolysis company Anellotech Inc. plans to make available kilogram-scale (e.g.,

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APRIL 8, 2013

Researchers with the Energy Biosciences Institute, University of California, Berkeley have provided insight into how multiple cellulase enzymes attack cellulose, potentially yielding a way to improve the collective catalytic activity of enzyme cocktails that can boost the yields of sugars for making fuels. Source: Berkeley Lab.

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