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NOVEMBER 28, 2017

MIT researchers have developed a new system that could potentially be used for converting power plant emissions of carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, and thence into useful fuels for cars, trucks, and planes, as well as into chemical feedstocks for a wide variety of products. 2017), H 2 -assisted CO 2 thermochemical reduction on La 0.9

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MAY 10, 2017

These theoretical studies use calculations that take into account the basic principles of breaking and making chemical bonds, including the energy required, the electronic states of the atoms, and the reaction conditions, allowing scientists to derive the reaction rates and determine which catalyst will give the best rate of conversion.

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JULY 1, 2018

A study by a team from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Previous studies have found that PM 2.5 In diabetes, pollution is thought to reduce insulin production and trigger inflammation, preventing the body from converting blood glucose into energy that the body needs to maintain health. They also estimated that 8.2

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APRIL 25, 2018

The project—Building Genome-to-Phenome Infrastructure for Regulating Methane in Deep and Extreme Environments ( BuG ReMeDEE )—was awarded a $6-million grant by the National Science Foundation in October 2017. The BuG ReMeDEE consortium includes industrial partners LanzaTech (US) and Bijson Innovations Pvt.

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OCTOBER 24, 2017

Vastly expanding sugarcane production in Brazil for conversion to ethanol could reduce current global CO 2 emissions by as much as 5.6%, according to a new study by an international team led by researchers from the University of Illinois. The carbon-related costs of converting the land to sugarcane fields were included in the analysis.

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MAY 26, 2020

In 2017, Germany launched a consortium of leading industrial companies to investigate high-volume production of automotive fuel cell stacks. Specifically, this means having a stack product and a manufacturing process that can be converted to industrial scale over a manageable time period of 18 to 24 months following project completion.

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JULY 31, 2017

An international research team led by scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have developed a light-activated material that can chemically convert carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide without generating unwanted byproducts.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2016

In a new study, Harvard University researchers found more than 90% of potential new Canadian hydroelectric projects are likely to increase concentrations of the neurotoxin methylmercury (MeHg) in food webs near indigenous communities. The research is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology.

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JUNE 24, 2017

Rodriguez and colleagues conducted structural studies using x-ray diffraction at the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) while the catalyst was operating under industrial or technical conditions. They found a way to get a specific phase-or configuration of the atoms-that is highly active for this reaction. —José Rodriguez.

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JULY 9, 2020

Replacing a gasoline-powered ride-hailing vehicle with an electric vehicle can deliver three times the carbon benefits of a personally owned electric vehicle, according to a study by a University of California, Davis, researcher of Uber and Lyft data. The paper is published in the journal Nature Energy.

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JULY 18, 2023

From the IIHS: The average driver death rate for all 2020 and equivalent models increased to 38 deaths per million registered vehicle years, compared with 36 for 2017 models. traffic fatalities over the four-year period covered by this study, compared with the previous one. The rise is consistent with a larger number of U.S.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2020

HTL uses heat and pressure—250–380 °C and 5–28 MPa—to convert a variety of feedstocks to biocrude. 2017) in the book Algal Biofuels. In 2019, the ERDC conducted a baseline pilot study of the three stages of HABITATS. —chemical engineer Justin Billing, who led the PNNL portion of the study.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Diesel-powered commuter trains may expose their passengers to elevated levels of certain black carbon and ultrafine particles, especially in the coach directly behind the locomotive, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Toronto. A paper on the study is published in the journal Atmospheric Environment.

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MARCH 6, 2018

The new phase of research includes an outdoor field study that will grow naturally occurring algae in several contained ponds in California. Both companies are continuing with fundamental research on algae biology in their laboratories as the field study advances. ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics Inc. —Oliver Fetzer, Ph.D.,

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AUGUST 8, 2017

Afterwards, carbon dioxide and hydrogen are first converted into reactive synthesis gas at high temperature and then into liquid fuels in a microstructured chemical reactor. In June 2017, the plant network was opened officially by Jamie Hyneman, co-host of the “MythBusters” science television series.

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JUNE 27, 2018

Global Bioenergies has reached a new milestone in scaling up its C3 process converting renewable resources into isopropanol and acetone. They can also be converted into polypropylene, a key component in the plastics industry, with market value exceeding 70 billion dollars. A first pilot run was successfully conducted in December 2017.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Broadly, the study by Stephanie Searle, Francisco Posada Sanchez, Chris Malins, and John German concludes that (a) technical barriers do not prevent the use of higher blends of ethanol, and (b) slow uptake of blends such as E15 and E85 is due to other factors, including high cost, legal and warranty issues, and consumer awareness and acceptance.

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JUNE 1, 2017

Traffic contributes more to NO x emissions in Europe than previously thought, according to a new study by a team at the University of Innsbruck. A large number of new studies have recently been published suggesting that emission levels from test stands have to be adjusted upwards. TWC treatment can lead to a 10 fold reduction of NO.

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JUNE 14, 2018

The Toronto Transit Commission , the third largest transit agency in North America and the most heavily used system in all of Canada, purchased ten Proterra Catalyst E2 buses in support of the transit agency’s goal to convert its entire fleet of 1,926 buses to zero-emission buses by 2040.

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JANUARY 17, 2017

Butagaz, a leading French brand distributing gas in bottles and tanks, is partnering with Global Bioenergies to incorporate batches of bio-isobutene produced at Global Bioenergies’ demo plant as early as 2017 and later by the first commercial bio-isobutene plant once built in France. bio-isobutene.

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MAY 18, 2011

Transforming agricultural waste into biofuel in India could meet up to 59% of the country’s demand for transport gasoline while creating up to one million jobs, according to a new study by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, commissioned by enzyme company Novozymes. billion liters (4.57 billion gallons US) per year of gasoline.

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DECEMBER 15, 2017

For a newly published study in the journal Industrial Crops & Products , UF/IFAS scientists wanted to see if they could use the three sweet sorghum cultivars as raw material for bioethanol production. The bagasse was processed to generate an additional source of fermentable sugars that could also be converted to ethanol.

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APRIL 6, 2017

Accessories that are typically powered via hydraulic power or the serpentine belt may be converted to electrical power. For their study, the A123 team used two cycles—FTP-72 for the US and NEDC for Europe. Finally, partial hybridization using the 48V powertrain may be integrated to improve fuel economy. Abdellahi et al.

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MARCH 9, 2017

This study is a major leap in that direction. A major goal among scientists has been decreasing the excess energy needed to convert captured carbon dioxide back into fuel. Li said that bipyridine-metal complexes have long been studied to reduce carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide with sunlight. Xiaoxiao Qiao, Qiqi Li, Richard N.

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OCTOBER 28, 2017

The FPLG can be used in a small-scale organic Rankine cycle (ORC) system and can directly convert the thermodynamic energy of working fluid into electricity. The FPLG in the study consists of a dual-opposed piston type free piston expander with a linear generator placed in the middle of two cylinders and a variety of auxiliary components.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

As background, the EU Mobile Air Conditioning Directive bans the use of refrigerants with a Global Warming Potential greater than 150 in new type-approved vehicles manufactured as of January 2013 and in all new vehicles sold in Europe as of January, 2017.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Using optimized microorganisms, the sunliquid one-pot system simultaneously converts both C 5 and C 6 sugars to ethanol, delivering up to 50% more ethanol than conventional processes which convert only C 6 sugars. Next steps are detailed engineering studies before the official ground breaking which is expected at the end of 2017.

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DECEMBER 25, 2014

The project is slated to continue until FY 2017. is also undergoing study in Europe and the US.). In Japan, an island nation, success in converting the massive power of the ocean current will create a large-scale, stable power source. Ocean power generator with counterrotating turbines. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2018

The team presented a paper on their work at the ASME 2017 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference. The combustion process is central to engine design, but studying the intricacies of combustion in a laboratory is difficult and significant computational resources are required to simulate it in a virtual environment.

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JULY 5, 2017

Therefore, it is appealing to develop a technology platform that converts crude glycerol to the value-added products. In this study, E. The glycerol surplus greatly reduces the price of crude glycerol, which negatively affects the economic viability of the glycerol-producing, oleochemical, and biodiesel industries.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

The UW team is the first to try converting the entire young tree—leaves, bark and stems—into bio oil and ethanol using two separate processes. Earlier studies show that poplar woodchips are a viable biofuel source, but costs still don’t pencil out, especially since trees are cut just once every 10-plus years.

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APRIL 11, 2017

This could form the basis of a new, more efficient process for converting the greenhouse gas CO 2 into a useful carbon source for the production of fuels and chemical products. Their material of choice is powdered elemental boron, which very strongly absorbs sunlight and efficiently converts it photothermically, heating itself up remarkably.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

In a study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society , the team demonstrated that Ru/Nb 2 O 5 is capable of producing primary amines from carbonyl compounds with ammonia (NH 3 ) and dihydrogen (H2), with negligible formation of by-products. Further studies to expand on these initial findings are already underway.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have harnessed the power of photosynthesis to convert carbon dioxide into fuels and alcohols at efficiencies far greater than plants. —study principal investigator Joel Ager. The study was conducted at JCAP’s Berkeley Lab campus.

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JANUARY 4, 2019

A research report submitted to the California Legislature this week by the University of California, Davis’ Institute of Transportation Studies proposes switching EVs to a mileage-based road-funding fee (road user charge, RUC) while continuing to have gasoline-powered cars pay gasoline taxes.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

These preliminary results would suggest that Cu–SSZ-39 can be a very attractive catalyst for NO x SCR converters in the automotive industry. In a paper published earlier this year in the ACS journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research , Shantz and his team presented a thorough study of SSZ-39 formation. —Moliner et al.

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DECEMBER 8, 2017

Although methane can be directly converted to methanol using molecular oxygen under mild conditions in the gas phase, the process is either stoichiometric (and therefore requires a water extraction step) or is too slow and low-yielding to be practical. Junjun Shan, Mengwei Li, Lawrence F.

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