Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

A team at Purdue University has used pollens as the basis for carbon architectures for anodes in energy storage devices. One candidate is hard carbon which typically allows faster lithiation due to larger interlayer spacing, and higher cycling capacity than graphite due to the additional nanopore filling Li storage mechanism.

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Baua Electric

MAY 10, 2024

Leveraging biomass presents a potential avenue to contribute to the global objective of achieving a carbon-neutral human society. By cycling carbon through energy generation systems as biomass, it offers a means to address climate change. Carbon dioxide cycle of biomass-based fuels.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2011

A team at Stanford University is proposing using solid oxide fuel cells as the basis for a method for electricity production from oil shale with in situ carbon capture (EPICC) as a means to provide transportation services from oil shale with greatly reduced CO 2 emissions. Conversion to work via. Scale of conversion to work.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2013

A new spatially-explicit life cycle assessment of five different “sun-to-wheels” conversion pathways—ethanol from corn or switchgrass for internal combustion vehicles (ICVs); electricity from corn or switchgrass for battery-electric vehicles (BEVs); and photovoltaic electricity for BEVs—found a strong case for PV BEVs.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2009

Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a type of activated carbon with a high surface area of up to 3,190 m 2 g -1 and a gravimetric hydrogen uptake capacity of 7.08 wt % at 77 K and 20 Bar—one of the largest for porous carbon materials. Hydrogen uptake of different activated carbons. Credit: ACS.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2010

Transforming CO 2 into methane, the most reduced form of carbon, under homogeneous conditions can be accomplished using silanes as the reducing reagents. Krause and Hairong Guan (2010) An Efficient Nickel Catalyst for the Reduction of Carbon Dioxide with a Borane. Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/ja103982t.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Stinn and colleagues in the lab have built a reactor that can process about 10 kilograms of raw material per day, and the researchers are starting conversations with several corporations about the possibilities. Cite this article Stinn, C., Allanore, A. 2021) “Selective sulfidation of metal compounds.”

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Baua Electric

MARCH 25, 2024

Australia’s Pilbara Minerals has agreed to a study with Chinese customer Ganfeng Lithium on options to build a 32,000 metric-ton-per-year lithium conversion facility in a country yet to be decided, the companies said on Monday.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2010

They found that, on a life cycle basis in comparison to gasoline, the direct to ethanol technology can provide a 67% to 87% reduction in carbon footprint on an energy equivalent basis for initial ethanol concentrations (given in weight percent) ranging from 0.5% Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/es1007577. g/L of cyanobacterial biomass.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2013

Researchers in South Korea have developed a simple, low-cost and eco-friendly method of creating nitrogen-doped graphene nanoplatelets (NGnPs) with excellent catalytic performance in both dye-sensitized solar cells and fuel cells to replace conventional platinum (Pt)-based catalysts for energy conversion. —Jeon et al.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2014

Researchers at the University of Delaware have developed a highly selective nanoporous silver catalyst capable of electrochemically reducing carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide with 92% efficiency. The carbon monoxide then can be used to produce synthetic fuels and chemicals. Qi Lu, Jonathan Rosen, Yang Zhou, Gregory S.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Their approach consists of splitting carbon dioxide to form carbon monoxide and oxygen in two distinct steps. from 360 °C with both high reaction rates and final chemical conversions of greater than 90%. Energy Fuels , Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/ef101092u. Zn can be oxidized by CO 2. —Abanades and Chambon.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2010

Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) have developed a calculation procedure to estimate the maximum theoretical yields, as well as predictions of the conversion efficiencies in terms of mass, carbon, and energy efficiency, of selected biorefinery production chains. kg of bioethanol, 0.06

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 30, 2009

The reaction for carbon dioxide splitting into carbon monoxide with aromatic aldehydes as oxygen acceptors. Carbon dioxide, however, is highly stable, and splitting the O=C(O) bond to generate carbon monoxide requires large energy input. Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/ja909038t. Credit: ACS, Gu and Zhang. Gu and Zhang.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2018

nm), the energy conversion efficiency and apparent quantum yield reaches ~8.75% and ~20%, respectively—the highest values ever reported for one-step visible-light driven photocatalytic overall pure water splitting. The device could also be reconfigured to turn carbon dioxide back into fuel.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 6, 2024

Going by the Carbon Neutral commitments, by 2030, many western countries will see internal combustion engine (ICE) bans in major markets come into effect. The actual process of conversion starts with an exhaustive inspection of the vehicle. This article was first published in Autocar Professional’s December 15, 2023 issue.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2016

One way to mitigate high feedstock cost is to maximize conversion into the bioproduct of interest. This maximization, though, is limited because of the production of CO 2 during the conversion of sugar into acetyl-CoA in traditional fermentation processes. We get both the increase in yield and consumption of all the carbon.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

a leading graphene company, announced that it was the winning bidder for a significant portion of the assets of XG Sciences Inc, a developer of silicon-graphene anode materials ( earlier post ), in a sale conducted by XG’s senior secured creditor pursuant to Article 9 of Michigan’s enactment of the Uniform Commercial Code. NanoXplore Inc.,

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Get Electric Vehicle

JUNE 5, 2023

Global warming due to the emission of gases (Nitrogen Dioxide, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Monoxide, etc.) Kg of Carbon dioxide when it burnt. Kg of Carbon dioxide!! Unlike petroleum fuels, biodiesel is more environmentally friendly and helps reduce carbon emissions. make alternative fuels in vehicles a necessity.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The error is to think of the transition as the discrete, well-bounded task of replacing carbon fuels by noncarbon alternatives. This article appears in the October 2022 print issue as “Decarbonization Is Our Greatest Challenge.”. It is just the opposite for the decarbonization of the energy supply.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2017

Biomass conversion is one of the most affordable routes to generate sustainable H 2 , but this process requires the demanding chemical transformation of lignocellulose. In the interest of increasing the selectivity and efficiency of this conversion, it is possible to replace the thermal input with sunlight. Kuehnel, Katherine L.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 31, 2023

7 Tips to Get Better Gas Mileage in a Truck The Results Will Help Your Bottom Line & the Environment This article may contain affiliate links. This article offers seven strategies that will enable you to improve your trucking fuel economy without negatively impacting performance. per gallon during the third week of the month.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2010

kg of mineral carbonate aggregate of a specific size class. Two types of mineral carbonate aggregate were tested, one being aragonitic coral fragments and the other calcitic limestone from a local quarry. After full equilibration with air, he found that up to 85% of the captured carbon was retained in solution—i.e.,

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2017

Stuart Licht ( earlier post ) have developed a new process that transforms CO 2 into a controlled selection of nanotubes (CNTs) via molten electrolysis; they call the process C2CNT (CO2 into carbon nanotubes). Molten carbonate electrosynthesized boron-doped CNTs exhibit high electrical conductivity. —Ren et al. Licht (2017).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2019

The report put the final nail in the coffin of the decade-long lithium rally—Fastmarkets reckons that prices for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China, by far the world’s largest consumer of high-grade lithium carbonate, tumbled 50.31 Lithium carbonate prices will steady in 2019 before picking up steam starting 2020.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Digging Deep To Help the Environment Electrification is a conversation common among consumers who feel a responsibility to reduce fossil fuel consumption and carbon emissions through car purchase choices. When supply chains can gather more assets in a centralized location, it creates more visibility and cohesion.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Biomass, a kind of renewable resource that adsorbs CO 2 during its growth, contributes net zero carbon emissions when used to produce hydrogen. An alternative method is its primary conversion into bio-oil by fast pyrolysis. Energy Fuels , Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/ef1010995. Bio-oil was reformed in a fixed-bed reactor.

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Electric Vehicles India

AUGUST 25, 2021

The electrification of automobiles is more than a conversion of technology. The vehicle composition of WOLF+ includes steel, aluminium, and carbon fibres. Also, read related article: Volvo Trucks unveiled 3 new electric trucks. .” Alpha Wolf electric truck.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2010

3 when all the available land area is not used to grow dedicated fuel crop but the solar energy falling on a portion of the land area is harnessed as hydrogen which is then used in novel augmented biomass conversion processes to increase biomass carbon yield as liquid fuel. We have focused here on thermochemical routes.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2013

One major bottleneck is the economic conversion of hemicellulose, one of the main structural components in D-xylulose lignocellulosic biomass along with cellulose, into biofuels. Xylose conversion and acetic acid detoxification are two major problems that must be solved to make cellulosic biofuels economically viable. —Wei et al.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2010

Measured effects on conversion and yield with and without membrane integration (full symbols=without membrane; empty symbols=with membrane). These studies indicate that efficiencies in terms of chemical energy and carbon recovered in the hydrocarbon product may be expected in the range of 30-50 and 25-45%, respectively. Unruh et al.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

However, the researchers note, despite much progress over the past decades, current thermoelectric energy conversion technology is not very cost-effective and is constrained by physical and material limitations, while Stirling engine technology is disadvantaged by high initial cost and problems with long-term reliability. dela Cruz, John P.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

Hyundai Motor committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2045 and continues to make efforts to reduce carbon in all areas of the value chain. Transition to a hydrogen society: In 2021, Hyundai Motor committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2045 and continues to make efforts to reduce carbon in all areas of the value chain.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2014

The mechanical and chemical stabilities of the electrodes were ensured by an optimal electrode-electrolyte system design, with a polyimide-based binder together with fluoroethylene carbonate in the electrolyte, the authors said. Nanomaterials as anodes for lithium-ion batteries (LIB) have gained widespread interest in the research community.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2014

A new review article in the journal Science highlights emerging opportunities to increase the transformation of lignin to value-added products—i.e., lignin valorization. Each product stream, however, has its own distinct challenges. Ragauskas et al. courtesy of Oak Ridge National Laboratory.] Click to enlarge. —Ragauskas et al.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2009

Recently, a new class of sulfonated carbons derived through incomplete carbonization of saccharides has been reported to have relatively high catalytic performance for biodiesel production, exhibiting interesting acid catalytic properties. Energy Fuels , Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/ef900273y. can be achieved. Yang et al.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2009

Conversion ratios of sugar/biomass and sugar/oil using SCH were 15.2 Most algae are photoautotrophic, and grow using CO 2 as the carbon source and sunlight as the energy supply. Key factors associated with algal oil yield are nitrogen content, C/N (ratio of carbon source/nitrogen source), and carbon source.

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