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Ionic Liquids for Conversion of Biomass to Sugars or HMF Without Additional Catalysts

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The results, they say, are broadly relevant to reactions involving the use of IL-H 2 O mixtures (as solvents, reactants, or catalysts), including, but not limited to, organic catalysis, electrochemistry, and biomass processing or conversion. Article Yuetao Zhang, Hongbo Du, Xianghong Qian and Eugene Y. As a result, Zhang et al.

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ARAPL RaaS Appoints Jerry Kurian as independent software evaluator – ET Auto

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Having worked on a wide range of products, spanning telecommunications platforms, skill assessment tools, and conversational AI systems, his experience certainly gives an added advantage to the ongoing journey of RaaS. “I am excited to join ARAPL RaaS and look forward to contributing to the company’s ambitious vision.

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NREL team identifies major metabolic pathway in cyanobacteria for efficient conversion of CO2; better biofuels and bioproducts

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Scientists from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have discovered that a metabolic pathway previously only suggested to be functional in photosynthetic organisms is actually a major pathway and can enable efficient conversion of carbon dioxide to organic compounds. 2015.187.

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Zepto in talks for USD 300 mn raise at USD 2.5-3 bn valuation – ET Auto

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billion when it turned unicorn last year, people aware of the conversations said. Zepto has about 340 dark stores and over 200 of them are Ebitda positive, according to a person who has reviewed the financials. Blinkit has over 450 dark stores across 25 cities while the same for Swiggy Instamart would be over 500.

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Researchers propose reason for capacity loss in metal-oxide battery materials

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Magnetite, among other conversion-type electrode materials (i.e., materials that get converted into entirely new products when they react with lithium), can store more energy than today’s electrode materials because they can accommodate more lithium ions.

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CPCA expects China's Mar NEV retail sales to rise 27.5% from Feb to 560,000 units

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Other local governments have since introduced subsidy policies and car brands have followed suit with promotions, which have boosted store traffic but limited actual order conversion, the CPCA said. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost. from Feb to 560,000 units appeared first on CnEVPost.

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2021's Top Stories About AI

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Many of this year's top articles grappled with the limits of deep learning (today's dominant strand of AI) and spotlighted researchers seeking new paths. Here are the 10 most popular AI articles that Spectrum published in 2021, ranked by the amount of time people spent reading them. Their article isn't a total downer, though.