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Topsoe launches TITAN steam reforming catalyst series with boosted reliability and efficiency

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and a hexagonal crystal structure found in high-grade metamorphic rocks on Madagascar. Sudden pressure drop build-ups in syngas plants can cause unscheduled downtime and cost millions of dollars. The TITAN series offers improved performance and longer catalyst lifetime due to their hibonite-rich composition.

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Video Friday: Ameca Humanoid

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The Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the CTU in Prague wishes you a Merry Christmas and much success, health and energy in 2022! [ ETH Zurich ] Cassie Blue autonomously navigates on the second floor of the Ford Robotics Building at the University of Michigan. The tiny rover passed a huge milestone on Wednesday, Dec.

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Tirupati Graphite to acquire strategic Mozambique graphite projects from Battery Minerals

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The acquisition is subject, among other things, to the mandatory shareholder approval of Battery Minerals and approval of the transaction by the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy in Mozambique. The new acquisition will complement Tirupati’s two primary graphite projects in Madagascar. Background.

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Tesla supplier sheds light on graphite supply challenge for EV battery manufacturers [Editorial]

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Russia, Madagascar, Ukraine, Norway, Canada, India, and Sri Lanka make up the remaining Top 10 countries that produce graphite. “A US automaker continued building a large plant to manufacture lithium-ion electric vehicle batteries. After China, Brazil and Mozambique are the next largest graphite producers.

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A closer look at graphite—its forms, functions and future in EV batteries

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Some advanced designs use a small amount of silicon, which can store more energy. This crystalline carbon allotrope is good for more than just pencils—it’s found in every EV battery anode, and producing graphite in the forms needed to build high-performance battery cells is a complex and exacting process. Charged : Haha, I bet you do!

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BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

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Capital cost to build a 10k metric-ton battery precursor plant. —James Frith, head of energy storage at BNEF. If approached correctly, African countries can capitalize on their abundant natural resources, growing demand for vehicles and rapid urbanization to build a global hub to produce electric vehicles. Source: BNEF.

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