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New process uses localized surface plasmons for room-temperature conversion of CO2 to CO

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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have demonstrated a room-temperature method that could significantly reduce carbon dioxide levels in fossil-fuel power plant exhaust, one of the main sources of carbon emissions in the atmosphere.

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T&E study finds EU has replaced Russian oil barrel-for-barrel as continent fails to cut demand

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Since the EU imposed sanctions on Russia in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine, there has been a redrawing of the global oil map, a new study by Transport & Environment (T&E) shows. C carbon budget. Instead of cutting demand, Europe has simply replaced imports from Russia with oil from other producing countries.

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BNEF: China dominates the Li-ion battery supply chain, but Europe is on the rise

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The work ranks countries across five key themes related to the supply chain: raw materials, cell & component manufacturing, environment, RII and end demand (across electric vehicles and stationary storage). Sustainability and carbon emissions associated with the supply chain are of growing importance.

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IIASA study proposes solid air hydrogen liquefaction as efficient addition to hydrogen liquefaction supply chain

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The oxygen could be used to increase the efficiency of power generation with oxy-combustion and to facilitate the capture, use, and storage of carbon (CCUS). The hydrogen is liquefied where electricity is cheap. The Solid Air Hydrogen Liquefaction process © Hunt et al. —Julian Hunt Resources Hunt, J., Montanari, P., Schneider, P.,

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Russian researchers develop wasteless joint processing of electric furnace and ladle slag to produce pig iron and clinker

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For this purpose, borate glass, a cheap waste material that also requires processing, was added to it. As a result of several laboratory melts using coke as a carbon reducing agent of iron simultaneously with Portland cement clinker, pig iron was obtained that also meets the requirements of state standards. Background.

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Oleophobic hydrophobic magnetic sponge selectively soaks up oil, sparing water and wildlife

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Oil spill clean-up is an expensive and complicated process that often harms marine life and further damages the environment. Burning increases carbon emissions and dispersants are terribly harmful for marine wildlife. Each approach has its own drawbacks and none are sustainable solutions.

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Stanford researchers develop copper-based catalyst that produces ethanol from CO at room temperature; potential for closed-loop CO2-to-fuel process

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Researchers at Stanford University have developed a nanocrystalline copper material that produces multi-carbon oxygenates (ethanol, acetate and n-propanol) with up to 57% Faraday efficiency at modest potentials (–0.25?volts The challenge was to find a cathode that would reduce carbon monoxide to ethanol instead of reducing water to hydrogen.

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