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JULY 19, 2017

Stuart Licht have demonstrated the first facile high-yield, low-energy synthesis of macroscopic length carbon nanotubes (CNTs)—carbon nanotube wool—from CO 2 using molten carbonate electrolysis ( earlier post ). The most compact form of captured carbon is through its transformation to solid carbon.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2022

A team of scientists from LanzaTech, Northwestern University and the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have engineered a microbe to convert molecules of industrial waste gases, such as carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide, into acetone and isopropanol (IPA). —Jennifer Holmgren, CEO of LanzaTech.

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JUNE 28, 2021

The production of HTL fuels from three different feedstock classes shows the flexibility of the process. For the future, it will be important to commercialize advanced biofuel conversion technologies, which utilize a broader and more sustainable feedstock base.

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MARCH 14, 2014

Methane, ethane and propane, the major components in natural gas, belong to a class of molecules named alkanes that are the simplest hydrocarbons and one of the most abundant, cleanest sources of energy and materials. At the core of technologies for converting the alkanes in natural gas is the chemistry of the carbon-hydrogen bond.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

It has developed process technology and experience in producing lower carbon intensity, high performance, synthetic graphite targeting the electric vehicle and energy storage sectors. Albemarle is finalizing the site selection for the lithium hydroxide conversion plant in the southeastern United States.

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DECEMBER 14, 2017

Researchers at the Naval Air Warfare Center, China Lake have synthesized a new class of renewable diesel fuels from a methyl ketone and diols including 2,3-butanediol, 1,2-propanediol, and ethylene glycol. g L -1 in E. coli, while Ralstonia eutropha was shown to produce up to 180 mg L -1 from CO 2 and H 2. g L -1 in E.

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MARCH 25, 2023

L) to hydrotreat fossil jet fuel at the conversion refineries that produce the bulk of aviation jet fuel worldwide. Aircraft consume fuels and emit a range of emissions, including carbon dioxide and water vapor in the form of condensation trails (contrails). A study by MathPro Inc., The report estimates an incremental cost of 0.09

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JANUARY 15, 2022

BHP, a world leading resources company, has invested US$40 million into Kabanga Nickel in Tanzania. Lifezone hydromet is more cost-efficient than smelting, has a significantly lower environmental impact, and will ensure that finished Class 1 battery-grade nickel, copper and cobalt will be produced in Tanzania, Kabanga Nickel said.

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MARCH 26, 2019

Researchers at MIT and in China are proposing a new class of dense intercalation-conversion hybrid cathodes by combining intercalation-type Mo 6 S 8 with conversion-type sulfur (HMSC) to realize a Li–S full cell. Co 4+ polaron mobility) means that for the anion-redox reaction S ??

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MARCH 3, 2014

Scientists from Stanford University, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the Technical University of Denmark have identified a new nickel-gallium catalyst that converts hydrogen and carbon dioxide into methanol at ambient pressure and with fewer side-products than the conventional catalyst. —Studt et al.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The development of low-temperature, carburization-free routes to prepare TMCs would unlock the versatility of this class of materials, enhance our understanding of their physical properties, and enable their cost-effective production at industrial scales. x NPs dispersed on an inert carbon support. x analogue. —Noah Malmstadt.

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JANUARY 4, 2021

The development of the electrochemical CO 2 reduction reaction (CO 2 RR) would help to create a closed carbon cycle around the burning of fossil fuels and potentially mitigate environmental problems resulting from the release of CO 2 to the atmosphere. —Attanayake et al.

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MARCH 7, 2018

The California Air Resource Board (CARB) is awarding $7 million to CALSTART to develop a Class 8 truck that will achieve a 90% reduction in NO x along with a 15-20% fuel efficiency improvement. The project is part of CARB’s Low Carbon Transportation and Fuels Investments and Air Quality Improvement Program. Zermeno, R.,

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OCTOBER 15, 2018

Compared with the carbon-based hosts that prevent the shuttle of soluble polysulfides through physical confinement, transitional metal sulfides offer strong interaction with the polysulfides. transition metal sulfides have been regarded as a promising class of host materials for Li? —Song et al. 2018.10.032.

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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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Under that, the plan sketches out 3 strategic goals: Strategic Objective One: Advance the goals and objectives in the President’s Climate Action Plan by supporting prudent development, deployment, and efficient use of “all of the above” energy resources that also create new jobs and industries.

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MARCH 25, 2013

Researchers at Brown and Yale have demonstrated a new enabling technology that could use excess carbon dioxide to produce acrylate, an important commodity chemical used to make materials from polyester fabrics to diapers. A paper on their work is published in the ACS journal Organometallics. That step had proved elusive. Dong Jin, Timothy J.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Second, the US Department of Agriculture proposed a rule on the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) that would provide financing to increase the conversion of biomass to bioenergy. It’s been said that the United States is the Saudi Arabia of coal—and that’s because, as I said, it’s one of our most abundant energy resources.

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AUGUST 19, 2014

Qiang Dai and Christian Lastoskie found that BEVs and FCVs in particular offer significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, especially if carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technologies are implemented at the fuel conversion facilities. The FCV has an overall energy conversion efficiency about 30%.

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OCTOBER 24, 2016

Facilitating collaboration between researchers working on the three water-splitting pathways and addressing common materials challenges and resource needs, such as high-throughput synthesis techniques and auxiliary component design. Caloric Cooling Consortium (CaloriCool) focuses on development of caloric materials for cooling applications.

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

In addition, the hemicellulose fraction of the biomass is hydrolyzed in the same step of lignin conversion, with easy separation of the resultant xylose. While lignin accounts for approximately 25% of the biomass by weight, it accounts for approximately 37% of the carbon in biomass. —Prof. Nicholas Delgass, the Maxine S.

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MARCH 15, 2010

Carbon fluoride batteries have been around since the 1970s, featuring high energy density, high temperature performance, and shelf life. Resources. Highest theoretical energy density (~2180 Wh/kg) among primary lithium systems. However, they have suffered from limited power capability and reduced low temperature performance.

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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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JANUARY 2, 2015

Yet another class of 2D crystals is the MXenes (e.g., review the use of GRMs for energy conversion in solar cells, thermoelectric devices, and fuel cells; and for energy storage in batteries, supercapacitors, and hydrogen production and storage. The large specific surface area (SSA)—i.e., —Bonaccorso et al. 1246501.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

GAMOW projects will work in synergy with publicly and privately funded fusion-development efforts, including ARPA-E’s ALPHA and BETHE fusion programs, and will leverage the technical resources and basic research SC-FES sponsors in these areas. Tritium recovery is achieved by outgassing the recovered carbon pebbles.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2015

billion core hours represents 1,000-fold growth in computational resources provided to award recipients. Despite continued upgrades, expansions, and advances in computing power, demand for leadership-class resources such as Mira and Titan continues to exceed availability. Today’s collective allocation of 5.8

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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. When the reaction was carried out at 65 °C with a catalyst amount of 2.5 can be achieved.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Like other fuel cells, they enable direct electrochemical conversion of chemical fuels to electricity at high efficiency and with zero emissions. A further challenge in PCFC development lies in the reactivity of many protonic ceramic electrolytes with CO 2 , precluding their use at intermediate temperatures with carbon containing fuels. …

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

If successful, the proposed technology will offer light- and heavy-duty vehicle manufacturers a cost-effective solution to improve vehicle fuel efficiency and reduce transportation carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions. Drop-In Replacement Materials from Abundant Resources to Double Energy in EV Batteries – $3,100,000. Kampachi Farms, LLC.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Prior work has established the thermodynamic viability of the CHAMP-SORB concept to achieve 90% fuel conversion at 400 °C and 2:1 steam to carbon ratio, as well as demonstrated the performance enhancements enabled by incorporation of CO 2 and H 2 removal in the absence of transport-limitations using the bench-scale reactor prototype.

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JANUARY 22, 2015

Certain species of algae—including Isochrysis —synthesize a unique class of lipids: long-chain (35-40 carbons) alkenones. The structure of alkenones is characterized by a very long liner carbon chain with trans double bonds and a methyl or ethyl ketone. no sulfur or nitrogen and C:O ? —O’Neil et al.

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AUGUST 17, 2012

NO conversion versus ramp-up and ramp-down temperatures for MnCe-7:1 (?), The new material is active at temperatures as low as 120 °C with conversion maxima of ~45% higher than that achieved with Pt. One process to remove carbon soot is a continuous regenerable trap (CRT), which uses NO 2 as an oxidant (2NO 2 + C?CO and Pt (?).

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MARCH 23, 2012

Milczarek and Inganäs describe how a class of organic compounds known as quinones allows the lignin derivatives to shed a proton and store this electric charge in its place. Biopolymers with redox functions are used in energy conversion processes in plants. Their research appears in the 23 March issue of the journal Science.

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JULY 11, 2017

mpg as measured in terms of carbon dioxide emissions with air-conditioning refrigerant credits factored in. In addition, they found that many systems are capable of NO x conversion over a wide temperature range at rates close to those of three-way catalytic converters on gasoline vehicles. miles per gallon in model year 2016, and 49.1

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FEBRUARY 8, 2015

Sandia National Laboratories researchers are the first to measure directly hydroperoxyalkyl radicals—a class of reactive molecules denoted as “QOOH”—that are key in the chain of reactions that controls the early stages of combustion. bonds between carbon atoms. —Savee et.al.

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DECEMBER 27, 2016

There are large scientific and technical challenges involved in making even the simplest fuel, H 2 , and even more so for carbon-based fuels by means of CO 2 reduction. One such connects a photovoltaic (PV) to a separate electrolyzer with catalysts that drive the necessary conversion reactions (PV/electrolysis). —Montoya et al.

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MAY 8, 2009

In the assessment, the team used The Energy and Resources Group Biofuel Analysis Meta-Model (EBAMM) to consider scenarios covering a range of feedstocks and energy conversion technologies including corn and cellulosic ethanol, and four different vehicle classes: small- and mid-size cars and small and full-size SUVs.

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