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Polymer microcapsules with liquid carbonate cores and silicone shells offer a new approach to carbon capture

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The approach, described in a paper in the journal Nature Communications , could be an important advance in carbon capture and sequestration (CCS). They have significant performance advantages over the carbon-absorbing materials used in current CCS technology. carbon dioxide uptake and release over repeated cycles.

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DSM Engineering Materials partners with Renault on lightweight and decomplexed PHEV fuel tank

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DSM Engineering Materials has partnered with Renault to create an industry-first lightweight solution for hybrid vehicle fuel tanks. As e-mobility continues to develop, regulations and standards are evolving alongside the industry.

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ISU study finds large potential for biobased materials in auto industry, but with challenges

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A study by researchers at Iowa State University has determined that the automotive industry has a very large potential to utilize biobased materials. However, they noted, there are also many challenges associated with the use of biobased parts in the auto industry. Sustainability/carbon foot print.

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Study shows uncovers how beetle gut microbes serve as reactor for fuel production

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An adult passalid burrows its one-inch body through decayed wood that has been pre-processed by fungi, speeding up wood decomposition through its feeding activity and making the wood and carbon accessible for other organisms in the ecosystem. —Jennifer Pett-Ridge, a Lawrence Livermore National Lab biogeochemist and a co-author.

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Ford and Ontario Bio-Car Initiative Develop Wheat Straw-Reinforced Plastic; First Application in 2010 Flex

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Ford works closely with the Ontario government-funded project, which is seeking to advance the use of more plant-based materials in the auto and agricultural industries. Without Ford’s driving force and contribution, we would have never been able to move from academia to industry in such lightning speed.

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Comparative genome study finds ancestral fungus may have influenced end of coal formation; potential resource for biofuel production

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The evidence, presented in the journal Science , suggests that the evolution of fungi capable of breaking down the polymer lignin, which helps keep plant cell walls rigid, may have played a key role in ending the development of coal deposits. So the evolution of white rot is a very important event in the evolution of carbon cycle.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Industry officials expect that this $2.4 billion in cost-share from the award winners, will result directly in the creation tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs in the US battery and auto industries. Production of lithium-ion polymer battery cells for the GM Volt using a manganese-based cathode material and a proprietary separator.

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