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FEBRUARY 8, 2021

LI Rengui from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with Prof. Photocatalytic water splitting has attracted great interest as a means of cost-effective conversion of sustainable solar energy to valuable chemicals. A research team led by Prof. LI Can and Prof.

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MAY 2, 2017

This catalyst exhibited 78% selectivity to C 5 -C 11 as well as low (4%) CH 4 at a CO 2 conversion of 22% under industrial relevant conditions. Moreover, the multifunctional catalyst exhibited a remarkable stability for 1,000 h on stream, showing potential to be a promising industrial catalyst for CO 2 conversion to liquid fuels.

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MARCH 21, 2016

In the journal Angewandte Chemie , Chinese scientists report on a new bifunctional catalyst that converts syngas to lower olefins (C 2 -C 4 ) with high selectivity. The first step in such a process would involve the conversion of these materials into syngas through either gasification or steam reforming.

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JULY 1, 2023

Imerys contributes its lithium mineral resources, land and infrastructure for an 80% stake in the joint venture, while British Lithium brings its bespoke lithium processing technology, its technical team and its lithium pilot plant for the remaining 20%.

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JULY 9, 2023

A “Chinese storm” is looming over Europe’s rising electrical automobile sector, Renault Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard stated, as Asia’s superpower dominates key uncooked fabrics to manufacture batteries for 0 emission automobiles. Gallium is old in radar and radio conversation units, satellites and LEDs.

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APRIL 14, 2015

China’s shift toward alternative fuels in order to cut its reliance on imported oil is creating large opportunities, notably in natural gas vehicles (NGVs) and in the conversion of coal to ethanol, according to a new report from Lux Research. Renewable resources.

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APRIL 19, 2020

Jian Liu and Prof.Zhongshuai Wu from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed Fe 1-x S-decorated mesoporous carbon spheres as a cathode material for lithium-sulfur batteries. Researchers led by Prof. NC has a high specific surface area (627 m 2 g ?1 1 ), large pore volume (0.41

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

NAM will deploy its advanced, cost effective and environmentally friendly process technology to provide a ~60% reduction in carbon intensity relative to the traditional Chinese synthetic graphite. Albemarle is finalizing the site selection for the lithium hydroxide conversion plant in the southeastern United States.

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JULY 29, 2021

Haldor Topsoe and Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum have formed a joint venture with the aim of delivering locally produced MK-151+ methanol synthesis catalysts to the Chinese market. The joint venture will secure fast delivery to local customers, who demand high-performance catalysts for energy-efficient methanol production.

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OCTOBER 19, 2010

A team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences reports the production of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) from monosaccharide (fructose and glucose), polysaccharide (inulin) and the Jerusalem artichoke juice by a simple one-pot reaction including hydrolysis and dehydration using solid acid under mild conditions. —Yang et al. 2010.10.023.

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JULY 5, 2017

Adopt NVIDIA’s DRIVE X platform for Baidu’s Apollo self-driving car initiative ( earlier post ), and develop self-driving cars with major Chinese carmakers. Bring AI capabilities to Chinese consumers by adding Baidu’s DuerOS conversational AI system to NVIDIA SHIELD TV.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China and Chinese Academy of Sciences have demonstrated the conversion of levulinic acid (LA) to γ-valerolactone (GVL) by heterogeneous catalysts without using external hydrogen. Qing-Xiang Guo (2010) Conversion of Levulinic Acid and Formic Acid into ?-Valerolactone

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JUNE 16, 2014

A team from CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences has designed a novel polypyrrole (an organic polymer) functional interlayer for Li-sulfur batteries to improve cycling performance. The paper is published in the Journal of Power Sources. Click to enlarge.

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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. Conversion type cathodes use sulfur that gets transformed structurally and is even temporarily dissolved in the electrolyte.

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JANUARY 9, 2018

Eni has now sold the licence and basic engineering project to the Chinese company Sinopec for the construction of a refining plant based on EST. The plant will be built at the Sinopec refinery in Maoming, in Guandong province, and is due to be completed by 2020. Delbianco, A & Meli, S & Tagliabue, Lorenzo & Panariti, N. 614-622.

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JUNE 10, 2014

A team from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with a colleague from the BP Dalian Energy Innovation Laboratory, developed a dual-layer catalyst for the production of gasoline-range hydrocarbons from syngas. A paper on their work is published in the journal Fuel. 2014.05.045.

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MARCH 22, 2019

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, DNL Cooperation Fund, CAS, the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the National Key Projects for Fundamental Research and Development of China, the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China, and an iChEM postdoctoral fellowship.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

Researchers from the Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences have proposed a strategy to suppress the polysulfide shuttle effect in Lithium-sulfur batteries—which can result in severe low efficiency—using a novel anode protection. 3 mg cm -2.

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JULY 5, 2012

Researchers at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences have devised a one-step hydrotreatment process for vegetable oil that combines deoxygenation and isomerization directly to produce low cloud point, high quality diesel. Over the bifunctional catalyst, 100% conversion of soybean oil is obtained at 357?°C,

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FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences report the first microbial synthesis of sabinene—a monoterpene that can serve as a aviation biofuel precursor—from an engineered strain of E. Though sabinene was found in the culture of an endophytic Phomopsis sp.

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JUNE 26, 2009

The study is reported in Issue 54 (8)the Chinese Science Bulletin , a journal co-sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Natural Science Foundation of China. Chinese Sci Bull , 54(8): 1434-1441, doi: 10.1007/s11434-009-0147-x. The annual yield of natural cellulosic biomass in China exceeds 0.7

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MAY 20, 2013

Just more than two-thirds of lithium minerals extracted in Australia are processed into downstream chemical products in China, where producers such as Tianqi Lithium (who recently acquired Talison to secure a captive supply of mineral feedstock) operate mineral conversion plants.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

A paper on their work appears in the Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics. Both the hydrogen yield and carbon conversion were “remarkably” enhanced by the current through the catalyst, reaching hydrogen yield of 70% and carbon conversion of 85% at a lower reforming temperature of 500 °C. Shao-bin Lin et al.

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DECEMBER 16, 2013

The project involved researchers from UH, along with those from Sam Houston State University, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Texas State University, Carl Zeiss Microscopy LLC, and Sichuan University. Even with an improved solar-to-hydrogen efficiency rate of around 5%, the conversion rate is still too low to be commercially viable.

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MARCH 13, 2016

In parallel, and with equivalent resources, Chinese funding will support a collaborative counterpart Chinese Consortium. High conversion efficiency NO x after-treatment and particulate filters. Funding available is $12.5 million, and will support the US Consortium. Combustion control and optimization technology.

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MARCH 7, 2013

The hydrocarbons are refined into the final liquid products using ZSM-5 catalytic conversion, oligomerization, alkylation, isomerization, hydrotreating, reforming, and hydrocracking. The US National Science Foundation and the Chinese Academy of Sciences provided funding for the research. Tropsch (FT) synthesis flowsheet.

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JANUARY 21, 2011

a Chinese synthesis gas supplier, for the production of certain feedstocks used in Celanese’s advanced ethanol production process. Celanese Corporation, a global technology and specialty materials company, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Wison (China) Holding Co., Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 10, 2014

It also partnered with Virent on biomass catalytic conversion to produce renewable gasoline, and Cellana (HR BioPetroleum) on algae biofuel. Investments of oil majors in developing countries are more constrained by local resources and policy drivers. Shell shifted its shares in Codexis to Raizen, its ethanol JV with Cosan.

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APRIL 27, 2019

In general, the thermochemical conversion of STs is a thermal decomposition process that produces recyclable solid, liquid and gaseous products. The liquid-state product, generally called oil, is one of the most promising feedstocks for use in fuels or chemicals. . —Lou et al. 2019.03.129.

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JUNE 21, 2023

The Chinese EV production plant quickly became Tesla’s most effective, accumulating thousands of workers and producing a majority of the automaker’s annual volume. It went from a domestic production facility for Chinese customers to an “export hub” that would feed some of the best-selling EVs to the European market.

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OCTOBER 9, 2010

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences report that the addition of FeCl 2 as a catalyst into an ionic liquid [1-(4-sulfonic acid) butyl-3-methylimidazolium hydrogen sulfate, (IL-1)] further enhances the hydrolysis of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) and the production of chemicals such as 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF) and furfural.

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JANUARY 2, 2011

Gasification is emerging as a core technology for the production of chemicals and cleaner power, and refers to a process for converting solid fuels, including coal, biomass, and wastes, into either fuel gas (containing CH 4 and some N 2 usually) or syngas (containing mainly H 2 and CO) for subsequent conversion into fuels and chemicals.

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MAY 25, 2014

Further, open standards could increase the “food or fuel” dilemma associated to the use of first generation biofuels, i.e. biocrops, and the competition for land and water resources. Carbon Capture and Conversion (CCC) Europe Methanol Policy Wireless' The second issue is enabling consumers to make informed choices.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2011

A team from the Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy and Gas Hydrate, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences reports on a pilot-scale biomass-gasification-reforming system with optimized catalyst to produce synthesis gas for liquid fuel synthesis in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels. Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Xiaohong Zhang at the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences says that if the cycling performance can be further improved, this battery has the potential to boost progress in the development of energy storage and conversion systems.

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DECEMBER 5, 2009

Despite problems with its characteristics (toxicity; handling, storage and delivery requirements; and materials compatibility), methanol attracted a great deal of interest in the 1970s and later as an alternative fuel, partly because it can be produced from a number of raw and renewable resources. —Fan et al.

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MAY 3, 2009

Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a type of activated carbon with a high surface area of up to 3,190 m 2 g -1 and a gravimetric hydrogen uptake capacity of 7.08 The activated carbons may also possess wide application in fields ranging from catalysts to energy conversion, the researchers noted. Credit: ACS.

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