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Insight into benzene formation could help development of cleaner combustion engines

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That insight could also help the car industry make cleaner combustion engines. The industrial processes behind crude oil refineries and the inner-workings of gas-powered combustion engines can emit PAHs, which can form into toxic air pollutants such as soot. Zhao et al.

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NUS researcher links air pollution to increased residential electricity demand

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Understanding what drives energy demand across the socioeconomic distribution of Singapore households can provide insight on the future energy demand of urban populations in the region’s cities as incomes rise. Besides electricity, the study found that households exposed to air pollution consumed more natural gas.

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Sandia team uses new approach with large data set to gain insights into chemistry of ignition and pollution formation

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Research led by Sandia National Laboratories has resulted in new insights about how to understand and ultimately to control the chemistry of ignition behavior and pollutant formation. The discovery eventually will lead to cleaner, more efficient internal combustion engines. Conceptional hierarchical data structure and work flow.

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Study finds increased air pollution can worsen both drought and flooding

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Our findings provide unprecedented insights of the long-term net impacts of aerosols on clouds and precipitation. In cleaner air the cloud drops are larger due to fewer drops and have better chances of colliding to form large rain drops. In polluted air, more and smaller drops are formed. —Li et al. —Prof.

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RingGo survey: only two-fifths of UK drivers likely to consider an EV for next vehicle

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Global initiatives to raise awareness of pollution and global warming over the recent months appear to have impacted the considerations of UK drivers, with just under half (42%) believing driving is the most polluting form of transport. —Peter O’Driscoll, Managing Director at RingGo.

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500 electric buses to be flagged off in Delhi on Jan 23: Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot – ET Auto

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Underlining the role of public transport in mitigating pollution, the minister said, “I urge the people of Delhi to prioritise the use of public transport. This not only saves money but also contributes to a cleaner and greener city.”

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Northwestern-led team develops hydrogenation catalyst selective for carcinogen benzene; cleaner gasoline

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The new catalyst could cost-effectively remove benzene from the other aromatic compounds in gasoline, making it cleaner but without eliminating other aromatics; aromatics in gasoline are used to improve gas octane numbers and fuel efficiency. An open access paper on their work is published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

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