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NUS team discovers bacterium that produces only biobutanol directly from cellulose

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A team of engineers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) recently discovered that a naturally occurring bacterium, Thermoanaerobacterium thermosaccharolyticum TG57, isolated from waste generated after harvesting mushrooms, is capable of directly converting cellulose to biobutanol. Credit: National University of Singapore.

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MISC, Samsung Heavy, Lloyd’s Register and MAN partner to develop ammonia-fueled tanker

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The energy conversion rate of this system is higher than that of biomaterial-based systems, but the production pathway cannot tap into potential energy sources such as waste biomass. Moller - Maersk and Lloyds Register found that alcohols, biomethane and ammonia are the bets positioned for zero net emisisons shipping. Earlier post.).

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CO2 reforming of DME as novel pathway for hydrogen production

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Researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China) and Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) have demonstrated CO 2 reforming of dimethyl ether (DME) over a Ni/?-Al The conversion of DME is 100% and the conversion of CO 2 is about 70%, while the selectivities of CO and H 2 exceed 60% and 70%, respectively, at 650 °C.

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Researchers use DNA to direct assembly of FePO4 cathode material; close to 100% of theoretical storage capacity

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A team from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore has used DNA to functionalize double wall carbon nanotubes (DWNTs) and to direct the growth of ultra-small FePO 4 nanoparticles (~5 nm) uniformly distributed on the DNA@DWNT for the development of a novel network nanostructure. —Guo et al.

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It begins: Ethiopia set to become first country to ban internal combustion cars

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Last February, the European Union approved a law that would ban the sale of combustion engine cars in its member states from 2035 — joining several US states , Canada , Japan , Singapore, India, New Zealand, and a number of other nations with similar bans already on the books (see chart, below ). Ethiopia, however, isn’t waiting for 2035.

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IH2 technology licensed to India-based SunLight Fuels; liquid hydrocarbon fuels from bagasse

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Sunlight Fuels Private Limited (Sunlight Fuels), headquartered in New Delhi, India, has entered into a second-stage Front End Loading (FEL-2) license agreement for IH 2 (Integrated Hydropyrolysis and Hydroconversion) technology with a Singapore-based affiliate of CRI Catalyst Company LP (CRI), a global catalyst technology company of the Shell Group.

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Researchers develop free-standing nanowire mesh for direct solar water-splitting to produce H2; new design for “artificial leaf”

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Researchers from UC Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore have developed a new technology for direct solar water-splitting—i.e., mol, which corresponds to an overall solar-to-fuel conversion efficiency of 0.0017%. Credit: ACS, Liu et al. Click to enlarge.

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