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FEBRUARY 2, 2019
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT are working together with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT to develop a new cooling concept that will enable polymers to be used as EV electric motor housing materials, thereby reducing the weight of the motor and thus, the EV itself. —Robert Maertens.
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APRIL 6, 2016
Global Bioenergies has purified its bio‐isobutene to 99.77%, a polymer‐grade level. Several applications in the polymers business (rubbers, plastics.) require high‐purity isobutene, and 99.77% corresponds to the polymer‐grade standard. —Thomas Buhl, Head of business development at Global Bioenergies.
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MAY 28, 2019
If successful, this could allow storage of renewable electricity through electrochemical or enzymatic fixation of carbon dioxide and subsequent storage as carbon-based energy storage molecules including hydrocarbons and non-volatile polymers at high efficiency. At the same time, having many options also creates too many engineering choices.
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JULY 30, 2013
A German consortium involving four companies and and two universities is developing dielectric elastomers (electroactive polymers) for the conversion of mechanical energy—in this case wave power—into electrical power. This is an essential part of the electroactive polymer that converts mechanical energy into electrical power.
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MARCH 22, 2022
A major challenge is to mitigate quality deficiencies of polymers arising from thermal and mechanical stress during the recycling process. Recycled plastics often contain impurities and polymer contaminants that accelerate polymer degradation, which change the material properties. Zhejiang REEF Technology Co.,
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JUNE 15, 2016
Using particulate methane monooxygenase (pMMO), the researchers created a biocatalytic polymer material that converts methane to methanol. The enzymes retain up to 100% activity in the polymer construct. Remarkably, the enzymes retain up to 100 percent activity in the polymer. Blanchette et al. Click to enlarge.
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MARCH 10, 2023
HIF and Siemens Energy are engaged in front end engineering and design for 1.8 GW of Silyzer 300 polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyzers that will use renewable energy to separate hydrogen from water, resulting in approximately 300,000 tonnes of hydrogen per year.
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