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Researchers from Caltech and UC San Diego report very high performance catalysts to convert seed oils to olefins

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The ethanolysis of fatty acids derived from seed oils could provide a renewable source of LAOs. olefins (LAOs) and other terminal-olefin products. However, most catalysts for this reaction deactivate after thousands of reaction cycles (turnovers) and thus require unacceptable amounts of catalyst. —Marx et al. Sullivan, A.

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Tropical Storm Ketsana Kills More Than 240, Displaces More Than 609,000 in Philippines

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Portions of the Malacañang presidential palace in Manila were converted into refugee shelters. Ketsana has since strengthened into a typhoon, and is expected to intensify further as it approaches Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand, according to a government weather forecaster. Jack Rosebro.

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What is EVSE?

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You’re charging an onboard charging system inside the electric vehicle (EV), which then converts that power to DC electricity and sends it to the battery. When you’re using an AC charger (which still make up the majority of connector types), you aren’t actually charging the battery. If you’re charging with DC power, this isn’t necessary.

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