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MAY 6, 2020

Initial capital estimate of $56 million and an operating cost estimate of $2.72/lb Several opportunities will be evaluated over the coming months that could enhance project economics further, including alternative approaches to managing elevated sodium concentrations prior to returning process water to the environment.

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APRIL 10, 2013

Flowchart of Molten Sodium Upgrading process. A new company, Field Upgrading (Calgary, Alberta), has been formed dedicated to developing and commercializing the Molten Sodium Upgrading (MSU) technology. When electricity is applied to the ceramic membrane, elemental sodium is extracted through the membrane and recycled to the process.

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MAY 9, 2013

Researchers at the US Department of Energy (DOE)’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have developed a new technique for pre-treating cellulosic biomass with ionic liquids that could reduce the cost of producing advanced biofuels from plant sugars. —Blake Simmons, corresponding author. —Blake Simmons.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

A team of researchers from Tufts University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Harvard University report that alkali ions (sodium or potassium) added in small amounts activate platinum adsorbed on alumina or silica for the low-temperature water-gas shift (WGS) reaction (H 2 O+CO→ H 2 +CO 2 ) used for producing hydrogen.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

In the mid-20 th century, chemical companies successfully created magnesium feedstock from seawater by mixing it with sodium hydroxide, commonly known as lye. For example, the sodium hydroxide used to extract the magnesium salt can be generated on site using seawater and marine renewable energy. Qingpu Wang, Elias Nakouzi, Elisabeth A.

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MAY 3, 2023

The new ELT3000 PLUS is specifically designed for leak testing ready-filled lithium-ion and sodium-ion battery cells by direct detection of electrolyte solvent leaking into a vacuum chamber. Leak testing is necessary for battery cell safety and to protect cell energy capacity, durability and longevity.

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JUNE 3, 2012

a clean water company that recovers phosphorus and nitrogen from industrial and municipal wastewaters to create premium fertilizers, completed a US$14.5-million Ostara Nutrient Recovery Technologies Inc., million private equity financing. a fund managed by FourWinds Capital Management.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Cummins’ three-year project aims to automate the manufacturing of SOECs to make production of the electrolyzer systems more efficient, reducing capital costs and facilitating the scale-up of the hydrogen economy. This project furthers the company’s efforts as a leader in alternative power and a pioneer in green hydrogen technologies.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2014

The circulating seawater in the open-cathode system results in a continuous supply of sodium ions, endowing the system with superior cycling stability that allows the application of various alternative anodes to sodium metal by compensating for irreversible charge losses. an alloying material), in full sodium-ion configuration.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Fresh water is then used to release the stored lithium. Purification of the lithium, then reaction with sodium carbonate to convert it to lithium carbonate. The competitiveness of the Eramet DLE process ranks it in the first quartile of the cash cost curve of the lithium industry (cash cost of c.$3,500/t

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APRIL 26, 2022

Saint-Gobain Glass then mixes the recyclate with, among other things, quartz sand, sodium carbonate, and chalk—the basic components of glass. The three partner companies have decided to put the process to an initial one-year test so that they can learn about material quality, stability, and costs. from a typical day’s tonnage.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Researchers say the device, composed of inexpensive non-noble metal nitrides, manages to avoid many of the obstacles that have limited earlier attempts to inexpensively produce hydrogen or safe drinking water from seawater. The work is described in an open-access paper in Nature Communications.

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JANUARY 30, 2012

Schematic representation of the working principle behind a complete cycle of the desalination battery, showing how energy extraction can be accomplished: step 1, desalination; step 2, removal of the desalinated water and inlet of seawater; step 3, discharge of Na + and Cl ? in seawater; step 4, exchange to new seawater. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 15, 2015

Researchers led by a team from Griffith University in Australia have developed a multifunctional polymer binder that not only maintains the outstanding binding capabilities of sodium alginate but also enhances the mechanical integrity and lithium-ion diffusion coefficient in a LiFePO 4 (LFP) electrode during the operation of the batteries.

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MARCH 8, 2019

Researchers at Wuhan University in China have developed a new electrochemical cell, PANI/Li x Mn 2 O 4 , for selective recovery of Li + ions from brine water with high impurity cations (K + , Na + , Mg 2+ , etc). free technology for Li + extraction from brine waters. 1 LiCl and a strong cycle ability with 70.8% Zhao et al. Zhao, A. ,

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MARCH 10, 2013

Benson from Stanford University and Stanford’s Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) has quantified the energetic costs of 7 different grid-scale energy storage technologies over time. When demand is high, the water is released through turbines that generate electricity. Click to enlarge. A new study by Charles J.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2011

Stationary energy storage systems that can operate for many cycles, at high power, with high round-trip energy efficiency, and at low cost are required. Cost is a greater concern. We decided we needed to develop a new chemistry if we were going to make low-cost batteries and battery electrodes for the power grid. —Yi Cui.

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MARCH 3, 2016

Researchers from George Washington University and Vanderbilt University have demonstrated the conversion of atmospheric CO 2 into carbon nanofibers (CNFs) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for use as high-performance anodes in both lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries. times above that of sodium-ion batteries with graphite electrodes.

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JUNE 28, 2013

million for four advanced nuclear reactor projects that go beyond traditional light water designs. The four projects, which have a 20% private cost share, are: General Atomics. Westinghouse’s project will conduct analysis on sodium thermal hydraulics to support advanced nuclear reactor design. Westinghouse Electric Company.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Plant operators might save on costs, with transmission lines, cooling towers, office buildings, and roads already in place. Most nuclear plants around the world today are large light-water reactors, with capacities well over a gigawatt—quite a bit more than typical coal plants. Either option will be an uphill battle. In Kemmerer, Wyo.,

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NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Others solid battery types are nickel-cadmium and sodium-sulphur, while zinc-air is emerging. Energy storage with pumped hydro systems based on large water reservoirs has been widely implemented over much of the past century to become the most common form of utility-scale storage globally. Batteries encompass a range of chemistries.

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JANUARY 21, 2024

The researchers showed that this material, which could be produced at much lower cost than cobalt-containing batteries, can conduct electricity at similar rates as cobalt batteries. Cobalt extraction creates hazardous working conditions and generates toxic waste that contaminates land, air, and water surrounding the mines.

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MARCH 21, 2013

The new approach, described in an open access paper in the journal Biotechnology for Biofuels , potentially could significantly reduce costs of sugar production from lignocellulose by eliminating the need for costly enzymes and decreasing the water consumption requirements. Significantly reduced volume of water (.

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MAY 12, 2017

Among other things, the demonstration project will evaluate the reduction in steam requirements with the goal to develop a technology that can potentially significantly lower the cumulative steam-to-oil ratio and water treatment costs associated with steam generation. MEG Energy: enhanced Modified VAPor Extraction.

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DECEMBER 13, 2016

The current process used to produce malonic acid requires sodium cyanide and chloroacetic acid; Lygos’ engineered yeast produces malonic acid from sugar and CO 2. A high yielding process means less sugar is required to produce each kilogram of product, decreasing operating costs and lowering exposure to changing raw material (e.g.,

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Oil Industrial Industry Sodium 150

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DECEMBER 2, 2014

Biodiesel producers can thereby use cooking oil or other lower grade oils as biodiesel feedstock, reducing their raw material costs. equivalent MeOH, 35°C/95°F, 2% water and 20 to 24 hours reaction time. The enzymatic process eliminates the need for sodium methoxide, one of the most hazardous chemicals in traditional biodiesel plants.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

A key innovation is the use of sodium silicide to liberate hydrogen from water as needed by the hybrid fuel cell. a green chemical technology company, has developed a suite of heterogeneous reagents and catalysts that make reactive metals more efficient, safer, and cost effective. Earlier post.) SiGNa Chemistry, Inc.,

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JULY 10, 2019

Low Cost Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing of Reusable Sorbents for Energy and Water Industries, $150,000 Qualification of SAS4A/SASSYS-1 for Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor Authorization and Licensing, $674,484 Advanced Reactor Concepts LLC, Chevy Chase, Md. Touchstone Research Laboratory, Triadelphia, W. TerraPower LLC, Bellevue, Wash.

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AUGUST 29, 2010

The biorefinery will convert the process waste effluent from the plant into cellulosic ethanol, sodium acetate and clean, warm water. Michigan Technical University will contribute research to improve fermentation processes and also on the use of sodium acetate for novel de-icing applications.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Battery: The battery is suitable for pure electric vehicles, including lead-acid batteries, nickel-metal hydride batteries, sodium-sulfur batteries, secondary lithium batteries, air batteries, and ternary lithium batteries. (1) Disadvantages, the manufacturing cost is too high, and the performance is worse than lithium batteries. (3)

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

First, an electric potential will be applied to water to simultaneously produce acidity and alkalinity. Columbia University will develop new processes with lower environmental impact to obtain energy relevant metals from mines that are olivine rich at lower cost than state of the art processes.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 8, 2024

An advantage of filtering the ultralight battery metal from salt water is that it avoids the need for costly and environmentally challenging open pit mines or large evaporation ponds, as employed in the world’s leading producers Australia and Chile.

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MAY 5, 2016

A new study by a team from Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Engineering has found that even large increases in lithium prices are unlikely to increase significantly the cost of batteries or battery packs for end users such as vehicle manufactures or consumers—although some manufacturers may see reduced profit margins.

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DECEMBER 28, 2022

Liquid sodium is used as a coolant because it does not slow down neutrons as much as water does. But Russia has decided not to build another one until the 2030s, because they are more expensive than conventional water-cooled reactors. Weapons-grade plutonium can be separated chemically from the blanket.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Using built-in fuel cells, the device absorbed the lactate in the sweat and combined it with atmospheric oxygen to generate water and pyruvate. And where a traditional wildlife tracker costs €3,500 to €4,000, the Kinefox costs about €270 in materials, according to researchers at Max Planck. volts for about 60 hours. “If

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NOVEMBER 25, 2009

DOE funding $75,161,246, total project value with cost share $150,322,492). Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. DOE funding $60,280,000, total project value including cost share $120,560,000). DOE funding $13,516,546, total project value including cost share $27,419,424). Pecan Street Project (TX). 29,561,142.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2009

Each module will cost $50 million; initial deliveries, slated to begin in the second half of 2013, are being scheduled, the company says. Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor. The HPM is a compact (approx. tall), sealed and self-contained, simple-to-operate nuclear power reactor, euphemistically referred to by the company as a “fission battery”.

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