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Chalmers team develops method to reduce levels of mercury in sulfuric acid

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Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a method that can reduce the levels of mercury in sulfuric acid by more than 90%, even from low levels. An open-access paper on the method is published in ACS ES&T Engineering. Recycled streams in the smelters can also contain mercury.

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Harvard study finds human health risks from Canadian hydroelectric projects

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Cabot Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the Harvard T.H. The methylmercury moves into the water and animals, magnifying as it moves up the food chain. fold increase in estuarine surface waters. Calder, Amina T.

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Gulf MARINE fuel with isobutanol meets new biofuel recommendations from National Marine Manufacturers Association

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Primary benefits of isobutanol-blended gasoline include improved moisture and water resistance, higher energy content, and preventing phase separation in the fuel system and reducing engine corrosion. Gulf also offers a 16.1% blend for racing applications only.

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Taking the Measure of the Earthquake That Destroyed Tokyo

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The violent vertical thrusts of the quake ruptured gas lines and water mains. Palmieri’s seismograph consisted of U-shaped tubes filled with mercury. When the ground shook, the mercury would close an electrical circuit and stop an attached clock. Great Kanto Earthquake Memorial Museum The estimated 7.9-magnitude

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This lithium-free battery startup just raised $78M in Series C funding

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The company explains what differentiates its battery technology on its website : While Alsym and lithium-ion cells may look similar, we take advantage of inherently non-flammable and non-toxic materials, and our electrolyte is water-based.

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Qatar Petroleum and UOP to research more efficient treatment of natural gas

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UOP’s separation technology and equipment remove contaminants such as water, carbon dioxide and sulfur compounds (hydrogen sulfide, mercaptans, etc.) Its gas technologies extract water, mercury, sulfur compounds, carbon dioxide and other contaminants from raw natural gas. and Ortloff Engineers, Ltd.

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Stanford launches major new natural gas research initiative

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Compared with burning coal, natural gas emits about half the carbon dioxide and substantially less soot, mercury and sulfur. Natural gas must be developed with safeguards to reduce impacts on water, air quality, land, nearby communities and ecosystems. —Mark Zoback, a professor of geophysics and NGI’s director. Earlier post.).

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