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Date palm juice can inhibit corrosion of aluminum alloy used in aerospace applications

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Date palm juice inhibited corrosion of an aluminum alloy called AA7075, used in aerospace and other applications, in a salt solution, according to a new study by Husnu Gerengi at Duzce University in Turkey. Gerengi decided to check date palm juice. Fruit Juice on 7075 Type Aluminum Alloy in 3.5% NaCl Solution.

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Watermelon Juice As Feedstock Supplement, Diluent, and Nitrogen Supplement for Ethanol Production

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A study by researchers at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) found that although watermelon juice would have to be concentrated 2.5- The waste stream of juice resulting from the processing could be used in ethanol production. The researchers concluded that the 8.4 Biotechnology for Biofuels doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-2-18.

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Tsinghua Researchers Find that Sugarcane Juice is a Good Fermentation Feedstock for Algal Biodiesel

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Researchers at Tsinghua University in China have shown that sugarcane juice is a good feedstock for biodiesel production, when used to support the growth of the alga Chlorella protothecoides by heterotrophic fermentation. This new study investigated further improvements in algal oil yield, while minimizing the cost of fermentation.

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UF/IFAS researchers develop new sorghum cultivars that could produce up 10.5 kL ethanol per hectare

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For a newly published study in the journal Industrial Crops & Products , UF/IFAS scientists wanted to see if they could use the three sweet sorghum cultivars as raw material for bioethanol production. There, they processed the crop and collected the sugar-rich juice from the stems, which could be directly fermented to fuel ethanol.

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Illegal parking in charging spots: The culprit? Electric cars

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A whole Hatfields and McCoys culture has grown up around parking in electric-car charging spaces, with electric-car drivers who need juice facing off against conventional cars—and sometimes other electrics who park there and don't plug in or stay longer than they need to.

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VW to unveil ID. SPACE VIZZION EV wagon at LA show; production version in 2021

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Inside, the study defines a new paradigm of intuitive usability with its completely digitized cockpit. The materials are consistently made from sustainable raw materials, such as the new AppleSkin, an artificial leather with a proportion of residual matter from apple juice production. The production version of the ID.

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Optinol estimates its biobutanol process can achieve energy cost parity with ethanol

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Based on preliminary engineering studies to estimate the capital and operating costs for commercial scale production, Optinol Inc. The process has been tested with a wide variety of feedstocks including sugar cane juice, corn starch, sweet sorghum juice, molasses types including sugar cane and beets and cellulosic sugars.

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