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AUGUST 3, 2009

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin, led by Dr. Rolf Reitz, are investigating a blended dual-fuel (gasoline and diesel) concept to extend the operating range of partially premixed charge compression ignition combustion by using the varying fuel reactivity of the charge blend, which is determined in real time. Source: Rolf Reitz.

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MAY 21, 2010

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 42 university-led research and development projects for awards totaling $38 million. These projects, funded over three to four years through the Department’s Nuclear Energy University Program, are intended to help advance nuclear education and develop the next generation of nuclear technologies.

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JUNE 5, 2022

A team at the University of Madison-Wisconsin studied critical sooting equivalence ratios and subsequent particulate formation during spark-ignition combustion for blends of ethanol, isobutanol (2-methyl-1-propanol), and methylbutenol (2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol) with gasoline using premixed prevaporized (PMPV) fueling. 2022.124638.

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MARCH 11, 2010

A University of Wisconsin-Madison research team has developed a chemical process for the hydrolysis of biomass into sugars for subsequent processing into fuels and chemicals that delivers sugar yields approaching those of enzymatic hydrolysis. Binder and Ronald T. Raines (2010) Fermentable sugars by chemical hydrolysis of biomass.

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AUGUST 1, 2020

These projects will improve the performance and lower the cost and risk of technologies that can be used to produce biofuels, biopower, and bioproducts from biomass and waste resources. University of Alabama. University of North Dakota. North Carolina State University. Oregon State University. Princeton University.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The funded projects include: University of Wisconsin Madison for “Efficiency Mixing Controlled Compression Ignition Combustion of Propane DME Blends”. Oberon Fuels, the first company to produce renewable DME (rDME) in the US, is a supporting partner. WM International Engineering L.L.C.

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MAY 31, 2019

Long-term exposure to ambient ozone appears to accelerate arterial conditions that progress into cardiovascular disease and stroke, according to a new University at Buffalo study. —Meng Wang. The study is unique in its focus on ozone exposure rather than particulate matter. Ozone, however, is much trickier, Wang notes. —Meng Wang.

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DECEMBER 19, 2015

The University of Wisconsin-Madison and ExxonMobil announced a two-year agreement to research the fundamental chemistry of converting biomass into transportation fuels. This agreement continues ExxonMobil's commitment to partner with top universities and scientists to research and discover next-generation energy solutions.

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JUNE 7, 2019

The study was conducted by the University of California Riverside and the University of Wisconsin, Madison and commissioned by the Urban Air Initiative. A new study finds that ethanol blends reduce particulate matter (PM) coming out of the tailpipe, which in turn reduces overall toxic emissions. Durbin, Martin M.

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DECEMBER 15, 2012

Vilsack highlighted the announcement with a visit to Michigan State University, a grant awardee. Fiscal year 2012 awards include: University of Arizona, $36,000. Arizona State University, $350,000. University of Georgia, $345,689. University of Florida, $496,996. University of Florida, $497,851.

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DECEMBER 8, 2014

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have used computational fluid dynamics modeling to investigate cycle-to-cycle instability of homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) and reactivity-controlled compression ignition (RCCI) engines—two approaches to low-temperature combustion.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin, led by Dr. James Dumesic, have developed a process to convert aqueous solutions of ?-valerolactone Credit: Bond et al., Click to enlarge. Additionally, the yield of high molecular weight alkenes from GVL would benefit from the development of water-tolerant oligomerization catalysts.

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JANUARY 25, 2012

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin led by Dr. Jim Dumesic report the conversion of the hemicellulose fraction of lignocellulosic biomass to furfural and levulinic acid using biphasic reactors with alkylphenol solvents in a new paper in the journal ChemSusChem. Source: Gürbüz et al. Click to enlarge. —Gürbüz et al.

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APRIL 8, 2020

University of Wisconsin-Madison. University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The University of Maryland, Baltimore County will advance the performance of the centrifugal mirror (CM) fusion concept, which has previously demonstrated stable plasmas with temperatures above 100 eV. University of Washington.

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JANUARY 15, 2018

The US Department of Energy’s Bioenergy Technologies Office has consequently identified the need for technologies to be developed for the efficient use of lignin as a key target for accelerating the growth of the US bioeconomy.

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JANUARY 26, 2018

The microprojectile tests were performed by a research group at Rice University, led by professor Edwin L. Here, by using a laser-induced projectile impact testing technique, we discover a deformation-induced 9R phase with tens of nanometers in width. —Sichuang Xue. Thomas, a co-author of the open-access Nature Communications paper.

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JUNE 15, 2014

outboards—release one-fifth of the carbon monoxide emissions of a four-stroke engine at idle and are compliant with stringent US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), European Union (EU), and California Air Resources Board (CARB) 3-Star ultra-low emissions standards.

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OCTOBER 15, 2016

In 2014, researchers from Michigan State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison and their colleagues successfully engineered poplar trees to produce lignin that degrades more easily, thereby lowering the effort and cost to convert wood to biofuel. Earlier post.). Karlen, Chengcheng Zhang, Matthew L. Peck, Rebecca A.

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JUNE 6, 2012

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin led by Dr. James Dumesic report on the use of a biphasic reaction system using γ-valerolactone (GVL) as a solvent for the deconstruction of cellulose to produce levulinic and formic acids, which can be later converted to biofuels. —Wettstein et al.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin have disclosed a new method to convert lignin, an important component of biomass waste, into simple chemicals. The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation has filed a patent application on the process. —Shannon Stahl. Alireza Rahimi, Arne Ulbrich, Joshua J. Coon & Shannon S.

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JUNE 29, 2013

Rolf Reitz of the University of Wisconsin found that reactivity controlled compression ignition (RCCI) ( earlier post ) in a light-duty engine can meet Tier 2 Bin 5 NO x levels without aftertreatment, while offering a 4% improvement in fuel consumption and 7.3% —Kokjohn and Reitz. Sage L Kokjohn and Rolf D.

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MAY 9, 2014

A team from seven US universities and the Korea Institue of Science and Technology, led by George Huber, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has developed an integrated catalytic process for the conversion of whole biomass into drop-in aviation fuels with maximal carbon yields.

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MAY 25, 2016

In an accompanying editorial in The Lancet , Dr. Bert Brunekreef, a professor at Utrecht University in The Netherlands, and Dr. Barbara Hoffmann, a professor of the University of Düsseldorf in Germany, described the study as “ exemplary.” (As noted above, the participants in this MESA-Air study experienced concentrations between 9.2

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JULY 24, 2015

The work also involved researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Arizona State University; and Xiamen University in China. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory University. The process is described in a paper in the journal Science.

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APRIL 10, 2017

The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) is in charge of licensing the technology. For example, the same pathway could be used to produce two other plastic precursors—1,4 butanediol and 1,6-hexanediol—currently derived from petroleum and which together represent an annual market of more than $6 billion. Brentzel, Kevin J.

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APRIL 4, 2014

Researchers from Michigan State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison and their colleagues report successfully engineering poplar trees to produce lignin that degrades more easily, thereby lowering the effort and cost to convert wood to biofuel. Resources. Source: GLBRC. Click to enlarge. Wilkerson, S.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2016

During the transient tests, E20 reduced hydrocarbon emissions while B20 increased hydrocarbon emissions. Both biofuels offered faster transient response to recover the CA50 to the steady-state CA50 value than gasoline or ultra-low sulfur diesel.

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DECEMBER 8, 2017

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory, Tufts University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have shown that mononuclear rhodium species, anchored on a zeolite or titanium dioxide support suspended in aqueous solution, can catalyze the direct conversion of methane to methanol and acetic acid using oxygen and carbon monoxide under mild conditions.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

9 Universities and Labs: Colorado School of Mines; Michigan State University; Michigan Tech University; The Ohio State University; University of Kentucky; University of Michigan; University of Notre Dame; University of Tennessee; Wayne State University. ThermoCalc; TIMET; Trumpf, Inc.;

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Researchers from the Harbin Institute of Technology, with colleagues from the Beijing University of Technology and the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, have synthesized tin chalcogenide (SnSe 0.5 S 0.5 ) nanoplates for use as Li-ion anodes. exhibits an outstanding discharge specific capacity of up to 1144? 2018.01.051.

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JUNE 27, 2017

According to a new study led by a team at Duke University, airborne particulate matter and dust are cutting solar photovoltaic energy output by more than 25% in certain parts of the world, with roughly equal contributions from ambient PM and PM deposited on photovoltaic surfaces. —Michael Bergin. 7b00197.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Wendell Miller Professor of Energy Science at Iowa State University’s department of Materials Science and Engineering. Resources. —Duane Johnson, Ames Laboratory Chief Research Officer and F. Herwadkar, J. Johnson, S. Peña-Martin, A. Rockett, I. Robertson, S. 201600338.

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JANUARY 23, 2017

Researchers at Northwestern University, with a colleague from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, have developed a new computational design framework that can pinpoint optimal materials with which to coat the cathode in lithium-ion batteries. Wolverton said this design strategy extends beyond developing better batteries.

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JUNE 30, 2017

Resources. We organize our conclusions to articulate seven emerging principles that are relevant globally to the sustainability of cellulosic biofuel crop production. —Robertson et al. Philip Robertson, Stephen K. Hamilton, Bradford L. Barham, Bruce E. Cesar Izaurralde, Randall D. Jackson, Douglas A. Landis, Scott M. Swinton, Kurt D.

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

A team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Massachusetts-Amherst and Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology of South Korea has demonstrated the feasibility of using proton-exchange-membrane (PEM) reactors electrocatalytically to reduce biomass-derived oxygenates into renewable fuels and chemicals.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Each member will bring unique capabilities and resources in support of the primary Consortium objective to develop the first commercial production facility for the BioForming process. The APR technology was discovered at the University of Wisconsin in 2001 by Virent’s co-founder and chief technology officer, Dr. Randy Cortright.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China and Chinese Academy of Sciences have demonstrated the conversion of levulinic acid (LA) to γ-valerolactone (GVL) by heterogeneous catalysts without using external hydrogen. A paper on their work appeared online 24 September in the journal ChemSusChem. Click to enlarge.

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