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Panasonic commercializes conductive polymer hybrid aluminum electrolytic capacitors for automotive use

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Panasonic Corporation has developed conductive polymer hybrid aluminum electrolytic capacitors realizing large capacitance and large current in a compact form factor (SMD type), suited for automotive ECUs (Electronic Control Units) power supply circuits of HEV, EV and gasoline-powered vehicles, etc.

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ExxonMobil, Georgia Tech and Imperial College London publish joint research on potential breakthrough in membrane technology for oil refining

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With this application in mind, we created spirocyclic polymers with N-aryl bonds that demonstrated noninterconnected microporosity in the absence of ladder linkages. The resulting glassy polymer membranes demonstrated nonthermal membrane fractionation of light crude oil through a combination of class- and size-based “sorting” of molecules.

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Argonne-led team develops new low-cost cobalt-based catalyst for PEM electrolysis

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We report a nanofibrous cobalt spinel catalyst codoped with lanthanum (La) and manganese (Mn) prepared from a zeolitic imidazolate framework embedded in electrospun polymer fiber. A PEMWE containing this catalyst at the anode demonstrated a current density of 2000 milliamperes per square centimeter at 2.47

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Avantium raises 30M to advance YXY technology for green chemicals and fuels; new bio-based polymer PEF

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Avantium, which spun off from Shell in 2000 to develop furan-based biofuels and biomaterials ( earlier post ), has raised €30 million (US$43.9 This will facilitate the development and commercialization of Avantium’s next-generation polyester: PEF. The process is based on Avantium’s catalytic technology.

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BioSolar begins development of high-energy anode technology

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BioSolar’s cathode technology, which has been the primary focus of its university-led research and development efforts, is a novel conductive polymer material that leverages fast redox-reaction properties rather than conventional lithium-ion intercalation chemistry to enable rapid charge and discharge. Earlier post.).

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Solvay and Avantium partner to develop green engineering plastics from furanics building blocks

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Solvay and Avantium, which spun off from Shell in 2000 to develop furan-based biofuels and biomaterials ( earlier post ), have entered into a partnership to jointly develop a next generation of green high-performance polyamides for engineering plastics. In 2010, its consolidated sales amounted to €7.1 billion in 2010).

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Electrovaya launches next generation of MN series of Li-ion SuperPolymer cells; claims energy densities exceeding 200 Wh/g

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The company says that the energy version of technology (MN-eHP) exceeds 200 Wh/kg—one of the highest energy densities for a commercial Li-ion cell in a large prismatic design, according to the company. Typical MN-HP cells are available in 30Ah to 40Ah format (110 - 150Wh) and housed in a flat polymer pouch.

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