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Fluid thermal processing of Mongolian oil sands

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Israel’s Brack Capital Energy (BCE) is exploring for oil sands reserves in the Xing’an region of Inner Mongolia. present, the comprehensive study of oil sand use is only just beginning in China, and there is a dearth of information available regarding the fluid thermal reaction behaviors of Inner Mongolia oil sand bitumen. Zhang et al.

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This IEEE Service-Learning Program Is More Popular Than Ever

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In 2009 the EPICS program was brought to IEEE by Moshe Kam , an IEEE Fellow and the 2005–2007 vice president of IEEE Educational Activities ; Senior Member Kapil Dandekar ; and Fellow Saurabh Sinha. Arizona State University students created a solar-powered air filtration system for nomadic people in Mongolia. “By

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Chinas Yitai Group CTL Plant Produces Diesel and Naptha in Trail Run

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China’s Yitai Group’s 160,000 tonne/year coal-to-liquids (CTL) plant in northern China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has produced qualified diesel oil and naphtha in its trial run. Zhang Shuangwang, chairman of Inner Mongolia Yitai Group, said that the company plans to put this facility into full operation this year.

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Shenhua Completes Worlds Largest Coal-to-Olefins Project

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The Shenhua Baotou Coal-to-Olefins Project was completed in Baotou, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on 31 May. This project was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) in December 2006 and began design and construction in 2007. People’s Daily. The project—targeted to produce 1.80

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NOAA: Warmest April Global Temperature on Record; Also Warmest January-April

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Cooler-than-normal places included Mongolia, Argentina, far eastern Russia, the western contiguous United States and most of China. Meanwhile, Germany had its second-driest April on record since 1901, behind 2007, according to the German Meteorological Service (Deutscher Wetterdienst).

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