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SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Researchers from Japan and Mexico have developed a one-step hydrotreatment process over catalysts containing Ni-Mo and solid acids for the conversion of vegetable oils (Jatropha, palm and canola) to renewable diesel and LPG fuels. A paper on their work appears in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Mascoma will then convert the feedstock to cellulosic ethanol through its proprietary process, which produces lignin as a by-product. CTV is developing proprietary technology and catalysts for the conversion of lignin into hydrocarbon components for transportation fuels. Mascoma will provide this lignin to CTV for evaluation.

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Licht, 2009. It can also convert captured anthropogenic CO 2 , generated by burning fossil fuels, to CO and O 2 via high-temperature electrolysis. Calculated potential needed to electrolyze carbon dioxide or water. Licht, 2009. Licht, 2009. Licht, 2009. Licht, 2009. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 20, 2009

Researchers at Oregon State University have demonstrated the gasification of water-soluble biomass constituents in supercritical water in a microchannel reactor under isothermal, continuous flow condition at short residence times to produce a hydrogen-rich gas. Goodwin and Rorrer (2009). Credit: ACS. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

320-390 °C, 200-420 bar) aqueous phase process which converts biomass containing cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin into a high-octane gasoline fraction. New Oil Resources licensed the technology (US Patent 6,180,845 ) in 2009 from Louisiana State University (LSU); the original developers of the process are Drs. Gary Miller.

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APRIL 16, 2009

Researchers at Singapore’s Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) have developed a catalytic process for the conversion of CO 2 to methanol under mild conditions (room temperature). Ying (2009) Conversion of Carbon Dioxide into Methanol with Silanes over N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysts. Click to enlarge.

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OCTOBER 4, 2013

Converting a corn ethanol plant to produce biobutanol requires changes to the fermentation step (mainly a new microorganism) and to alcohol recovery from the fermentation. Fermentation to convert the sugars to iso-butanol using a proprietary microorganism. Source: Butamax. Click to enlarge. of the hydrocarbon gasoline.

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

The conversion of biomass into bio-oil using fast pyrolysis technology is a promising alternative to convert biomass into liquid products—either for direct use or for easier transport and upgrading into higher value products. Multi-stage condensation achieved a good separation of the oil fraction and water. Click to enlarge.

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The resulting CO can be used to convert water to hydrogen via the water gas shift reaction. Liuqun Gu and Yugen Zhang (2009) Unexpected CO 2 Splitting Reactions To Form CO with N-Heterocyclic Carbenes as Organocatalysts and Aromatic Aldehydes as Oxygen Acceptors. Earlier post.). Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/ja909038t.

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for GTI’s Integrated Hydropyrolysis and Hydroconversion (IH 2 ) technology, which converts biomass directly into cellulosic gasoline and diesel hydrocarbon blendstocks. GTI Biorenewables: Vision, Challenges, Programs, and Status (presentation Chicago Chapter AIChE 15 September 2009). Property comparison. CRI/Criterion Inc.,

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2009) Click to enlarge. Hydrogen for reverse water gas shift reaction to avoid producing CO 2 during the process is produced by electrolyzing water, driven by solar power. Hertwich and Zhang (2009). Energy conversion efficiency (%). Hertwich and Zhang (2009). From Hertwich et al.

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JANUARY 11, 2010

Recent successful field tests at its Colony Mine with the Electrofrac process for converting the kerogen in oil shale to producible oil and gas is prompting ExxonMobil to try again for a research and development lease from the Interior Department for a larger trial. barrels of water for each barrel of oil produced, he said.

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2009) Click to enlarge. The authors point out their study looked at only two criteria, kilometers travelled and greenhouse gas offsets, but did not examine the performance of electricity and ethanol for other policy-relevant criteria such as water consumption, air pollution or economic costs. “We Campbell et al. Elliott Campbell.

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JULY 15, 2011

fertilizers, pesticides, farm machinery), energy conversion coefficients among different energy forms and sources, system boundaries, and so on. only 7% of the chemical energy in corn kernels is converted to the kinetic energy on wheels, implying a great potential in increasing biomass utilization efficiency. Zhang 2009.

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JULY 31, 2010

The plant will gasify about 1,000 tonnes of wood biomass per day and convert the resulting syngas into some 375,000 liters (99,000 gallons US) of methanol per day via a catalytic process, according to Björn O. In addition to the methanol, the plant can deliver district-heating water with a thermal duty of 15 MW. Biomass to Methanol.

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Project: Next Generation Water-Cooled Low-Pressure Die for the Production of Automotive Wheels. The University of British Columbia and CAPTIN will work together to develop an advanced water-cooled low-pressure die for the production of automotive wheels. Project: Development of a Multi-Chamber Catalytic Converter.

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OCTOBER 15, 2009

The process also uses less than half the water per gallon than required for the production of gasoline from conventional crude, and about one-third to one-quarter of the water per gallon required for the production of gasoline from oil sands oil, Bolson said. gallons of water are required to produce one gallon of corn ethanol.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2011

per liter), respectively.the results from this preliminary evaluation indicate great potential for producing gasoline from biomass via thermochemical biomass conversion to syngas and the MTG process, and thus warrant a more detailed study. The biomass is chemically converted to a mixture of syngas components (CO, H 2 , CO 2 , CH 4 , etc.),

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OCTOBER 5, 2009

Increased cultivation of corn for ethanol, its conversion into biofuels, and the storage and use of these fuels could affect water supply, water quality, air quality, soil quality, and biodiversity, the report found. However, future movement toward cellulosic feedstocks could reduce some of these effects.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

In the report, its first, the panel concludes governments should fit biofuels into an overall energy, climate, land-use, water and agricultural strategy if biofuels deployment is to benefit society, the economy and the environment as a whole. Lifecycle impact of biofuels compared to fossil fuels for different environmental pressures.

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JANUARY 31, 2009

The pyrolysis oil is mixed with pyrolysis coke from the process to create a biocrude slurry for transport and subsequent gasification to syngas and subsequent catalytic conversion to chemicals and/or fuels. The reaction chamber is enclosed by a membrane wall, cooled with pressurized water and can accommodate feed with much ash.

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APRIL 3, 2009

Increasing evidence suggests that biomass can be used much more efficiently (and therefore with less environmental impact) through direct combustion to generate electricity and heat, rather than being converted to liquid fuels such as ethanol. However very few studies include water use impacts. Ravindranath et al.

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MARCH 8, 2009

2009) Click to enlarge. forest conversion) resulting from land-use considerations. 2009) Click to enlarge. Require modest volumes of process water. Volume 3 Issue 2 (March/April 2009). 2009) The role of biomass in America’s energy future: framing the analysis. Laser et al. Biomass refining technologies.

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The new superjunction structure will surpass the theoretical trade-off between on- resistance and breakdown voltage observed in conventional unipolar GaN, leading to more efficient and cheaper power converters. The system takes three main inputs: ambient air, water, and a sustainable energy source, and produces butanol with high selectivity.

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ARPA-E’s first funding opportunity, “OPEN 2009,” was issued three years ago and was similarly an open call for transformational energy technology solutions. Methane Converter to Electricity and Fuel. Bio2Electric will develop a small-scale reactor that converts natural. Natural Gas Reactor for Remote Chemical Conversion.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Second, the US Department of Agriculture proposed a rule on the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) that would provide financing to increase the conversion of biomass to bioenergy. bg, (combining the 2009 and 2010 standards as proposed), or 1.10% of total fuel. For 2010, the cellulosic standard is being set at 6.5 Earlier post.)

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The gribble ( Limnoria quadripunctata ), a marine wood-borer with efficient gut enzymes for breaking down woody material, is the focus of one of the research hubs in the UK’s Bioenergy Center, established in 2009. —Kern et al. These are then fermented to produce liquid biofuels.

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The conversion of the injection system to a common rail design was one of the major changes; the addition of a new lean NO x trap (LNT) to handle NO x emissions was another. It is then converted to ammonia which interacts with NO x on the SCR catalyst to form water and nitrogen. Earlier post.) Source: EPA. Click to enlarge.

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WEBSTER • FREE PRESS AUTOMOTIVE EDITOR• April 21, 2009 Print this page E-mail this article Share this article Del.icio.us For years now, inventors and sellers of electric car conversion kits have been blasting traditional automakers for not providing the 100 m.p.g. Waters, like many others, hopes the U.S.

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The 43 winning proposals were submitted by transit agencies from across the country as part of a nationwide competition for the $100 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funds. Lighting Conversion and Upgrades for Facilities: Converting the lighting system at four RIPTA facilities to more energy efficient systems.

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billion coal-gasification project, but called off the project in late 2009 due to high capital requirements, the narrow difference between petroleum and natural gas prices and uncertain US energy policy. billion cubic feet, bcf) were converted to gasoline, it would produce 450,000 barrels per day, he suggested. billion, he said.

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Conditions are optimized for the conversion of carbohydrates into HMF (1 step) and DMF (2 steps). With a boiling point of 92-94 °C, DMF is also less volatile than ethanol (bp 78 °C) and is immiscible with water. In step two, Raines and Binder convert HMF into DMF. Binder and Raines (2009). Credit: ACS. Click to enlarge.

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In oxygenic photosynthesis, two reaction centers, photosystem II and photosystem I (PSI), function together to transfer electrons derived from water, producing both oxygen and ATP. Bruce (2009) Self-organized photosynthetic nanoparticle for cell-free hydrogen production. Iwuchukwu et al. (A A hat-tip to Matt!). Ifeyinwa J.

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OCTOBER 13, 2009

The companies agreed to collaborate on such projects in a letter of intent signed in January 2009. The “smart” buoys, based on integrated patented hydrodynamics, electronics, energy conversion and computer control systems, capture and convert energy from the natural rising and falling of waves into low-cost, clean electricity.

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JANUARY 22, 2011

Since its first funding opportunity announcement in April 2009, the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy) has received scores of promising ideas for the next generation of energy technologies. However, ARPA-E can only fund a fraction of these promising ideas at the levels required.

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Water flow through the membranes was 1000 times higher than predicted by Hagen-Poiseuille flow, in agreement with previous CNT membrane studies. An example of a simplified schematic for converting atmospheric carbon dioxide, water, and solar or wind electricity into ethanol, gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. Source: Mattershift.

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In July, the DOE announced that ARPA-E had received approximately 3,500 submissions for the approximately $150 million available as part of the first Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-FOA-0000065) released 27 April 2009. Water (1 project). Affordable Energy from Water and Sunlight. Earlier post.) Renewable Power (4 projects).

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