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FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Conversely, a country is a net exporter if it exports more of a commodity than it imports. Since 2010, the United States has exported more refined petroleum products, including distillate fuel oil, hydrocarbon gas liquids, and motor gasoline, among others, than it has imported. million b/d.

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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. With the New Oil tailored system, the liquefaction process much lighter, deoxygenated hydrocarbons, similar to the gasoline fraction produced in petroleum refineries.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Researchers at Concordia University (Canada) have developed a new one-pot system for the catalytic conversion of cellulosic biomass into alkyl levulinates and other esters and subsequent product extraction. Resources. Le Van Mao, Q. Dima and D. Catalysis Letters. doi: 10.1007/s10562-010-0493-y.

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AUGUST 15, 2010

Strategy for the conversion of solid cellulose to liquid hydrocarbon fuels. The new paper describes the extension of this route from solid biomass (cellulose) to liquid hydrocarbon fuels (diesel and gasoline) by developing a cascade approach. 2010) Conversion of cellulose to hydrocarbon fuels by progressive removal of oxygen.

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JUNE 26, 2010

The authors highlight three possible strategies for CO 2 conversion by physico-chemical approaches: sustainable (or renewable) synthetic methanol; syngas production derived from flue gases from coal-, gas- or oil-fired electric power stations; and photochemical production of synthetic fuels. Edwards (2010) Turning carbon dioxide into fuel.

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OCTOBER 26, 2010

A study of isopentanol—a five-carbon, long-chain alcohol (C 5 H 12 O)—by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories as a fuel for homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engines found that isopentanol has superior physiochemical properties compared to ethanol and very similar HCCI combustion properties to gasoline.

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JULY 28, 2020

The reduction of energy use by plug-in electric vehicles translates to a savings of 470 million gallons of gasoline in 2019. Gasoline conversion to Btu using gross heating value 125,000 Btu/gallon. Electricity conversion to Btu using 3,412 Btu/kWh. billion miles, offsetting 470 million gallons of gasoline.

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AUGUST 31, 2011

The ambreCTL project , when completed, will produce approximately 18,000 bbl/day of gasoline and about 40 million gallons per year of LPG. SES provides technology, equipment and engineering services for the conversion of low-rank, low-cost coal and biomass feedstocks into energy and chemical products.

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AUGUST 9, 2010

Adding nickel and co-feeding H 2 increased gasoline yield 32% relative to a conventional catalyst. atm), the team found that gasoline production increased 32% relative to the standard Ecat. They also found that the incorporation of platinum, with our without co-feeding hydrogen, is detrimental both to conversion and selectivity.

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MAY 16, 2010

Fuel flow rate (gasoline equivalent) under different engine loads for DMF, ethanol, and gasoline at 1500 rpm and ? = DMF has a volumetric energy density similar to that of gasoline formulations and 40% greater than that of ethanol. DMF Ethanol Gasoline. Credit: ACS, Zhong et al. Click to enlarge. Credit: ACS, Zhong et al.

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JUNE 1, 2010

Researchers at UC Berkeley have identified a two-step catalytic approach for nearly completely converting glucose (99% conversion) to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and further converting HMF to 2,5-dimethylfuran (DMF), a promising high-energy content product that can be used as a fuel or fuel additive. Earlier post.). Chidambaram and Bell.

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OCTOBER 25, 2010

They found that, on a life cycle basis in comparison to gasoline, the direct to ethanol technology can provide a 67% to 87% reduction in carbon footprint on an energy equivalent basis for initial ethanol concentrations (given in weight percent) ranging from 0.5% g/L of cyanobacterial biomass. MJ/MJEtOH down to 0.20 wt % to 5 wt %.

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DECEMBER 2, 2010

The results of vegetable oil sludge cracking reaction show that the product consists of fractions such as dry gas, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), gasoline, light cycle oil (LCO), and (heavy cycle oil) HCO, which are similar to those of petroleum cracking process. —Nam et al. Fuel , In Press, doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2010.10.060.

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APRIL 21, 2010

The vapor pressure of this fluid is relatively low when compared with ethanol; thus the fluid, when mixed with gasoline, will result in lower VOC emissions in storage, since it serves as a “keeper”. Conversely to the effect on diesel fuel, the additive shifts the distillation curve of gasoline to higher temperatures.

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JUNE 10, 2011

While compressed natural gas (CNG) will play a role, particularly for high-mileage fleets, the report suggests that the chemical conversion of gas into some form of liquid fuel may be the best pathway to significant market penetration. emissions are reduced by around 25% relative to the use of gasoline for the same engine efficiency.

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MARCH 4, 2011

MPa enable the system to operate with very high thermal efficiency, exceeding even those of a large coal-generated power plant and nearly twice as efficient as that of a gasoline engine (about 25%). where it has been running and producing approximately 240 kW of electricity during the developmental phase that began in March 2010.

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MARCH 4, 2015

With the launch of the Auris Hybrid in 2010, Toyota became the first manufacturer to offer a choice of three powertrains (gasoline, gasoline-electric hybrid, and diesel) in the C-segment. 1.2T: an all-new direct injection turbo gasoline engine. Conversely, CO 2 emissions are markedly lower than those of the outgoing 2.0

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Tax credits and gasoline prices necessary for various electric vehicles to be cost-competitive with conventional vehicles at 2011 vehicle prices. Those people who purchase electric vehicles because of the tax credit use less gasoline and produce fewer emissions of greenhouse gases than would otherwise be the case. Source: CBO.

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JULY 16, 2009

The third phase of a SDG&E multi-year in-use study on plug-in hybrid electric vehicles showed that plug-in hybrids offer significant improvements in gas mileage and reductions in emissions when compared with standard hybrid-electric and gasoline internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. Tags: Conversions Hybrids Plug-ins.

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APRIL 27, 2012

Mha (20%) of the peatlands of Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo in 2010, surpassing the area of Belgium and causing an annual carbon emission from peat decomposition of 230–310 Mt CO 2 e. That number is in my opinion conservative, and consistent with a slight reduction in the rate of peat conversion. Chris Malins.

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MARCH 12, 2010

Michigan-based electric powertrain company ALTe LLC ( earlier post ) revealed its demonstrator Ford F-150 range-extended electric vehicle conversion at the 2010 National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Work Truck Show and Green Truck Summit. Tags: Conversions Electric (Battery) Hybrids Plug-ins. John Thomas. Earlier post.).

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

conversion to fuel molecules or to electrons—depends on market and regulatory contexts that are outside the scope of attributional life cycle assessments (LCA). notes that those results assume that bioelectricity generation displaces gasoline. A 2009 life cycle analysis by Campbell et al. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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MARCH 12, 2010

Ford’s all-new 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty trucks are equipped with new diesel and gasoline engine powertrains that deliver improvements in torque, horsepower and fuel economy. liter V-8 gas engine average a 15% improvement in fuel economy versus 2010 models. This conversion happens at about 250 °C.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2010

One kilogram of hydrogen contains approximately the same energy as one gallon of gasoline.). A paper on the study is in press in the journal Energy Conversion and Management. Fakhru’l-Razi (2010) Air gasification of empty fruit bunch for hydrogen-rich gas production in a fluidized-bed reactor. The feedstock particle size of 0.3–0.5

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JANUARY 21, 2011

According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), CNG is less expensive and burns cleaner than gasoline, resulting in 30 to 40% less greenhouse gas emissions. will deliver the taxi units to Taxi Medallion Management with an engine preparation package for conversion to CNG.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2011

The project would convert wood biomass into drop in biofuels such as gasoline and diesel fuel. In August 2010, KiOR announced the start of engineering and construction on its first commercial facility in Columbus, MS which is expected to produce more than 11 million gallons of fuel per year. KiOR, Inc.,

Mississippi

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OCTOBER 17, 2012

Accordingly, LanzaTech has begun look at the industrial conversion of acetic acid/acetate to lipids, and has demonstrated this. Lipids, in turn, are a proven pathway to jet, diesel and gasoline. that conversion wouldn’t actually happen in a LanzaTech bioreactor. This is now being developed further, says Burton.

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JUNE 10, 2012

Researchers in Spain have obtained high-quality transportation fuels (gasoline with RON >80 and diesel with cetane number >70) from oil obtained by the thermal cracking of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) using a bifunctional catalyst comprising Ni (7 wt %) deposited on a hierarchical Beta zeolite (Ni/h-Beta). in the period 2000-2010.

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JUNE 3, 2011

Gas chromatography (samples stacked for clarity) shows the similarity between Virent’s BioFormate gasoline and a typical petroleum reformate used at a refinery. renewable substitute for petroleum-derived gasoline reformate. renewable substitute for petroleum-derived gasoline reformate. Source: Virent. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 30, 2013

Fuel Freedom is a non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to opening the fuel market to allow alternative fuels such as ethanol, methanol, natural gas and electricity fairly to compete with gasoline at the pump. We haven’t had that conversation yet. ”. It’s not going to happen. —John Hofmeister.

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APRIL 16, 2013

The new agreement, which includes partners from the commercial aviation sector, follows the initial success of the 2010-2012 “Farm to Fly” initiative. In July 2010, USDA, Airlines for America, Inc. The federal government and its partners hope to support the annual production of 1 billion gallons of drop in aviation biofuel by 2018.

Washington

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JULY 23, 2010

Researchers at Columbia University’s Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy, in collaboration with Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, DTU, are investigating the high-temperature co-electrolysis of CO 2 and H 2 O using solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs) to produce a syngas for conversion into liquid hydrocarbon fuels.

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MARCH 22, 2011

The conversion of biomass to cellulosic ethanol is the most efficient and productive use of biomass to create a high-octane, environmentally friendly transportation fuel, according to a perspective paper published in the Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology. Conversion pathways. Source: Datta et al. Click to enlarge.

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DECEMBER 22, 2015

The fuels separate and rise to the surface of the fermentation broth, and are exactly the same as current components of gasoline. The US Patent and Trademark Office issued patent Nº 9,217,161 for a process using naturally occurring microorganisms to ferment biomass or gases directly to hydrocarbons such as hexane and octane. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 13, 2012

It processes ANS (Alaskan North Slope), Middle Eastern and West African crudes and supplies 25% of the Los Angeles gasoline demand. The refinery supplies approximately 20% of the Southern California gasoline market and 50% of the jet fuel to the LAX Airport. agreed since the beginning of 2010 to $26.5 million gallons/day.

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AUGUST 13, 2010

Gevo’s technology platform is high yielding, approaching 94% of the theoretically possible conversion of plant sugars to isobutanol, according to the filing. The straightforward conversion of isobutanol into butenes is a fundamentally important process that enables isobutanol to be used as a building block chemical in multiple markets.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Conversion kits also will be available to switch medium-duty gasoline vehicles to run on propane. LPI is a direct replacement of the OEM gasoline injection system. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), also known as propane or autogas, can be used to replace gasoline and diesel. medium-duty engine, as well as a 6.0L GM engine.

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