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First production of isobutene from wheat straw at demo scale; OPTISOCHEM

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Global Bioenergies reported that runs using wheat straw hydrolysate provided by its partner Clariant were successfully performed in its Leuna demo plant, leading to the production of cellulosic isobutene for the first time at this scale. million by the Bio Based Industry- Joint Undertaking (BBI-JU) as part of the H2020 program.

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Kawasaki Heavy to build first ocean-going liquid hydrogen tanker with demo in 2017; H2 for transport, industry, power in Japan

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The Nikkei reports that Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. KHI) will build the first ocean-going ships to carry liquefied hydrogen (LH 2 ), with plans for a demonstration test by 2017 in which liquefied hydrogen will be shipped from the state of Victoria in Australia to Japan. KHI’s view of a “CO 2 -free hydrogen chain”. Source: KHI.

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Global Bioenergies successfully moves its C3 process to demo scale; isopropanol and acetone from renewable resources

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They can also be converted into polypropylene, a key component in the plastics industry, with market value exceeding 70 billion dollars. A first pilot run was successfully conducted in December 2017. The next phase, at demo plant scale, was subcontracted to Bioprocess Pilot Facility (BPF) located in Delft in the Netherlands.

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POSCO begins construction of S Korea’s first lithium hydroxide plant

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POSCO Holdings recently began construction at the Yulchon 1 st Industrial Complex in Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla Province, S. A pilot plant was manufactured in South Korea in 2017 with a capacity of 2,500 tons / year of lithium; this was then brought to and installed in Argentina. POSCO Group’s lithium brine demo plant in Argentina.

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RECOTRANS project uses microwaves and laser welding to obtain recyclable composites for automotive and transport

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These results were validated through the manufacture of three life-size demo samples and one demo sample from the recycling material. An interior panel was manufactured for the rail industry by using microwaves in the pultrusion process to make composites with glass fibre reinforcement and thermoplastic acrylic resin.

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AEye demos first commercial 360? solid-state LiDAR system

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AEye Inc has completed a successful live metropolitan demo showcasing its solid-state commercial LiDAR system with 360° vehicle coverage. AEye’s high performance system employs a dense 150-vertical-channel LiDAR scanner, paired with region of interest configurability, for enhanced ranges up to 300 meters.

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Global Bioenergies reports first production of green isobutene at demo plant

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The first trials on the demo plant in Leuna were successfully completed, within schedule, in the fall of 2016 and Global Bioenergies announced first production of green isobutene via fermentation. Earlier post.).

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