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U Delaware team demonstrates efficient direct ammonia fuel cell for vehicles

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Researchers at the University of Delaware have demonstrated a direct ammonia fuel cell (DAFC) prototype with a peak power density of 135 mW cm ?2. 2019) “An Efficient Direct Ammonia Fuel Cell for Affordable Carbon-Neutral Transportation” Joule , doi: 10.1016/j.joule.2019.07.005. Their paper is publishedin the journal Joule.

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U Delaware team develops prototype efficient direct ammonia fuel cell for transportation

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A team at the University of Delaware has demonstrated a direct ammonia fuel cell (DAFC) prototype with a peak power density of 135 mW cm -2 at 80 ?C. 2019) “An Efficient Direct Ammonia Fuel Cell for Affordable Carbon-Neutral Transportation,” Joule , doi: 10.1016/j.joule.2019.07.005. —Zhao et al. Zhao et al. 2019.07.005.

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U Delaware team synthesizes base oils at high yields from biomass

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A team at the University of Delaware has now synthesized new bio-based base oils with tunable molecular branches and properties at high yields (>80%) from biomass-derived 2-alkylfurans with enals via conjugate addition-hydroxylalkylation/alkylation (CA-HAA) and hydrodeoxygenation reactions. olefins (PAOs) (synthetic base oil).

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Senate passes sustainable chemistry act as part of military spending bill

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The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed by the Senate in late July includes the bipartisan Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2019 ( S.999 999 ), led by US Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) and cosponsored by Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.).

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ExxonMobil starts up $2B Beaumont refinery expansion, adding 250k barrels per day capacity

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With the completion of Wink to Webster and Beaumont pipelines, the new crude unit will also be well-positioned to further capitalize on segregated crude from the Delaware Basin. Construction on the Beaumont expansion began in 2019 and involved 1,700 contractors.

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UD team devises CO2 direct air capture device powered by hydrogen for HEMFCs

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University of Delaware engineers have demonstrated an effective way to capture 99% of carbon dioxide from the ambient air feed to an hydroxide exchange membrane fuel cell (HEMFC) air using a novel electrochemical system powered by hydrogen. Source: University of Delaware.

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Tesla involved in new lawsuit, this time as the plaintiff

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Tesla’s acquisition of Maxwell Technologies in 2019 was a move the automaker made to move its battery technology forward. It is a new legal action that comes in response to a lawsuit that Cap-XX filed against Maxwell in 2019 for the same claims. patents owned by Maxwell Technologies. That case is still ongoing.

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