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Global Bioenergies, IBN-One and Lantmännen Aspen partner on renewable isooctane for specialty fuel applications

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Global Bioenergies, IBN-One and Lantmännen Aspen, world market leader in alkylate gasoline for two- and four-stroke small engines, have entered into a partnership on renewable isooctane ( earlier post ) for specialty fuel applications. billion (US$3.8 —Thomas Buhl, Head of business development at Global Bioenergies. Earlier post.)

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Argonne study shows range of GHG reductions for electrofuel Fischer-Tropsch; up to 108% reduction

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The authors modeled the FT fuel synthesis process using Aspen Plus, which showed that 45% of the carbon in CO 2 can be fixed in the FT fuel, with a fuel production energy efficiency of 58%. This study highlights the sensitivity of the carbon intensity of FT fuels to the system boundary selection (i.e., —Zang et al. 0c05893.

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ORNL researchers advance performance benchmark for quantum computers

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Pooser and his colleagues calculated the bound state energy of alkali hydride molecules on 20-qubit IBM Tokyo and 16-qubit Rigetti Aspen processors. —ORNL’s Raphael Pooser, principal investigator of the Quantum Testbed Pathfinder project. Alexander J. McCaskey, Zachary P. Parks, Jacek Jakowski, Shirley V. Moore, Titus D.

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Study finds autothermal reforming with WGS reactor preferred option for on-board reforming of biodiesel and bioethanol

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The paper by Stefan Martin and Antje Wörner, published online in the Journal of Power Sources , investigated steam reforming (SR) and autothermal reforming (ATR) options for the on-board conversion of bioethanol and biodiesel using the simulation tool Aspen Plus, with a special emphasis on thermal heat integration. —Martin and Wörner.

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Researchers propose CO2 recycling to improve Fischer-Tropsch GTL efficiency and reduce total CO2 emissions

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Thanks to the improved exploring, boring, and retrieving skills, the extremely abundant nontraditional natural gas resources such as shale gas and coal-bed methane are recently being discovered and utilized. This results in a decrease in total CO 2 emissions to less than 5g CO 2 /MJ F-T product, compared to a range of 27.0 T synthesis units.

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Study explores energy balance of Fischer-Tropsch diesel via autothermal reforming of pyrolysis oil from biomass residue; spreadsheet offered as tool

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The estimated energy efficiencies computed with the spreadsheet are comparable to those obtained with Aspen software. Resources. —Manganaro et al. Clearly, there are many, many conceptual variations and refinements to be explored, not to mention an experimental terra incognita. —Manganaro et al. Manganaro, B. Adeosun, S.

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Two Genomic Research Projects in British Columbia Tackle Issues in Emerging Forestry Biofuels Industry

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Carl Douglas and Shawn Mansfield, both of UBC, will aim to use genomics to optimize breeding and selection of poplars to improve their potential as a biofuel resource. million (US$7.2-million)