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LanzaTech gas fermentation technology at core of €14.6M EU Steelanol project; 25K t/year demo plant

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million) project is coordinated by steelmaker Arcelormittal Belgium NV. In 2011, LanzaTech began working with Harsco on a solution for steel mill waste gases. In April 2015 China Steel Corporation (CSC), announced formal Board approval of a 1400M TWD (US$46M) capital investment in a LanzaTech commercial ethanol facility.

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ASTM International launches group to create standards for recovered carbon black (rCB)

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Recovering carbon black from waste tires is a more environmentally friendly option for producing the material, and a number of companies provide carbon black recovery services. Thornton is the director of product integrity and performance at Micromeritics Instrument Corporation, a global company headquartered in Norcross, Georgia.

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Dana offering Spicer PowerBoost hydraulic-hybrid system for off-highway field testing; demonstrated fuel savings of 20-25%

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Dana Holding Corporation is now offering its Spicer PowerBoost hydraulic-hybrid system for field testing by off-highway original-equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Dana has supported the development of the Spicer PowerBoost system over the past five years at the company’s advanced technology centers in Belgium, Italy, and the United States.

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LanzaTech China JV reports 9M gallons of ethanol made from steel flue gas; new JV for PET

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As for the 3rd generation bHTY, the waste gases of oil refining and manufacturing steel are fermented into ethanol then chemically converted to ethylene glycol. The ethanol will be converted into sample runs of products requested by consumer brands looking to bring sustainably sourced recycled carbon into their supply chain.

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Creating the Commodore 64: The Engineers’ Story

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You waste a little bit of silicon, but silicon’s pretty cheap. But this wastes 2 kilobytes of RAM. ?“A That was an obvious part of the Commodore philosophy; you don’t waste money on things that make the product more expensive and that the majority of buyers aren’t going to use.” It’s only sand.” Among those recommended are.

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