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Benchmark: Chinese lithium carbonate premium narrows as hydroxide price increase accelerate

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Lithium carbonate’s premium over lithium hydroxide in the Chinese domestic market, seen in the first quarter of 2021, is beginning to narrow, as shifting cathode chemistry demand continues to support hydroxide prices in China while carbonate gains soften amid limited spot transactions, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence.

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SARI researchers propose novel method to enhance electrocatalytic conversion of CO2

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CHEN Wei and WEI Wei from the Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported a novel method that enables efficient CO 2 electroreduction to CO by virtue of low-coordination chloride ion adsorption on a silver hollow fiber (Ag HF) electrode. A research team led by Profs.

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A.P. Moller - Maersk adds 7th methanol partnership; Chinese bioenergy company Debo

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Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has added a seventh methanol partnership with Chinese bioenergy enterprise Debo on the quest to boost global production capacity. Following the announcement of six strategic green methanol partnerships across the globe earlier this year, A.P.

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Blue World Technologies signs strategic cooperation agreement with Chinese EV manufacturer AIWAYS; methanol fuel cell vehicles

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During the Chinese International Import Expo 2019 (CIIE 2019) in Shanghai, Blue World Technologies joined partners, German Gumpert AIWAYS, developer of methanol fuel cell performance cars, and AIWAYS, Chinese manufacturer of high-end electric vehicles, in the presentation of the methanol fuel cell technology.

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Chinese team uses light to convert fatty acids into alkanes with up to 95% yield; photocatalytic decarboxylation

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WANG Feng at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have reported that photocatalytic decarboxylation is an efficient alternate pathway for converting biomass-derived fatty acids into alkanes under mild conditions of ambient temperature and pressure. Researchers led by Prof. —Prof.

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Researchers develop novel graphene/silicon catalyst for highly selective photoelectroreduction of carbon dioxide to ethanol

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CHEN Wei and WEI Wei from the Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed novel graphene/silicon carbide (SiC) catalysts for efficient CO 2 photoelectroreduction to ethanol (C 2 H 5 OH). A research team led by Profs. The results were published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

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Dongfang Electric reports successful test of direct seawater electrolysis for hydrogen production

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This project was a joint effort by DEC and a research team led by Academician Xie Heping from the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Dongfu One integrates on-site hydrogen production, smart energy conversion management, safety monitoring and control, as well as loading and unloading systems. —Xie et al.

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