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JULY 18, 2015

Findings by MIT researchers could help advance the commercialization of supercritical water technology for the desulfurization and upgrading of high-sulfur crude oil into high-value, cleaner fuels such as gasoline without using hydrogen—a major change in refining technology that would reduce costs, energy use, and CO 2 emissions.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

The process, reported in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels , could leverage a recently reported process, also developed by NRL, to recover CO 2 from sea water. The mechanism of the first stage first produces CO and water. The water formed in the primary reactions negatively influences catalyst activity and product selectivity.

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DECEMBER 20, 2011

Researchers from SRI International (SRI) are developing a methane-and-coal-to-liquids process that consumes negligible amounts of water and does not generate carbon dioxide. Water consumption less than 235 kg/barrel. Top: Conventional F-T process. Bottom: SRI process. Click to enlarge. Production cost of JP8 less than $3.00/gallon.

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APRIL 27, 2013

Alberta’s Innovative Energy Technologies Program (IETP) is supporting 5 new pilot projects to reduce energy use, water use and CO 2 emissions in oil sands processing as well as improving the recovery of crude oil and bitumen in reserves that were once unrecoverable. Water and/or solvent will be injected concurrent with the electrical heating.

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DECEMBER 25, 2021

By understanding how materials and devices transform under operation, we can design approaches that are more durable and thus reduce waste. Electron microscopy experiments at the Molecular Foundry confirmed that cuprous oxide quickly oxidizes or corrodes within minutes of exposure to light and water.

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JUNE 11, 2019

When illuminated by light, these QDs drive the renewable production of different biofuels and chemicals using carbon-dioxide (CO 2 ), water, and nitrogen (from air) as substrates. The microbes, which lie dormant in water, release their resulting product to the surface, where it can be skimmed off and harvested for manufacturing.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Japan-based leading classification society ClassNK has granted Approval in Principle (AIP) to a new H 2 /CO 2 FPSO (floating production, storage and offloading) design developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Chiyoda Corporation.

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JUNE 11, 2012

Nissan and more trees will use part of the profits generated by the fund to facilitate conservation of thinning forests in Japan that need reforestation, to be designated “LEAF Forests.”. Forest conservation areas will be gradually expanded in line with the level of profits earned by the fund.

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JANUARY 6, 2022

Johnson Matthey has launched HyCOgen, a technologyt designed to play a pivotal role in enabling the conversion of captured carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and green hydrogen into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

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AUGUST 8, 2011

The group received $5 million from the US Department of Energy (DOE) earlier this summer to design and test the technology. Between five and ten percent of the water injected in these systems is lost as it travels through the pore spaces. Earlier post.). Schematic of system for coupling CCS with geothermal energy production.

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AUGUST 23, 2019

Partners of the P2X Kopernikus project on the premises of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany have demonstrated the production of fuel from air-captured CO2 using—for the first time—a container-based test facility integrating all four chemical process steps needed to implement a continuous process.

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JUNE 5, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected two projects that will test emerging enhanced water recovery (EWR) technologies for their potential to produce useable water from CO 2 storage sites. Once treated, the clean water could be re-used for beneficial purposes, including supplemental cooling water at a power station.

Water

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

First, the vehicle’s flue gases in the exhaust pipe are cooled down and the water is separated from the gases. CO 2 is isolated from the other gases (nitrogen and oxygen) with a temperature swing adsorption (TSA) system, using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) adsorbent, which are specially designed to absorb CO 2.

Emissions

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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

In ammonia plants, hydrogen is generated by steam-methane reforming (SMR) and water-gas shift (WGS) and, subsequently, is purified for the high-pressure ammonia synthesis. Ammonia, produced via the Haber-Bosch (HB) process, is globally the leading chemical in energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions.

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MAY 26, 2016

syngas—from water and CO 2. Now, a team from the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland has demonstrated the direct production of hydrocarbon fuel—specifically methane—from water and CO 2 by incorporating a catalytic process into STCs. Click to enlarge. —Lin et al.

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APRIL 26, 2022

million grant from the US Department of Energy to design and engineer an integrated carbon dioxide capture and conversion plant co-located at Nutrien’s Kennewick Fertilizer Operations plant in Kennewick, Wash. Carbon dioxide capture company AirCapture and carbon dioxide conversion company OCOchem, along with other partners, have won a $2.93-million

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OCTOBER 31, 2011

” formation is very negative in water and in most common solvents. for formation of the “CO2 ? The cell design allowed the researchers to fine-tune the composition of the electrolyte stream to improve reaction kinetics, including adding ionic liquids as a co-catalyst. Consequently, it is. This is very energy. inefficient.

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

Twelve’s jet fuel, produced using its carbon transformation technology in partnership with Fischer-Tropsch conversion experts Emerging Fuels Technology ( earlier post ), is a fossil-free fuel that offers a drop-in replacement for petrochemical-based alternatives without any changes to existing plane design or commercial regulations.

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MARCH 7, 2023

The technology fits within standard oilfield cementing workflows without major changes to the design process, onsite execution, or postjob evaluation. This barrier also protects fresh water aquifers and helps prevent the inflow of undesirable hydrocarbons. million cars from the road each year.

Portland

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JUNE 9, 2017

The demo plant incorporates the entire process chain, and comprises four separate units: a solar power plant; equipment for separating carbon dioxide and water from the air; a section that uses electrolysis to produce hydrogen; and synthesis equipment for producing a crude-oil substitute from carbon dioxide and hydrogen.

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JANUARY 14, 2022

The findings could spur progress on developing a variety of materials and designs for electrochemical carbon dioxide conversion systems. In these reactions, the biggest challenge has been curbing competing reactions that can take place at the same time, especially the splitting of water molecules into oxygen and hydrogen.

MIT

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JANUARY 5, 2023

As a waste, tailings are stored in designated storage facilities called tailing dams. By reacting with water and air, carbon dioxide is bound with minerals and metals, which are present in these types of rock, resulting in the formation of carbonates. mm) that looks like sand.

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MARCH 19, 2012

This system is energy-efficient and green, the researchers say, because it operates near ambient conditions, uses water as a solvent, produces high-pressure CO-free hydrogen, and uses pH to control hydrogen production or consumption. Their goal was to design new catalysts with improved performance. —Jonathan Hull. Resources.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Honda’s “Green Path” approach, announced during a media tour of its operations in Ohio, seeks: To reduce or eliminate the use of substances of concern (SOCs) and scarce natural resources such as rhodium, palladium and platinum in the design and production of its vehicles. SOCs are chemical (e.g., solvents) or materials (e.g.,

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NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Solidia Technologies has invented and patented new technologies for the production of cement and concrete that, combined, reduce carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions up to 70% while using less water, less curing time and lower kiln temperatures. rHLPD can work in a wide variety of chemical systems.

CO2

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OCTOBER 20, 2019

The goal is to develop an efficient and powerful test plant that will use carbon dioxide and water as well as electricity from renewable sources and bacteria to produce specialty chemicals. Process design for technical synthesis of butanol and hexanol from CO 2 , H 2 0 and electricity. describing the approach.

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

Based on those previous studies, Yang and his team reasoned that artificial photosynthesis devices equipped with a copper catalyst should be able to convert CO 2 and water into methyl and carbonyl groups, and then turn these products into acetate.

Convert

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APRIL 8, 2010

Photocatalysis is used to convert the carbon dioxide together with water into methanol. Based on an analysis of the overall system, the design of a photochemical reactor is to be developed and simulated using computer assisted methods. Henning Bockhorn.

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APRIL 2, 2010

While not explicitly required, membrane designs that utilize process intensification are encouraged, including combined water-gas shift and membrane separation/purification to produce hydrogen with fewer steps and lower cost. kg) per day of H 2 to validate the design, membrane production methods and separation performance.

CO2

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MAY 21, 2009

The direct fuel cell produces electricity, with water and CO 2 as byproducts of the oxidation of the liquid fuel in the fuel cell. SOEC technology is based on solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology, and utilizes similar designs: Ni-YSZ fuel electrodes, YSZ electrolytes, and LSM-YSZ air electrodes.

Water

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Joule’s microorganisms function as biocatalysts that use only sunlight, waste CO 2 and non-fresh water to directly and continuously produce diesel-range hydrocarbons, which are chemically distinct from biodiesel and are compatible with existing infrastructure.

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DECEMBER 12, 2017

million investment in 2015) in Carbon Recycling International ( CRI ), an Icelandic company which produces renewable methanol using recycled CO 2 emissions sourced from a local thermal power plant and hydrogen made by splitting water with electrolysis (Power-to-Methanol). Geely is a shareholder ($45.5-million Earlier post.).

Iceland

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JUNE 5, 2010

Next-generation technologies include, but are not limited to: Methods for improving the mobility ratio through applications such as: CO 2 thickeners, CO 2 foams, improved water soluble polymers, and innovative water-alternating-gas (WAG) injection schemes. Additional recovery is possible by using innovative EOR techniques.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

They applied a comprehensive suite of experimental and theoretical methods to identify the structure of the first intermediate of CO 2 electroreduction: carboxylate CO2 - that is attached to the surface with C and O atoms. It creates a solid foundation for moving away from the trial-and-error paradigm to rational catalyst design.

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JUNE 14, 2011

Here, we describe for the first time the design of a reversible hydrogen storage cycle based on the redox system bicarbonate/formate. to sodium formate in 96% yield at 70 °C in water/THF without additional CO 2. In comparison to CO 2 , solid bicarbonate is easy to handle and is very soluble in water. at 20 °C in H 2 O).

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

We scaled up our novel photobioreactor design and conducted independent functionality tests that confirmed the unit’s robustness. Kasdin also said that Proterro is in the process of commissioning a pilot plant in Florida and has completed a preliminary design, layout and associated cost estimate for a demonstration-scale plant.

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JUNE 7, 2017

The system uses the same catalyst for the cathode that reduces CO 2 to CO and for the anode that oxidizes water to oxygen through the oxygen evolution reaction. Using only Earth-abundant materials to catalyze both reactions, this design keeps the cost of the system low. The gases are separated with a bipolar membrane.

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