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A Membrane Strategy for Increasing Hydrocarbon Yield in Biomass-to-Liquids Processes

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Researchers from the Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) in Germany have shown that hydrocarbon yield and energy efficiency can be increased in a Fischer-Tropsch (FT) biomass-to-liquids (BTL) process through the use of a hydrophilic membrane enabling the in situ removal of water from the catalyst bed. Credit: ACS, Unruh et al.

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Electric Vehicle Project Ideas | Ph.D., MTech, MSc | Electrical, Management, Mechanical & More…

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Solar charging stations and Conventional charging stations (electricity from coal) comparison. Germany and other European countries. There are a lot of electric vehicle manufacturers in Germany and other European countries. in Germany there are chances to get a job there. Battery manufacturing etc. Conclusion.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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9/11/07 FRANKFURT, Germany -- General Motors will begin testing the revolutionary electric drive system in the Chevrolet Volt concept car on the road in vehicles next spring, company Vice Chairman Bob Lutz said. Coal-burning power plants do not lessen the greenhouse gas production and criteria pollutants increase. This is unusual.

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