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Synthetic biology company launches JV to commercialize gas-to-liquids bioconversion; isobutanol first target

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It thus offers economic advantages over traditional conversion platforms that rely on costly thermochemical catalytic processes, such as the Fischer-Tropsch method of carbon upgrading, or depend on available plant-based feedstocks. Prior to Intrexon, Groban was at LS9.).

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Testing of the charging system showed a high efficiency of 92~98% vs. 80~85% for commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS) charges. IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE 2009), pp. 3923 - 3929 doi: 10.1109/ECCE.2009.5316496. The current rating of the switches and the motors is what determines the charging rate.

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