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KAUST team seeks improved catalysts for Lebedev ethanol-to-butadiene process for renewable rubber

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We are making good progress and already have an even more selective version, which could be a key step for commercializing the process. —Javier Ruiz-Martinez Resources Pavlo I. 2023) “Origin of active sites on silica–magnesia catalysts and control of reactive environment in the one-step ethanol-to-butadiene process.”

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $24 million in funding for 77 projects supported by the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF). Ultra-Fast and - Thick Boriding of Geothermal Casing to Enhance Reliability, $150,000 Controlled Thermal Resources Inc., Groundwork Renewables Inc.,

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NREL develops novel method to produce renewable acrylonitrile; carbon fibers from renewable biomass

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Researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and their colleagues have devised a novel catalytic method to produce renewable acrylonitrile (ACN) using 3-hydroxypropionic acid (3-HP), which can be biologically produced from sugars. Conceptual process diagram for renewable ACN production from biomass sugars.

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National labs team delivers techno-economic analyses of H2 DRI scenarios for green steel

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Yet, the lack of established process and business models defining “green steel” make it difficult to understand what the respective H 2 price has to be in order to be competitive with commercial state-of-the-art natural gas DRI. … Simplified flowsheet of the integrated hydrogen-based DRI steel mill. Rosner et al. per kg H 2 or less.

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Study shows a much cheaper catalyst can generate hydrogen in a commercial electrolyzer

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Researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have shown for the first time that a low-cost, non-precious metal cobalt phosphide (CoP) catalyst catalyst can split water and generate hydrogen gas for hours on end in the harsh environment of a commercial device. King, McKenzie A.

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Graphex and Northern Graphite partner on large-scale graphite processing facility site evaluations in Québec

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Graphex is the only current commercial downstream processor of natural graphite into battery anode material that intends to develop an anode material processing plant in North America. It also has three development projects with the resources to produce more than 100,000 tpy by 2025 and 300,000 tpy by 2027.

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Global Bioenergies, IBN-One and Lantmännen Aspen partner on renewable isooctane for specialty fuel applications

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Global Bioenergies, IBN-One and Lantmännen Aspen, world market leader in alkylate gasoline for two- and four-stroke small engines, have entered into a partnership on renewable isooctane ( earlier post ) for specialty fuel applications. Global Bioenergies delivered the first batch of renewable isooctane to Audi in May 2015.

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