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Study infers causal relationship between breast cancer and high exposure to traffic air pollution

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A team at the University of Stirling in the UK has found new evidence of the link between air pollution and cancer as part of a new occupational health study. The team analyzed the case of a woman who developed breast cancer after spending 20 years working as a border guard at the busiest commercial border crossing in North America.

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U. Houston-led project looking for new exhaust treatment catalysts for low-temperature lean-burn combustion engines

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A chemical engineer from the University of Houston is leading a $2.1-million million project to find new catalytic materials that work at lower exhaust temperatures, allowing automakers to build vehicles that operate more efficiently while retaining the ability to clean emissions before they leave the tailpipe. and Johnson Matthey Inc.

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Auburn University leads $2M DOE Co-Optima project to evaluate renewable butyl acetate as diesel fuel additive

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Auburn University researchers are leading a $2-million US Department of Energy Co-Optima project ( earlier post ) that will evaluate renewable butyl acetate (BA) as a bio-based fuel additive that can be blended with diesel fuel to reduce soot and greenhouse gas emissions and yield cleaner engine operation in cold-weather conditions.

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Empa and partners exploring DME as fuel with new heavy-duty test engine

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The scientists intend to provide sound data on the combustion process, efficiency and environmental impact of DME in the commercial vehicle sector. The engine block is derived from a Cursor 11 commercial vehicle engine manufactured by FPT Industrial and has already served us for five years in various research projects. Image: Empa.

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New mixed-oxide catalysts shown as viable substitute for platinum catalysts for diesel exhaust aftertreatment

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Under laboratory-simulated diesel exhaust conditions, this mixed-phase oxide material was superior to Pt in terms of cost, thermal durability, and catalytic activity for NO oxidation. Nanostellar was founded in California in 2004 by scientists from Stanford University and NASA Ames Research Center. Kyeongjae Cho.

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Faurecia acquires Amminex to accelerate efficient NOx reduction for passenger and commercial vehicles

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Amminex has developed an Ammonia Storage and Delivery System (ASDS) which has demonstrated its efficiency to almost completely eliminate nitrogen oxide (NO x ) pollutants from diesel engines. Conventional dosing technology is based on spraying an aqueous urea solution (diesel exhaust fluid, DEF) into the exhaust stream.

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Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

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—James Turner, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Clean Combustion Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). OP engines utilize direct injection after ports closure to avoid the risk of fuel short circuiting out the exhaust. Engine Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI.

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