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Teijin Frontier develops first tire cord made from eco-friendly adhesive and recycled polyester

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Due to its use of an adhesive polymer compound instead of RF, the new tire cord reduces the environmental impact of adhesive processing. Its chemically recycled fibers, which are made from polymers produced with a chemical recycling method, maintain their strength, fatigue resistance, dimensional stability and heat resistance.

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Douglas-Westwood: oil & gas industry need to push High-Pressure - High Temperature envelope

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There are many technological challenges that must be overcome for downhole service and completion tools to operate successfully in the Ultra-HPHT environment. High temperatures also have an impact on directional drilling where some types of drilling motors rely on polymer sealing elements which have temperature limitations.

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International team sequences button mushroom genomes

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At the same time, our data also supported the view that Agaricus fits neither brown-rot nor white-rot classifications and that its adaptation to growing in a leaf-litter humic-rich environment is not typical of classic wood degrading fungi. —Igor Grigoriev, leader of the DOE JGI Fungal Program and senior co-author.

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Thordon Bearings Retrofitting Ocean-Going Vessels With Seawater-Lubricated Propeller Shaft Bearings To Reduce Stern-Tube Oil Pollution; Annual Leaks Estimated at About 2x Exxon Valdez Spill

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At last week’s Ocean Innovation 2009 conference in Victoria, British Columbia, Craig Carter, Director of Marketing and Customer Service at Thordon Bearings detailed the company’s progress in the retrofitting of large ocean-going vessels with seawater-lubricated propeller shaft bearings to reduce waterborne pollution.

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Today’s EV engineering webinar schedule: Tuesday, April 16th – Charged EVs

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Charged is hosting a virtual conference on EV engineering that’s free to attend , and it starts today. The conference includes live webinar sessions with interactive Q&As and on-demand webinars. View the daily session schedule online here. All of the live sessions will be recorded and available to view after the broadcasts.

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EPA honors winners of the 20th Annual Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge; advanced biofuels

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In the reactor, water acts as both a solvent and catalyst, decrystalizing and dissolving the cellulose and hydrolyzing the cellulose polymers. Greener Condensation Reactions for Renewable Chemicals, Liquid Fuels, and Biodegradable Polymers. PIB is an isobutylene polymer containing one double bond per polymer molecule.

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