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Researchers develop thin-layer artificial biofilm technology for green ethylene production

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PCC 6803 cells holding ethylene forming enzyme (Efe) from Pseudomonas syringae are entrapped within a natural polymer matrix, thus forming the thin-layer biocatalytic structure. 2 ethylene at 1.54% light to ethylene conversion efficiency. PCC 6803 mutant produced ethylene for up to 38 days, yielding 822 mL m ?2

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Motherson Group collaborating with UBQ to bring carbon-negative thermoplastics into auto parts

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Targeting the plastic industry first, and leveraging the material’s thermoplastic affinity to polymers, they company developed several commercial grades of UBQ material. UBQ GHG Neutralizer additives enable processors to directly compensate cO 2 -equivalent emissions (GHG) generated by plastic polymers. Polymers typically emit 1.9

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Transform Materials plasma process converts abundant natural gas into high-value hydrogen and acetylene

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But methane is extremely inert in an oxygen-free environment and resists chemical reactions. The key to this transformation is a patented microwave plasma reactor system that generates these new products from methane efficiently at very high rates of conversion and selectivity.

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Researchers tailor catalyst microenvironments to enhance CO2 electroreduction to multicarbon products

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Our group has found that you can do various tricks with the local environment of the catalyst to provide that selectivity. In previous studies, the researchers had established the precise conditions that gave the best electrical and chemical environment for creating commercially interesting carbon-rich products. Credit: Berkeley Lab).

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Rio Tinto US Borax becomes first open pit mine to transition to renewable diesel

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This conversion to renewable diesel supports Rio Tinto’s global decarbonization objectives, which include a 50% reduction in Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 2030, and a commitment to reach net zero by 2050. This transition includes all the heavy machinery on the property from haul trucks to loaders; the renewable diesel is even used in blasting.

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Cryo-imaging reveals how fuel cell platinum catalyst layers could be optimized for efficiency

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By imaging catalysts and their environment at below-freezing temperatures using cryogenic transmission electron tomography and processing the images with deep learning, she and her colleagues have succeeded in revealing, for the first time, the nanoscale structure of catalyst layers. —Vasiliki Tileli Resources Girod, R., Lazaridis, T.,

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Twelve and LanzaTech successfully convert CO2 to ethanol

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Our process aims to rebalance the overabundance of carbon in our environment and instead reuse it for meaningful applications. Polypropylene is a major polymer used in key applications, including medical devices like syringes and IV bags, automotive, furniture, textiles, and other durable products.

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