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Sasol and UCT researchers collaborate on the use of commercial iron catalysts to convert hydrogen and CO2 into green jet fuel and chemicals

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This development is a significant step towards the implementation of CO 2 hydrogenation technology in South Africa. The partnership brings together Sasol’s established expertise around FT catalysis and synthesis gas conversion and UCT’s modeling and in-situ characterization capabilities.

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TU Bergakademie Freiberg launches OTTO-R project with VW Group, Shell, OMV as partners; P2X for green gasoline

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Residual methanol and light hydrocarbons are separated downstream and recycled into the process. The Freiberg researchers will pilot test and demo a new Fischer-Tropsch synthesis process developed in South Africa for the production of kerosene.

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

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Credit the EV’s advantage to its greater efficiency in the conversion of chemical energy to motion—77 percent, compared with 12 to 30 percent for a gasoline car—along with the potential to generate electricity using low-carbon sources. fleet of light vehicles. In our model, using electricity from the 2019 U.S.

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Tata Takes On Air

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clip Unfortunately, the streets of North America may never see the Air Car, though; it's light-weight, glued-together fiberglass construction might not do so well in our crash tests. Nègre has signed deals to bring its design to 12 more countries, including Germany, Israel and South Africa.