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APRIL 6, 2018

The design method, reported in a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , (PNAS) also has the potential to impact the discovery of new optical and data storage materials, catalysts that impact pharmaceutical synthesis and catalysts that allow for higher efficiency processing of petroleum products at much lower cost.

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JANUARY 8, 2013

The work demonstrates that developing strong design methods can continue to increase chemical production in cyanobacteria, they suggested. The work demonstrates that developing strong design methods can continue to increase chemical production in cyanobacteria, they suggested. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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NOVEMBER 29, 2021

A team of researchers from the US NSF Center for Sustainable Polymers based at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities has demonstrated the use of a dual cellular–heterogeneous catalytic strategy to produce olefins from glucose. Wang et al. Koleski, E.J.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The ORNL technology will enable cost-competitive production of jet fuel and co-production of butadiene for use in renewable polymer synthesis. The current state-of-the-art process for converting biomass-derived ethanol into aviation fuels is costly, both in terms of energy use and capital cost.

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AUGUST 25, 2016

The plants will be based on BTL’s Fast Pyrolysis Oil (FPO) technology which converts biomass to oil through a rapid pyrolysis process. (BTL) to provide EPC (engineering, procurement and construction services) for its modular pyrolysis plants. Using clean wood as feedstock, the facility has been in operation since 2015 in The Netherlands.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Neutron scattering analysis performed at ORNL shows the lamellar structure of a hydrogen-producing, biohybrid composite material formed by the self-assembly of naturally occurring, light harvesting proteins with polymers. Source: ORNL. Click to enlarge. Making a self-repairing synthetic photoconversion system is a pretty tall order.

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JULY 18, 2020

With this application in mind, we created spirocyclic polymers with N-aryl bonds that demonstrated noninterconnected microporosity in the absence of ladder linkages. The resulting glassy polymer membranes demonstrated nonthermal membrane fractionation of light crude oil through a combination of class- and size-based “sorting” of molecules.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2020

A team of researchers from Canada and the US has developed a system that quickly and efficiently converts carbon dioxide into simple chemicals via CO 2 electrolysis. By applying this design strategy, we achieved CO 2 electroreduction on copper in 7 M potassium hydroxide electrolyte (pH ? —García de Arquer et al.

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MAY 28, 2019

If successful, this could allow storage of renewable electricity through electrochemical or enzymatic fixation of carbon dioxide and subsequent storage as carbon-based energy storage molecules including hydrocarbons and non-volatile polymers at high efficiency. The study supplies information to determine the best design based on needs.

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Energy Storage Engine Energy Polymer 274

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JULY 16, 2013

Topchiev Institute for Petrochemical Synthesis ( TIPS ) on marketing a new technology developed by TIPS to convert flared gases into hydrocarbon fuels such as gasoline. The TIPS catalytic converter delivers considerably better properties than those currently being used in the industry, TNO said. —Kolesnikova et al.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

With its abbreviated compression phase and long expansion phase, it was designed specifically for operation at partial load. The cylinder head, injection system, turbocharger and catalytic converter were modified accordingly for the CNG engine. Operation with the knock-resistant fuel CNG enables a higher 12.5:1

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NOVEMBER 1, 2011

I am mechanical engineering student at the University of Washington and I thought I share my senior design project that a couple of other students and I are working on for the UW Formula SAE Team. It is to convert the 2010 built car to electric power! The design phase has gone on for a while now and is nearly complete!

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NOVEMBER 26, 2010

The zeolite catalyst then converts these hydrogenated products into light olefins and aromatic hydrocarbons in a yield as much as three times higher than that produced with the pure pyrolysis oil. The C 6 to C 8 aromatic hydrocarbons can be high-octane gasoline additives or feedstocks for the chemical and polymer industries.

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OCTOBER 12, 2012

The National Science Foundation (NSF), in support of the federal multi-agency Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) ( earlier post ), has now granted the first awards for the Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) program. of Washington and at the GM R&D Center. of Washington and at the GM R&D Center.

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MARCH 8, 2019

To enable the four-cylinder engine to run on these fuels, Audi engineers modified its cylinder head, turbocharging, fuel injection system and catalytic converter. The two plastic tanks storing the gas with an operating pressure of up to 200 bar follow the Audi lightweight design philosophy. lb) of gas.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2013

The breakdown of large sugar polymers into smaller compounds that can then be further converted to fuel compounds is the final, crucial step in the effort to make fuels from materials like switchgrass and corn stalks.

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MARCH 27, 2021

The team used a polymer called PTFE, and the more of it they sputtered onto the electrode surface, the more hydrophobic it became. Through this finding, he says, “we’ve added a new design parameter, which is the ratio of the bubble departure diameter [the size it reaches before separating from the surface] and the pore size.

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JANUARY 27, 2023

The goal of the project is to continue to develop a circular carbon economy that replaces the petroleum-based chemicals in consumer products with algae-derived and biodegradable polymers. The ethanol will be converted to sustainable aviation fuel at LanzaJet’s Freedom Pines Fuels facility, in Soperton, Georgia. Comstock Inc.,

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Production Carbon Conversion Mariner 225

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AUGUST 23, 2017

HRL achieved a scientific breakthrough with pre-ceramic resins that can be 3D printed and converted to high-temperature ceramic that was first published in the journal Science on 1 January 2016. The HRL technique combines the ease, flexibility, and low cost of polymer additive manufacturing with the high-temperature capabilities of ceramics.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Here we demonstrate that a solid-state propulsion system can sustain powered flight, by designing and flying an electroaerodynamically propelled heavier-than-air aeroplane. The MIT team’s final design resembles a large, lightweight glider. The fuselage of the plane holds a stack of lithium-polymer batteries. —Xu et al.

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JANUARY 14, 2022

Researchers at MIT have identified , quantified, and modeled a major reason for the poor performance of electroreduction processes to convert CO 2 to fuel or other useful chemicals. The findings could spur progress on developing a variety of materials and designs for electrochemical carbon dioxide conversion systems.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2021

To pinpoint a design that could be used in the aqueous environment of fuel cells, Bell and his team, as part of the Department of Energy’s Liquid Sunlight Alliance Energy Innovation Hub (LiSA) project, turned to thin layers of ionomers, polymers that allow certain charged molecules (ions) to pass through while excluding others.

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CO2 Production Carbon Environment 221

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AUGUST 22, 2019

The combination can be done without the implementation of expensive and cumbersome clean-up technologies which enables a simple and cost-effective system design. Methanol reforming converts a mix of methanol and water into a hydrogen-rich gas.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The top awardee in this segment is Pinnacle Engines ( earlier post ), which is receiving $8 million for the design and demonstration of an electrification-enabled full-featured opposed piston 4-stroke engine for hybrid and range extender applications. Novel Polymer-enhanced Rechargeable Aluminum-Alkaline Battery Technology – $2,000,000.

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MAY 15, 2019

we report a transformative approach using an oxidative chemical vapour deposition technique to build a protective conductive polymer (poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)) skin on layered oxide cathode materials. This polymer provides the cathode a layer of protection from the battery’s electrolyte as the battery charges and discharges.

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Currently, carbon fiber (CF) reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites are used to make COPVs. COPVs designed to store hydrogen gas at pressures up to 700 bar are being deployed in fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) currently available on the market. Another cost driver is the polymer resin. eliminate need for hydrogen pre-cooling).

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AUGUST 16, 2012

Malic acid is used as a flavor enhancer in the food industry and can be converted into other chemical derivatives used for a variety of plastic, polymer and resin products. C 4 acids can be converted into 1.4-butanediol Along with succinic acid and fumaric acid it belongs to the group of C 4 dicarboxylic acids.

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

million for seven research projects designed to advance a broad range of renewable energy technologies, including solar cells, batteries, renewable fuels and bioenergy. Researchers will design self-healing polymers that can stretch to accommodate large volume changes in the battery during charge and discharge.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

They used natural sunlight to convert water into hydrogen and oxygen using a mixture of biological components and manmade technologies. Effective electronic communication at the enzyme–material interface was engineered using an osmium-complex-modified redox polymer on a hierarchically structured TiO 2. —Katarzyna Sokó?,

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Water Solar Store Hydrogen 210

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JULY 2, 2017

One technical challenge has been the development of an efficient process for converting sugars into isoprene. Natural rubber is the precipitated polymer chain product (~10 6 Da) obtained from the latex of rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis) as an important material for automobile tires. Joseph McAuliffe ( earlier post ).

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APRIL 4, 2014

Researchers from Michigan State University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison and their colleagues report successfully engineering poplar trees to produce lignin that degrades more easily, thereby lowering the effort and cost to convert wood to biofuel. A paper on their work appears in the journal Science. Click to enlarge. Resources.

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Engine Production Wisconsin Polymer 236

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MARCH 12, 2019

In the midgut (MG), plant polymers are changed into simpler components, which are then fermented in the anterior hindgut (AHG), where nitrogen is fixed and methane and hydrogen produced. A close-up look at the passalid beetle’s compartmentalized gut, and the distribution of metabolic processes and microbial composition by compartment.

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Production Fuel South Carolina Hydrogen 255

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APRIL 4, 2012

The key innovation in the CIMV technology is the extraction of the non-deteriorated lignin, the company says.

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Industrial Industry Polymer France 210

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NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Faurecia signed an exclusive industrial partnership agreement with Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation to co-develop bioplastics designed for mass-production for use in automotive interior parts. The joint development will start by modifying. BioAmber will be the supplier of bio-based succinic acid to the partnership. billion ($22.5.

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MAY 21, 2015

Global Bioenergies, a developer of one-step fermentation processes for the direct and cost-efficient transformation of renewable resources into light olefins, and Cristal Union, the 4 th largest European beet producer, have formed IBN-One, a joint venture to build and operate the first plant in France converting renewable resources into isobutene.

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Renewable Global France Grant 150

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JULY 17, 2020

Announced by Secretary Brouillette in January 2020, the Energy Storage Grand Challenge is designed to create and sustain US global leadership in energy storage technology, utilization, and exports. Rational Electrolyte Design for Li-ion Batteries with Micro-Sized Silicon Anodes. University of Maryland. Enovix Corporation. 2,500,000.

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JULY 6, 2017

Researchers at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Michigan State University have devised a way to reduce the amount of enzymes needed to convert biomass into biofuels by designing and genetically engineering enzyme surfaces so they bind less to the lignin in biomass. This potentially could reduce enzyme costs in biofuels production.

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Engine Production Michigan Universal 170