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JANUARY 14, 2010

Researchers at Applied Research Associates’ (ARA) Florida Research Laboratory are developing a catalytic hydrothermolysis (CH) process to convert triglycerides (e.g., To overcome these shortcomings, a novel technical approach based on high-temperature water chemistry, known as catalytic hydrothermolysis (CH), has been proposed.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

We are not trying to treat the entire hydrocarbon [oil] content in the water—to turn it into carbon dioxide and water—but we are converting it into a form that can be retained by sand filtration, which is a conventional and economical process. Water from mining of oil sands and oil shale.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2010

SITA UK, one of the country’s leading recycling and resource management companies and a subsidiary of Suez Environment, has signed an exclusive agreement with Cynar Plc to build Britain’s first fully operational plants to convert end of life plastic into diesel fuel. Tags: Catalysts Diesel Fuels. A hat-tip to Harold!).

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NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Engineers from the University of Sunderland (UK), in collaboration with Shanghai’s Shen Li High Technology, ComeSys Europe and AVID vehicles, have launched ECO2Trans, a project to convert two buses to a fuel cell, battery and capacitor combination. Tags: Brief. Click to enlarge. —Dirk Kok.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Pickett at the University of East Anglia (Norwich, UK) has introduced an efficient, robust photoelectrode made of common, inexpensive materials for the production of hydrogen by splitting water with sunlight. These must be converted into an excited state to react, which causes them to degrade over time. Tags: Brief.

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MAY 12, 2010

Daniel Nocera and his associates have found another formulation, based on inexpensive and widely available materials, that can efficiently catalyze the splitting of water molecules using electricity. By doing so, he aims to imitate the process of photosynthesis, by which plants harvest sunlight and convert the energy into chemical form.

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MAY 4, 2010

A team at the University of Pennsylvania has developed a one-step process for converting hexose from a wide range of biomass-derived carbohydrates, cellulose and even raw lignocellulose (e.g., corn stover) into 2,5-dimethyltetrahydrofuran (DMTHF) in good yields and under mild conditions in water. ChemSusChem doi: 10.1002/cssc.200900285.

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JUNE 12, 2010

Researchers at Fudan University (Shanghai, China) have converted the marine macroalgae Enteromorpha prolifera , one of the main algae genera for “green tide”—massive algal blooms caused by eutrophication of marine water bodies—to bio-oil by hydrothermal liquefaction in a batch reactor at temperatures of 220-320 °C. and Enteromorpha sp.,

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

Following the initial success of the first use of sugarcane-based ethanol in a gas turbine system, GE has received a contract from Petrobras to convert a second unit at the site to burn this alternative fuel. The Petrobras project has demonstrated about a 30% NO x reduction using the same amount of water. Tags: Brief.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Mascoma will then convert the feedstock to cellulosic ethanol through its proprietary process, which produces lignin as a by-product. Chevron has filed applications for two patents on processes to convert lignin to a hydrocarbon feedstock via hydroprocessing; both applications were published on 3 September 2009. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 26, 2010

However, the resulting bio-oils are typically high in oxygen, water, solids and acids. 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. earlier post.). Credit: Science , Vispute et al.

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MAY 14, 2010

Schematic representation and operating principles of the lithium–water electrochemical cell used for hydrogen generation: (1) external circuit and (2) inside of lithium–water electrochemical cell. the high-school chemistry demonstration of the violent reaction between sodium and water.). sea water) by using sunlight.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin, led by Dr. James Dumesic, have developed a process to convert aqueous solutions of ?-valerolactone Additionally, the yield of high molecular weight alkenes from GVL would benefit from the development of water-tolerant oligomerization catalysts. Credit: Bond et al., Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 7, 2010

has entered into a joint development program with the Energy & Environmental Research Center ( EERC ) at the University of North Dakota (UND) in Grand Forks for converting a wide variety of biomass and waste into bio-butanol. Tags: Biobutanol Catalysts Gasification. Syntec Biofuel Inc. Michael Jackson, CEO of Syntec.

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APRIL 5, 2010

As cellulosic material is the most abundant renewable biomass resource on earth, it can potentially meet our future energy needs if it can be efficiently converted into sugar molecules (such as glucose) with higher energy densities than the parent biomass. 2,4-dimethylfuran, a biofuel with a 40% higher energy density than ethanol).

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JULY 13, 2009

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) last week provided preliminary observations as testimony to the House Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, Committee on Science and Technology on the water-energy nexus related to biofuels and water and thermoelectric power plants and water.

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MARCH 22, 2010

Peabody Energy will purchase a $15 million equity interest in Calera Corporation, which has proprietary technology that converts carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) into green building materials. The Calera technology mixes CO 2 with water from a variety of sources, causing the minerals to bond and release as synthetic limestone. Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2009

CatLiq converts biomass and organic wastes in water at near or supercritical conditions (280-350 °C and 180-250 bar). In addition to the bio-oil/methane products, the process can be tuned to produce hydrogen and water soluble fuels such as methanol, ethanol or acetaldehyde. Tags: Biomass Catalysts Fuels. Iversen, S.

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AUGUST 29, 2021

The team considered two different forms of hydrogen fuel to replace natural gas, one produced through electrolyzer facilities that convert water and electricity into hydrogen, and another that reforms natural gas, yielding hydrogen and carbon waste that can be captured to reduce emissions. —Emre Gençer.

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MARCH 16, 2010

H 2 and O 2 are produced by deforming a ZnO fiber or BaTiO 3 dendrite in water via oxidation-reduction reactions. They then applied the PZEC effect to generate hydrogen and oxygen via direct water splitting. The mechanism of the water decomposition via the PZEC effect relies on the piezoelectric properties of the materials.

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JUNE 20, 2009

Researchers at Oregon State University have demonstrated the gasification of water-soluble biomass constituents in supercritical water in a microchannel reactor under isothermal, continuous flow condition at short residence times to produce a hydrogen-rich gas. Tags: Cellulosic ethanol Hydrogen Production. Credit: ACS.

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JANUARY 26, 2010

The ability to convert electrical energy into hydrogen reducing equivalents is fundamental to an enormous number of processes. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.). A graduate of Yale Law School, Mark has spent more than 15 years working in the energy and environmental technology sector in various capacities.

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JULY 10, 2009

Ignite Energy Resources supercritical water process diagram. IER’s proprietary supercritical water technology (SCW) transforms low-ranked coals, including lignite, directly into higher-valued oils and cleaner coal products. Tags: Coal-to-Liquids (CTL). Source: IER. Click to enlarge. The region for supercritical fluids.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

UK-based TMO Renewables Ltd, the developer of a novel thermophilic bacterium and process for converting biomass into fuel ethanol ( earlier post ), has entered into an exclusive contract with Fiberight LLC to design and build waste to bioethanol plants in the US. Tags: Cellulosic ethanol.

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AUGUST 1, 2010

Governor Perry made the announcement in Laredo, where he and city officials announce the benefits of a water treatment project that will purify 50,000 gallons per day of brackish water for potable use in Laredo’s water supply system using Terrabon technology. Tags: Brief.

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

320-390 °C, 200-420 bar) aqueous phase process which converts biomass containing cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin into a high-octane gasoline fraction. New Oil Resources’ process uses near-critical water to treat the biomass in a process commonly referred to as hydrothermal liquefaction or thermal depolymerization.

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MAY 15, 2010

Some of the features of the high-tech hot-rod are: The exhaust pipes contain 4 catalytic converters (2 on each side) with pre- and post-catalyst oxygen sensors, giving the hot rod full engine OBD diagnostics and compliance. Tags: Engines Natural Gas. Any scan tool that has CAN protocol can link to this vehicle and retrieve data.).

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OCTOBER 19, 2010

Hydrated niobium pentoxide (Nb 2 O 5 · nH 2 O 1 ) after pretreatment showed high catalytic activities for dehydration of mono- and polysaccharide to HMF at 433K in water-2-butanol (2:3 v/v) biphasic system, giving high HMF yield of 89% and 54% from fructose and inulin respectively. Tags: Brief. 2010.10.023.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

SOLVE adds a solvent to the steam in SAGD (basic operation depicted above) to reduce energy input and water consumption. Unlike surface mined oil sands, in-situ recovery involves much less land disturbance, but still requires the use of water and natural gas in the steam production process. Source: StatoilHydro. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 8, 2010

In this project, the carbon in carbon dioxide is converted into climate neutral fuels with the aid of sunlight. Photocatalysis is used to convert the carbon dioxide together with water into methanol. Tags: Catalysts Methanol Solar. million) over two years. BASF serves as coordinator for the consortium.

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MAY 21, 2009

The syngas is then in turn converted into liquid fuels (e.g., The direct fuel cell produces electricity, with water and CO 2 as byproducts of the oxidation of the liquid fuel in the fuel cell. Although there are “ open issues ” with longevity, the SOEC devices have “ good performance ” in splitting water, the authors note.

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

Regal Resources Limited, an Australia-based developer of an Underground Coal to Liquids (UCTL) process to convert low rank brown/coal lignite into hydrocarbon and gas products ( earlier post ), has signed a Farm-In Agreement with Greenpower Energy Limited through its wholly owned subsidiary MOL Gippsland Pty Ltd (MOL). Tags: Brief.

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MAY 9, 2010

Our demonstration system in Stuttgart splits water using surplus renewable energy using electrolysis. The efficiency of converting power to gas equals more than 60%, the researchers said. Tags: Brief. A demonstration system built on behalf of Solar Fuel in Stuttgart is already operating successfully. Michael Specht of ZSW.

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JULY 1, 2010

Unlike vehicles without the Start-Stop system, the BlueMotion Technology models have an extra battery data module (for acquiring momentary battery charge status); a reinforced engine starter; a DC/DC converter; and a durable deep-cycle glass mat battery on board. SCR catalytic converter. Battery regeneration. liters per 100 kilometers.

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MAY 26, 2010

formicofib is a third-generation effluent-free, low-carbon technology that is self-sufficient in terms of its energy requirement and capable of fully converting cellulosic biomass into a variety of bio-based products. Tags: Brief. (US$74 million).

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MAY 6, 2009

Battelle is granting an exclusive license to Genifuel Corporation for a process developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) to convert algae into renewable synthetic natural gas (SNG) for use in pipelines and power generation. PNNL has tested the gasifier with terrestrial plants, kelp and water hyacinths.

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AUGUST 29, 2010

The biorefinery will convert the process waste effluent from the plant into cellulosic ethanol, sodium acetate and clean, warm water. The value of converted hemicelluloses is 4-5 times greater for society as ethanol than as presently burned, the company says. Tags: Brief.

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