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JUNE 12, 2022

A team from MIT has developed a new approach to fabricating oxide-based solid-state electrolytes that are comparable in thickness to the polymer separators found in current Li-ion batteries without sintering: sequential decomposition synthesis (SDS). Rupp (2022) “A Sinter-Free Future for Solid-State Battery Designs” Energy Environ.

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JUNE 19, 2022

I'm always looking for polymers that can take challenges that are not possible with a very simple membrane. Chisca specializes in developing polymers for membrane applications, with a focus on separation processes that involve minimal energy consumption. Stefan Chisca, research scientist in our lab. Suzana Nunes.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2021

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.

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MARCH 10, 2012

A new study by researchers from Stockholm University concludes that automobile tires may be a potential previously unknown source of carcinogenic dibenzopyrenes—a type of high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)—to the environment. 60% rubber polymers; 20?35% between the lowest and the highest.

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APRIL 25, 2023

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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OCTOBER 20, 2009

While effective at keeping wine inside a bottle, suberin’s most important function in plants is to control water and nutrient transportation and keep pathogens out. Plants use different polymers in constructing cell walls, each with unique qualities essential for growth and survival. Chang-Jun Liu.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Because it requires less of the rare and costly metal iridium, the new catalyst could bring down the cost of artifical photosynthetic processes that use sunlight to split water molecules—a key step in a renewable, sustainable pathway to produce hydrogen or carbon-based fuels that can power a broad range of energy technologies.

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OCTOBER 15, 2019

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have shown for the first time that a low-cost, non-precious metal cobalt phosphide (CoP) catalyst catalyst can split water and generate hydrogen gas for hours on end in the harsh environment of a commercial device.

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APRIL 10, 2015

Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed an artificial photosynthetic scheme for the direct solar-powered production of value-added chemicals from CO 2 and water using a two-step process involving a biocompatible light-capturing nanowire array with a direct interface with microbial systems. —Liu et al.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Pertamina and Eni signed a Memorandum of Understanding to investigates synergies of their respective technologies, expertises and know-how, for jointly evaluating new collaboration opportunities in the areas of circular economy, driver for strategic development for Eni and its subsidiaries Syndial (Environment) and Versalis (Chemicals).

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JULY 13, 2020

PCC7601 in non-sterile agricultural water and performed long-term (87 days) milking cycles to harvest the extracellular carbohydrates and phycobiliproteins. The Ihara lab hopes to enable petroleum-based products to be replaced by algae-derived products that inflict less strain on the environment.

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APRIL 29, 2016

Regulating water content in polymeric membranes is important in a number of applications—such as in the proton-exchange fuel-cell membranes used in automotive fuel cell stacks. Water content in the membranes is regulated through nanometer-scale cracks (nanocracks) in a hydrophobic surface coating. —Park et al.

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JUNE 20, 2011

Fermentation requires no organic solvent, and the water used is recycled. Furthermore, the Bio-BDO fermentation process operates near ambient pressure and temperature, thus providing a safer working environment. Greener reaction conditions: Kraton Performance Polymers, LLC, Houston, Texas. The biggest benefits are during use.

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OCTOBER 14, 2013

Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed an inexpensive and simple prototype of a triboelectric nanogenerator that could be used to produce energy from ocean waves by making use of contact electrification between a patterned plastic nanoarray and water. The tank is filled with deionized water. Or a surface charge density of 4.5

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Georgia Energy Water Environment 210

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JUNE 16, 2017

The researchers experimented with different proportions of STF and other materials used in concrete—cement, sand and water—before finding the optimal mix, which includes 0.35% tire fibers, according to researcher Obinna Onuaguluchi, a postdoctoral fellow in civil engineering at UBC. Relative to a plain reference mixture, 0.4%

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AUGUST 23, 2016

By increasing the operational flexibility, this class of fuel cell can simplify the requirements for heat and water management, and potentially reduce the costs associated with the existing fully functional fuel cell systems. Currently, two main classes of polymer-based fuel cells exist.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Engineering-Scale Test of a Water-Lean Solvent for Post-Combustion Capture. aims to demonstrate the performance of a novel water-lean solvent for post-combustion removal of CO 2 from coal- and natural gas-derived flue gas. High-Performance, Hybrid Polymer Membrane for Carbon Dioxide Separation from Ambient Air.

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JUNE 27, 2014

Scientists at USC have developed a novel water-based Organic Redox Flow Battery (ORBAT) for lower cost, long lasting large-scale energy storage. ORBAT employs two different water-soluble organic redox couples on the positive and negative side of a flow battery. Schematic of ORBAT. Click to enlarge. —Yang et al. Electrochem.

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DECEMBER 24, 2016

The team constructed the mechanically robust 3D network binder by weaving dual biopolymers (guar gum and xanthan gum, denoted as N-GG-XG binder) via an intermolecular binding effect through extensive functional groups of both polymers. Further, the binder facilitates electrode fabrication in a water-based process. —Liu et al.

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JULY 3, 2020

Researchers at the University of Oregon have advanced the effectiveness of the catalytic water dissociation reaction in bipolar membranes. The technology behind bipolar membranes, which are layered ion-exchange polymers sandwiching a water dissociation catalyst layer, emerged in the 1950s. —Oener et al.

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Oregon Water Polymer Hydrogen 284

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DECEMBER 20, 2010

The booms are made out of polypropylene material, and are virtually entirely recyclable once the waste oil and water are removed. The remaining is a mixture of post-consumer recycled plastics and other polymers. —Mike Robinson, GM vice president of Environment, Energy and Safety policy. Tier-one supplier, GDC Inc.

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APRIL 14, 2023

JPL ] Georgia Tech researchers have recently created a soft rotary motor using liquid metal, compliant magnetic composites, and silicone polymers. DARPA’s Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency (RACER) program recently conducted its third experiment to assess the performance of off-road unmanned vehicles.

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Environment Universal Motor Motors 114

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AUGUST 7, 2020

The team will build on ORNL’s success in developing low-cost carbon-fibers, composites, smart polymer materials, and non-destructive evaluation methods by leveraging expertise of partners on coating deposition and robotic inspection tools for smart repair of gas pipes. with advanced robotics systems to create an in-pipe map.

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

A team at University College London (UCL) has used a lung-inspired approach to designing flow fields to improve significantly the performance of polymer electrolyte fuel cells. poor flow-field design can lead to channels becoming clogged with liquid water and non-uniform reactant distribution. Trogadas, J. Neville, J. Marquis, B.

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MARCH 31, 2013

Approximately 4,500 barrels of oil and water (189,000 gallons US) have been recovered. Wabasca Heavy is a heavy oil from the Athabasca region obtained by polymer injection and water flooding and typically has a 19-20 API gravity and 4.15 It carries 90,000 barrels of oil per day, almost exclusively Western Canadian crude oil.

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JUNE 21, 2010

Bipolar plates contain channels through which fuel, air and water vapor flow and they need to be electrically conductive to pass the current generated by the cells. Metal plates suffer from surface corrosion due to the acidic environment in a fuel cell stack.

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Fuel Polymer Water Environment 210

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NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Using built-in fuel cells, the device absorbed the lactate in the sweat and combined it with atmospheric oxygen to generate water and pyruvate. Solar won’t work for nocturnal animals or creatures in low-light environments. volts for about 60 hours. Batteries die before animals do.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2015

An alternative is the alkaline environment of the AEMFC. Center for Transportation and the Environment. Develop a novel photocatalyst particle-based slurry reactor with the potential for low-cost renewable hydrogen production via solar water splitting. Gas Technology Institute. University of California, Irvine.

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AUGUST 26, 2014

Ultra-HP/HT wells are currently being drilled in the Gulf of Mexico, on the shelf and in deep water. There are many technological challenges that must be overcome for downhole service and completion tools to operate successfully in the Ultra-HPHT environment. New material formulations have come to play in this specific area.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2016

In nature, the resilient lignin polymer helps provide the scaffolding for plants, reinforcing slender cellulosic fibers—the primary raw ingredient of cellulosic ethanol—and serving as a protective barrier against disease and predators. Researchers used experimental data to create a 23.7-million Click to enlarge.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Although the presence of microplastics in the environment is raising concerns, the amount of microplastics in air and water is small compared to another polymer that pollutes air and water: micro rubber. 22 kilotonnes of micro rubber have accumulated in the environment in Switzerland. —Christoph Hüglin.

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Environment Switzerland Pollution Water 186

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OCTOBER 29, 2009

Such discharges are unavoidable under even the best of conditions; Wärtsilä Propulsion, which is one of the largest manufacturers of stern tube shaft seals, has estimated that even the rate of oil leakage consistent with propeller shafts operated in an ideal, controlled laboratory environment would exceed 10 million liters (2.6

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MAY 18, 2015

In contrast, the new observation technique uses micro-electromechanical systems technology to create millimeter-sized microscopic electrochemical cells that can simulate the exact environment and conditions occurring in fuel cells. Fuel cells generate electricity through the chemical reaction of onboard hydrogen gas with airborne oxygen.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2023

But we have demonstrated that by directly using power generated by the cold universe, we can chill water to cool buildings by as much as 5 ºC during the day without electricity and light the night without wires or batteries. In the case of moving water, a turbine harvests the energy in the flow to generate hydroelectricity.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2009

Titanium dioxide is widely used in photocatalysis, photovoltaics, water splitting, and gas sensors; it possesses good mechanical resistance and stability in acidic and oxidative environments. However, its low electrical conductivity has prevented its use in fuel cells. Sheng-Yang Huang, Prabhu Ganesan, Sehkyu Park and Branko N.

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South Carolina Fuel Polymer Universal 210

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FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Lignin is an alkyl-aromatic polymer present in plant cell walls for defense, structure, and water transport. 2015) “Adipic acid production from lignin” Energy Environ. Vardon, Derek R., Franden, Mary Ann; Joh;son, Christopher W.; Karp, Eric M.; Guarnieri, Michael T.; Linger, Jeffrey G.; Salm, Michael J.; Strathmann, Timothy J.;

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Convert Renewable Polymer Energy 150

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AUGUST 4, 2011

The main radiator, which dissipates the heat to the environment, does not come into play until the latest possible moment. The new rotating core module can set the water temperature between 85 and 107 °C as a function of load and rpm to always achieve the best compromise between minimal internal friction and thermodynamic efficiency.

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