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China researchers hydrotreat waste engine oil and scrap tire oil blend to produce diesel- and jet-range fuel

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Researchers at Henan Polytechnic University in China have hydrotreated the oil derived from hydrothermal liquefaction of scrap tires (STO) with waste engine oil (WEO) using five different activated carbon-supported noble metal catalysts—Pd/C, Pt/C, Ru/C, Ir/C, and Rh/C—for the production of liquid fuels. —Lou et al.

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EPA orders rare earth mine in California to correct hazardous waste violations

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The US Environmental Protection Agency ordered Molycorp Minerals, LLC, to pay a $27,300 penalty for improper management of hazardous waste at its San Bernardino County mine and mineral processing facility. A majority of the impacted stormwater was treated prior to legal disposal into on-site surface impoundments.

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Tesla looks to eliminate bankruptcy as savior for past whistleblower

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Tesla is looking to eliminate the use of bankruptcy as a savior for an ex-employee who owes the company $425,000 in fines after a legal feud with the company’s CEO Elon Musk. Tesla has not taken legal matters lightly, and has beefed up its legal team over the past several years. However, legal fees are a different story.

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Nations agree on global, legally binding treaty on mercury emissions: Minamata Convention on Mercury

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At the conclusion of the International Negotiating Committee on Mercury ( INC5 ) meeting in Geneva ( earlier post ), nations agreed on a global, legally-binding treaty to prevent mercury emissions and releases. Waste incineration and cement clinker facilities are also on the list.

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Euro Manganese enters offtake term sheet with battery-maker Verkor

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Located approximately 90 km east of Prague , the Chvaletice Manganese Project entails re-processing a significant manganese deposit contained in waste (tailings) from a decommissioned mine that operated between 1951 and 1975. The term sheet is non-binding.

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bp begins producing SAF by co-processing used cooking oil at Lingen refinery

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This is the first industrial production facility in Germany to use this process for SAF production based on biomass waste and residues. bp has begun producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from used cooking oil in co-processing process with crude oil at its plant in Lingen, Germany.

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Tesla to begin Giga Berlin expansion in first half of 2024: report

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However, the State Office for the Environment (LfU) argued that the changes were legal and were only meant to add clarifications or corrections to the details. Local companies using much more water include a coal plant, a waste facility, an oil refinery and a nearby asparagus farm. What are your thoughts?

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