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DECEMBER 2, 2014

Biodiesel producers can thereby use cooking oil or other lower grade oils as biodiesel feedstock, reducing their raw material costs. Growing demand for vegetable oil in the food industry has resulted in increased prices, causing biodiesel producers to search for alternative—and more sustainable—feedstocks.

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OCTOBER 8, 2010

Two chemists at Brown University have streamlined the conversion of waste vegetable oil (WVO) into biodiesel, eliminating the need for corrosive chemicals to perform the reactions. Current techniques for the conversion of waste vegetable oil to biodiesel take time, are costly and are inefficient. That makes the process less efficient.

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Waste Oil Sodium Conversion 210

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

The MSG process, under license from Idaho National Laboratory, uses a combination of molten sodium salts (sodium carbonate and sodium hydroxide) to convert a carbon feedstock and water into hydrogen. Oil sands operators use Steam Methane Reforming (SMR) to produce hydrogen from natural gas.

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Molten Salt Hydrogen Oil-Sands Idaho 303

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JULY 22, 2020

Brazilian researchers have demonstrated a new chemical approach for producing biodiesel from domestic cooking oil waste by using lithium hydroxide mixed with either sodium hydroxides or potassium hydroxides as catalysts. Before, in practice, these were just restricted to sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Increased efficiency in all of the new Ecotec engines is achieved in part through lower engine friction, which was reduced by up to 16% using new technologies such as a variable-displacement oil pump. Modular balance shaft system in the oil pan. Rotocast aluminum cylinder head with sodium-filled exhaust valves.

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2013 Oil-Sands Chevrolet Sodium 236

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JULY 30, 2017

A new class of materials which are suitable agents for displacing oil in enhanced oil recovery operations has been developed by scientists at Swansea University (UK) and scientists at Islamic Azad University in Iran. There, they used a 5-spot glass micromodel to evaluate the suitable agents for oil displacing in EOR. 7b01675.

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

In the study, the team investigated the combustion of biodiesel from various types of feedstocks—soybean methyl ester (SME); tallow oil (TO); and waste cooking oil (WCO)—in a variety of volume percent blends (B00, B20, B50, and B100) using a bench-top combustion chamber in a laboratory setting. Kumar et al.

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Exhaust Oil Emissions Carbon 312

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NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Researchers from Tianjin University and the National Engineering Research Centre for Distillation Technology, Tianjin, China, report on the use of an ionic liquid (IL) with low viscosity to enhance bitumen recovery from oil sands by solvent extraction while reducing adverse impacts in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels. However, Li et al.

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Oil-Sands Water Oil Sodium 170

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AUGUST 21, 2017

Using a novel, reusable carbon material derived from old rubber tires, an Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)-led research team has developed a simple method to convert used cooking oil into biofuel. The patent-pending, waste oil-to-biofuel conversion adds a new approach to waste tire recycling initiatives. —Hood et al.

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APRIL 22, 2023

Oddly enough, people who don’t bat an eye about oil and gas wells within a few feet of homes and schools […] Last year, the price of lithium carbonate peaked at over $80,000 per ton, although it has come down considerably since then.

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Sodium Batteries Battery Production 145

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MAY 12, 2017

Alberta Innovates has teamed up with Natural Resources (NRCan) and industry partners to take three clean oil sands technologies to commercial demonstration. This announcement is a result of NRCan’s Oil and Gas Clean Tech Program. Cenovus Energy will test an oil sands extraction technology using a solvent-driven process.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

We will be targeting the production of materials for the high growth market of sodium-ion batteries which is displaying significant promise as an alternative to lithium-ion batteries. Wood Mackenzie expects sodium-ion batteries to take some of LFP’s share in passenger EVs and energy storage, reaching 20GWh by 2030 in its base-case scenario.

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Waste Sodium Carbon Lithium Ion 195

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

These SCALEUP “Fast-Track” teams, Natron Energy and Bridger Photonics, will receive $19 million and $5 million, respectively, to further their commercialization efforts in sodium-ion battery development and methane detection technologies, respectively. Natron Energy: Domestic Manufacturing of Sodium-Ion Batteries - $19,883,951.

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Sodium Batteries Battery Gas 186

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OCTOBER 10, 2009

Yellow Diesel Biodiesel Specs (Rapeseed oil feedstock). This process can be adjusted to various types of feedstock, including low-quality oils, waste oils and fats. Yellow Diesel EN14214. Ester content. Density at 15 °C. 0.860 - 0.900. Flash point. >120 >120 °C. >120 >120 °C. Methanol content.

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Waste Oil Diesel Sodium 218

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JULY 2, 2021

Bottom, secondary products recovered from the ash, from left to right: liquid sodium silicate or “water glass”, precipitated SiO 2 , precipitated ZnSO 4. Top, primary product from left to right: raw rCB, clean rCB (96+), pearlized clean rCB (96+). © Fraunhofer IBP. billion add to the pile every year.

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Carbon Cars Sodium Industrial 413

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DECEMBER 13, 2016

Lygos produces high-value specialty chemical traditionally produced in oil-based petrochemical processes in a process that commercially proven, acid-tolerant yeast and domestic sugars instead of petroleum, and has pioneered the world’s first bio-based production of malonic acid (a C3-dicarboxylic acid). Earlier post.).

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Oil Industry Industrial Sodium 150

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JUNE 1, 2016

The process produces a toxic byproduct referred to as black liquor—a primarily liquid mixture of pulping residues (such as lignin and hemicellulose) and inorganic chemicals from the Kraft process (sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide, for example). tons of black liquor dry solids. Globally over 1.3 Earlier post.)

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Conversion Diesel Green Finland 150

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JULY 27, 2010

The cylinders within the block are triple-honed for a smoother finish that minimizes piston friction and overall wear, while also optimizing oil and fuel consumption. Variable-flow oil pump. turbo uses a unique, variable-flow oiling system that helps maximize fuel efficiency. Piston-cooling oil jets. Oil-water cooler.

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Chevrolet Engine Global Exhaust 249

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Engine modifications include sodium-filled valves in the engine that are extremely resistant to high temperatures, optimized cylinder head cooling and oil jet-cooled pistons. Renault has been manufacturing and commercializing Flex Fuel engines running with E100 ethanol since 2004. Performance is identical to that of the 1.6L

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Gasoline Emissions Engine Fuel 240

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

The Kendrick mass defect differentiates the proton, ammonium, and sodium adducts in both singly and doubly charged forms. Fracking fluid is largely composed of water and sand, but oil and gas companies also add a variety of other chemicals, including anti-bacterial agents, corrosion inhibitors and surfactants. —Thurman et al.

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Oil-Sands Colorado Water Oil 225

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2012

Increased efficiency in the new four-cylinders was achieved partly through lower engine friction, which was reduced by up to 16% using new technologies such as a variable-displacement oil pump and, with the 2.5L, an actively controlled thermostat. Even the oil volume is optimized for minimal weight. Air-to-air intercooling system.

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Cadillac 2013 Engine GM 239

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Biodiesel is produced from vegetable oils or animal fats via a transesterification reaction with a short chain alcohol and a basic catalyst such as sodium or potassium methoxide. Regardless of the specifics of a given conventional transesterification process, the researchers note, in all cases, glycerol is collected as a byproduct.

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Waste Oil Sodium Spain 236

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2010

Moreover, the highly compressed and high-temperature air-fuel mixture is cooled by the latent heat of the vaporization of fuel directly injected into the cylinder, and the temperature of the combustion chamber is lowered by adopting a piston-cooling channel and sodium-filled valves to control detonation.

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Gasoline Engine Nissan Fuel 218

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2018

A battery, based on electrodes made of sodium and nickel chloride and using thea new type of metal mesh membrane, could be used for grid-scale installations to make intermittent power sources such as wind and solar capable of delivering reliable baseload electricity. The work was supported by the French oil company Total S.A.

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MIT Power Storage Grid Sodium 150

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2013

Although other researchers have evaluated the economic potential of producing metals and salts from saline oil field brines, incorporating lithium production into the CO 2 storage process is a new concept, said CMI Director Ron Surdam.

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Wyoming CO2 Production Sodium 246

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

.% using catalysts that constitute iron nanoparticles (promoted by sulfur plus sodium) homogeneously dispersed on weakly interactive ?-alumina alumina or carbon nanofiber supports. A paper on their work is published in the current issue of the journal Science. Lower olefins are key building blocks for plastics, cosmetics, and drugs.

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Conversion Light Gas Sodium 281

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APRIL 6, 2015

Researchers at Lund University (Sweden) have developed an optimized two-phase enzymatic (lipase) system for the conversion of plant oils to biodiesel. Applied to the solvent-free ethanolysis of rapeseed oil, the system delivered a yield of 96% under mild conditions. Under the mild conditions used, chemical catalysts were inefficient.

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Production Cheap Oil Sodium 150

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JUNE 4, 2023

On the other hand, the company raised its forecast of primary nickel use, first, in the stainless steel sector in China and, particularly, in Europe, where decline in 2022 production was lower than originally expected, and second, in other melting applications, due to strong demand from the aerospace, oil & gas and military sectors.

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Market Indonesia Russia Supplies 304

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JANUARY 21, 2020

Other categories that received funding included Gravity storage, Flow batteries, CAES, Energy storage downstream, Fuel cells, Liquid metal batteries, Thermal energy storage, Solid-state batteries, Sodium-based batteries, and Zinc-air batteries. Utilities and oil and gas companies were involved in seven battery storage funding deals in 2019.

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2019 2018 Grid Companies 195

Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2013

Pressure-actuated oil squirters drench the underside of each piston and the surrounding cylinder wall with an extra layer of cooling, friction-reducing oil. A cast aluminum oil pan is stiffer to improve powertrain rigidity and reduce vehicle vibration. —Richard Bartlett, assistant chief engineer for the 3.6L Large, 38.3-mm

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Cadillac 2014 Exhaust Fuel Economy 252

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DECEMBER 5, 2014

The product is a newly developed catalytic process capable of reducing emission of harmful substances such as soot, hydrocarbons and heavy metals from ships powered by bunker fuel, also known as fuel oil. Particulate filter systems are developed for diesel engine exhaust with a relatively low sulfur and ash content. per cent sulfur.

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Emissions Exhaust Fuel Mariner 186

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DECEMBER 1, 2017

A variable displacement two-stage oil pump provides high oil pressure under high speed and load, but switches to a low-pressure mode for improved fuel economy during typical driving conditions. A large capacity oil cooler extends the oil change interval and ensures engine durability. The use of hollow shafts provides a 3.5

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Jeep 2018 Plug-in Hybrid 210

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FEBRUARY 14, 2022

This chemical phase of sulfur, which is not reactive with the carbonate electrolyte, had previously only been created at high temperatures in labs and has only been observed in nature in the extreme environment of oil wells. 2022) “Stabilization of gamma sulfur at room temperature to enable the use of carbonate electrolyte in Li-S batteries.”

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Carbon Li-ion Batteries Battery 285

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JULY 21, 2011

Distinguishing features versus the M157 include new intake air ducting, new cylinder heads, the modified valve drive, an adapted oil supply system and an optimized crankcase. The cylinder shut-off system is enabled by an engine management system with 16 hydraulic actuators and a complex oil supply system in the cylinder head.

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Mercedes Fuel Engine Exhaust 225

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JULY 27, 2022

In comparison, only 40% of global oil supply clusters in the top 3 producing countries. Lithium-free batteries such as sodium-ion batteries could play similar roles in seg- ments where the specific energy requirement is low. The extreme geographical concentration of lithium supply amplifies the possibility of supply disruptions.

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Price Supplies Nickel Lithium Sodium 199

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JULY 18, 2023

lithium batteries without cobalt or nickel (LFP), or sodium-ion batteries) and fewer km driven by private car. If we are serious about not repeating the mistakes of insatiable oil dependency, then resource efficiency has to play a big role. Reducing journeys by private cars can deliver a further 7-9% reduction in demand.

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Sodium Europe Affordable Battery 150

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

Lygos produces high-value specialty chemical traditionally produced in oil-based petrochemical processes in a process that uses commercially proven, acid-tolerant yeast and domestic sugars instead of petroleum, and has pioneered the world’s first bio-based production of malonic acid (a C 3 -dicarboxylic acid). Earlier post.).

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