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APRIL 5, 2021

Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia have developed a continuous electrically-driven membrane process which successfully enriches lithium from seawater samples of the Red Sea by 43,000 times (i.e., 13000 ppm of sodium, magnesium, calcium, and potassium ions, among others).

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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. —Vicky Sharpe, President and CEO of Sustainable Development Technology Canada.

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JUNE 6, 2012

Providing a possible new route to hydrogen-gas production, researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have devised a new manganese-based thermochemical cycle with a highest operating temperature of 850?°C Davis’ first paper as a graduate student dealt with the sulfur-iodine low-temperature water-splitting cycle.).

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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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JULY 9, 2021

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation have signed a memorandum of understanding with Canada-based Next Hydrogen Corporation, a specialist in water electrolysis technology and a subsidiary of Next Hydrogen Solutions Inc., Today it is expensive and time consuming to produce clean hydrogen.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Researchers from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in Korea and Karlsruher Institute of Technology in Germany have developed a novel energy conversion and storage system using seawater as a cathode. Similarly, sodium has recently attracted attention as a replacement for lithium in alkali-metal-air batteries.

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JANUARY 30, 2012

Schematic representation of the working principle behind a complete cycle of the desalination battery, showing how energy extraction can be accomplished: step 1, desalination; step 2, removal of the desalinated water and inlet of seawater; step 3, discharge of Na + and Cl ? in seawater; step 4, exchange to new seawater. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 24, 2022

E3 Lithium’s proprietary direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology is designed to extract the critical mineral from the lithium-rich brine, with potential for commercial development of battery-grade products. E3 Lithium’s DLE technology. calcium, magnesium, sodium); and a 20x-100x lithium concentration factor.

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OCTOBER 22, 2022

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) will award $38 million to 12 projects that will work to reduce the impacts of light-water reactor used nuclear fuel (UNF) disposal. Upon discharge from a nuclear reactor, the UNF is initially stored in steel-lined concrete pools surrounded by water.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The platform technology is also being commercialized for conversion of waste brines to chemicals and desalinated water. Mangrove also says that its technology can reduce lithium hydroxide production costs from lithium brines by as much as 45%. Mangrove plans to leverage technology platform advancements made possible with $7.1

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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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APRIL 12, 2023

Generation of H 2 and O 2 from untreated water sources represents a promising alternative to ultrapure water required in contemporary proton exchange membrane-based electrolysis. The results of their study, published in Joule , could help advance efforts to produce low-carbon fuels. Resources D.H. Marin, J.T. Perryman et al.

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DECEMBER 2, 2014

equivalent MeOH, 35°C/95°F, 2% water and 20 to 24 hours reaction time. The enzymatic process eliminates the need for sodium methoxide, one of the most hazardous chemicals in traditional biodiesel plants. A small number of plants have been producing biodiesel from waste oils using existing technologies. Source: Novozymes.

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OCTOBER 11, 2014

Three MIT-led research teams have won awards from the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy University Programs ( NEUP ) initiative to support research and development on the next generation of nuclear technologies. Fluoride-salt High-Temperature Reactor.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

By making use of a previously undesired side effect in oil recovery, researchers at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) have developed a method that yields up to 20% more heavy oil than traditional methods. To yield more oil, water may be injected into the reservoir to maintain pressure in order to keep the flow moving.

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MARCH 26, 2023

IBC Advanced Technologies, a developer of highly selective separations products, engineered systems and processes based on Molecular Recognition Technology, announced Phase One results of the Direct Lithium to Product (DLP) pilot plant currently operating at Salar de Maricunga, Chile. Complete recycling of process water.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Cummins has been awarded $5 million from the US Department of Energy (DOE) Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office for the automation of solid oxide electrolyzer cell (SOEC) and stack assembly. This project furthers the company’s efforts as a leader in alternative power and a pioneer in green hydrogen technologies.

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MAY 6, 2020

Several opportunities will be evaluated over the coming months that could enhance project economics further, including alternative approaches to managing elevated sodium concentrations prior to returning process water to the environment. Sodium Treatment. Water management. Tailings Capacity, Phase 1. 56 million.

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JANUARY 22, 2020

These plants pump hot water from geothermal deposits and use it to generate electricity. The LDH sorbent is made up of layers of the materials, separated by water molecules and hydroxide ions that create space, allowing lithium chloride to enter more readily than other ions such as sodium and potassium. Lili Wu, Samuel F.

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JUNE 28, 2013

million for four advanced nuclear reactor projects that go beyond traditional light water designs. Westinghouse’s project will conduct analysis on sodium thermal hydraulics to support advanced nuclear reactor design. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $3.5 Westinghouse Electric Company.

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OCTOBER 20, 2018

As a first step, the parties will study the feasibility of a 100 megawatt water electrolysis facility to produce up to 15,000 tons of hydrogen per year as well as oxygen at Tata Steel’s IJmuiden site, near Amsterdam. The partner companies have the ambition to further scale up the technology.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

A paper on their work is published in Environmental Science & Technology. In the mid-20 th century, chemical companies successfully created magnesium feedstock from seawater by mixing it with sodium hydroxide, commonly known as lye. Fresh solutions flow by, never allowing the system to reach a balance. Wang et al. —Wang et al.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

A key innovation is the use of sodium silicide to liberate hydrogen from water as needed by the hybrid fuel cell. a green chemical technology company, has developed a suite of heterogeneous reagents and catalysts that make reactive metals more efficient, safer, and cost effective. Earlier post.) SiGNa Chemistry, Inc.,

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FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Unlike B&W’s Generation III++ small modular reactor (SMR) mPower which is based on PWR technology and standard fuel enriched to 5% ( earlier post ), TerraPower’s TWR is a larger reactor based on Generation IV technology and designed to use depleted uranium as fuel. Source: TerraPower. Click to enlarge. Resources. Petroski, J.

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MARCH 10, 2013

A plot of ESOI for 7 potential grid-scale energy storage technologies. Benson from Stanford University and Stanford’s Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) has quantified the energetic costs of 7 different grid-scale energy storage technologies over time. Credit: Barnhart and Benson, 2013. Click to enlarge. A new study by Charles J.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

In addition to its advantage of size, the presence of hydrogen as a constituent of water enables fast conduction of protons in aqueous systems by a displacive mechanism first postulated by von Grotthuss in 1806. Computational scientists have made tremendous progress on understanding how the proton hopping really occurs in water.

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JANUARY 4, 2010

Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies will introduce a “personal hydrogen station”—HydroFill—at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. HydroPak offers 60W output (120W peak) using water-activated sodium borohydride cartridges supplied by Horizon. The system has a generating capacity of 200 Wh.

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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. Michigan Technical University will contribute research to improve fermentation processes and also on the use of sodium acetate for novel de-icing applications.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

The awardees went through a rigorous process including a review with CalSEED’s curated technical advisory committee, who volunteered their time and expertise to select the most promising future clean energy technologies. This novel technology would deliver safe, reliable, resilient, and cost-effective electric power in the grid.

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JUNE 19, 2010

Almost one-quarter of global electricity could be generated from nuclear power by 2050, making a major contribution to cutting greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Nuclear Energy Technology Roadmap, published by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA). IEA Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka.

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MAY 3, 2023

Built on the technology of the ELT3000, the ELT3000 PLUS incorporates innovations that make it especially well-suited for in-line leak testing of lithium-ion battery cells with high throughput and heightened quality assurance metrics. The ELT3000 PLUS can be fully integrated into a series production line.

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MARCH 8, 2019

Researchers at Wuhan University in China have developed a new electrochemical cell, PANI/Li x Mn 2 O 4 , for selective recovery of Li + ions from brine water with high impurity cations (K + , Na + , Mg 2+ , etc). free technology for Li + extraction from brine waters. 1 LiCl and a strong cycle ability with 70.8% Zhao et al.

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MARCH 9, 2011

PARC (Palo Alto Research Center), the home of a long line of technology innovations, including laser printing, object-oriented programming, and personal workstations with graphical user interfaces (e.g., PARC has developed a technology for co-extrusion printing—i.e., b) Detailed view of the stack. Click to enlarge. Electrodes.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2011

Existing energy storage technologies cannot satisfy these requirements. To maximize the benefit of the open structure, the researchers needed to use ions that fit; hydrated potassium ions proved to be a much better fit compared with other hydrated ions such as sodium and lithium. The researchers chose to use a water-based electrolyte.

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APRIL 14, 2021

Kaushal and his team named these cascading effects of introduced salts Freshwater Salinization Syndrome, and it can poison drinking water and cause negative effects on human health, agriculture, infrastructure, wildlife and the stability of ecosystems. In the built environment, salts can degrade roadways and infrastructure.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2009

The DOE groups SMR technology into three categories: LWR-based designs; non-LWR designs; and Advanced Reactor Concepts and Technologies. Brookhaven Technology Group. Sodium-cooled Fast Reactor. DOE defines an SMR as producing less than 350 MWe. Advanced SMR (<350 MWe) Vendor Designs & Concepts. General Electric.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

E) will award $39 million in funding to 16 projects across 12 states to develop market-ready technologies that will increase domestic supplies of critical elements required for the clean energy transition. Specifically, the program investigates the potential CO 2 -reactive ores to unlock net-zero or net-negative emission technologies.

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