News tagged with fuel additives
E. coli bacteria engineered to eat switchgrass and make transportation fuels
A milestone has been reached on the road to developing advanced biofuels that can replace gasoline, diesel and jet fuels with a domestically-produced clean, green, renewable alternative.
Nov 29, 2011 |
5 / 5 (10) |
4
|
A new catalyst for ethanol made from biomass
Researchers in the Pacific Northwest have developed a new catalyst material that could replace chemicals currently derived from petroleum and be the basis for more environmentally friendly products including ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 01, 2011 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
|
Study: Regulatory hurdles hinder biofuels market
Regulatory hurdles abound for the successful commercialization of emerging liquid biofuels, which hold the promise of enhancing U.S. energy security, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and serving as a driver for rural economic ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 21, 2011 |
not rated yet |
2
Cerium's unusual behaviour
(PhysOrg.com) -- Livermore researchers have found that a crystal of cerium -- the chemical element that can be used for catalysts and fuel additives -- behaves in very unique ways when subjected to high pressures.
Jan 27, 2011 |
4.5 / 5 (6) |
11
|
Researcher develops green, bio-based process for producing fuel additive
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new green, bio-based method for producing a much-used fuel additive and industrial chemical that is currently made from petroleum products has been developed by an Iowa State University ...
Jun 23, 2010 |
2.7 / 5 (3) |
0
|
Ionic Liquid's Makeup Measurably Non-Uniform at the Nanoscale
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Texas Tech University, Queen's University in Belfast, Ireland, the University of Rome and the National Research Council in Italy recently made a discovery about the non-uniform chemical compositions ...
Nov 10, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
1
Superfast airplanes through super tiny technology
An interdisciplinary team of scientists led by Princeton engineers has been awarded a $3 million grant to study how fuel additives made of tiny particles known as nanocatalysts can help supersonic jets fly ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 13, 2009 |
4 / 5 (4) |
0
