News tagged with wet process

Wet ethanol production process yields more ethanol and more co-products

Using a wet ethanol production method that begins by soaking corn kernels rather than grinding them, results in more gallons of ethanol and more usable co-products, giving ethanol producers a bigger bang for their buck - ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 1




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Climate pact process stumbles as countries bicker

Less than six months after the world agreed to craft a new climate pact by 2015, negotiations stumbled at a crucial preparatory phase on Friday as rich and poor countries butted heads.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Synthetic nano-waste does not disappear

(Phys.org) -- Tiny particles of cerium oxide do not burn or change in the heat of a waste incineration plant. They remain intact on combustion residues or in the incineration system, as a new study by Swiss ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created May 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Plump up the clay: Carbon dioxide moves into and expands a common mineral in carbon sequestration caprocks

(Phys.org) -- For the first time, scientists have direct evidence that high-pressure carbon dioxide or CO2 migrates into the clay montmorillonite causing it to expand, according to scientists at Pacific Northwest ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 18, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Barley takes a leaf out of reindeer's book in the land of the midnight sun

Barley grown in Scandinavian countries is adapted in a similar way to reindeer to cope with the extremes of day length at high latitudes. Researchers have found a genetic mutation in some Scandinavian barley ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Functional coatings from the plasma nozzle

These coatings offer protection against rust, scratches and moisture and improve adhesion: Surfaces with a nano coating. A new plasma process enables these coatings to be applied more easily and cost-efficiently ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Agricultural bacteria: Blowing in the wind

The 1930s Dust Bowl proved what a disastrous effect wind can have on dry, unprotected topsoil. Now a new study has uncovered a less obvious, but equally troubling impact of wind: Not only can it carry away soil particles, ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Geologists map prehistoric climate changes in Canada's Yukon Territory

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have joined an international group of scientists to study past climate changes in the Arctic. Comprising geologists from Pitt's Department of Geology and Planetary Science, the ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Climatic effects of a solar minimum

An abrupt cooling in Europe together with an increase in humidity and particularly in windiness coincided with a sustained reduction in solar activity 2800 years ago. Scientists from the German Research Centre for Geosciences ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 06, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (13) | comments 92 | with audio podcast

Mars Rover starts its 9th year

Eight years after landing on Mars for what was planned as a three-month mission, NASA's enduring Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is working on what essentially became a new mission five months ago.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (11) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Single nanomaterial yields many laser colors

Red, green, and blue lasers have become small and cheap enough to find their way into products ranging from BluRay DVD players to fancy pens, but each color is made with different semiconductor materials and ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Apr 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (11) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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