Transforming 'sewer gas' into clean hydrogen fuel
Scientists have found a new chemical process to turn a stinky, toxic gas into a clean-burning fuel.
Materials Science
Sep 9, 2021
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Leaded petrol is gone – but lead pollution may linger for a very long time
As a scientist studying lead poisoning in children once remarked: "it took two years to put lead into gasoline and 60 years to take it out". The consensus around leaded fuel's unacceptable threat to human health was hard ...
Environment
Sep 6, 2021
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A higher-yield fuel catalyst
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have developed a new catalyst for converting ethanol into C3+ olefins—the chemical building blocks for renewable jet fuel and diesel—that pushes the amount produced to a record-high ...
Materials Science
Aug 2, 2021
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A new fuel cell electrolyte
As far back as the 1930s, inventors have commercialized fuel cells as a versatile source of power. Now, researchers from Japan have highlighted the impressive chemistry of an essential component of an upcoming fuel cell technology.
Materials Science
Jun 29, 2021
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Super-selective catalysts key to carbon conversion
Catalysts could prove to be the key to converting carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide into value-added products but their effectiveness depends on them being selective in how they work.
Materials Science
Jun 28, 2021
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A 'bio-refinery': Using the chemistry of willow trees to treat Canada's city wastewater
Every year in Canada, six trillion liters of municipal wastewater are partially treated and released into the environment, while another 150 billion liters of untreated sewage are discharged straight into pristine surface ...
Environment
Jun 22, 2021
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Recycling gives new purpose to spent nuclear fuel
Imagine filling up your gas tank with 10 gallons of gas, driving just far enough to burn a half gallon and discarding the rest. Then, repeat. That is essentially the practice that the U.S. nuclear industry is following.
Analytical Chemistry
May 17, 2021
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Chernobyl clean-up could be helped by new X-ray analysis approach
On the 35th anniversary of one of the world's worst nuclear disasters, new research has been published that could help to contain and clean up the most dangerous radioactive materials that still remain at the site in Chernobyl.
Analytical Chemistry
Apr 26, 2021
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Carbon nanospike catalyst splits water, carbon dioxide and recombines atoms into heavier nanocarbons
In a new twist to an existing ORNL technology, researchers have developed an electrocatalyst that enables water and carbon dioxide to be split and the atoms recombined to form higher weight hydrocarbons for gasoline, diesel ...
Nanomaterials
Apr 6, 2021
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This hydrogen fuel machine could be the ultimate guide to self-improvement
Three years ago, scientists at the University of Michigan discovered an artificial photosynthesis device made of silicon and gallium nitride (Si/GaN) that harnesses sunlight into carbon-free hydrogen for fuel cells with twice ...
Materials Science
Apr 5, 2021
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