Genome Engineering Could Provide New Method of Creating Diesel
When we think of genetic engineering, our minds often jump to giant tomatoes and animal cloning. However, this is not always the case.
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Five ways to turn carbon dioxide from pollution to a valuable product
It's far easier to avoid burning fossil fuels than it is to clean up CO2 emissions once they're in the Earth's atmosphere. But the world no longer has the luxury of choice—drastic emission reductions and rapid CO2 removal ...
Environment
Jan 21, 2020
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Getting bubbles out of fuel pumps
For more than 250 years, researchers have known that under certain conditions vapor bubbles can form in fluids moving swiftly over a surface. These bubbles soon collapse with such great force that they can poke holes in steel ...
General Physics
Nov 16, 2010
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Argonne model analyzes biofuel impacts
A new version of an online tool created by the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory will help biofuels developers gain a detailed understanding of water consumption of various types of feedstocks, aiding ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 15, 2015
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UMaine researchers discover revolutionary process for biofuel
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have long been interested in waste products as sources of biofuel. In Maine, those waste items could include treetops and limbs deemed by the forest products industry as unusable and often left ...
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 25, 2011
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E20 fuel reduces carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon emissions in automobiles
A new study by the Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies at Rochester Institute of Technology indicates that the use of E20 fuel, which blends 20 percent ethanol with gasoline, reduces the tail pipe emissions of hydrocarbons ...
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 29, 2010
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Energy-efficient reaction drives ORNL biofuel conversion technology
A new study from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory explains the mechanism behind a technology that converts bio-based ethanol into hydrocarbon blend-stocks for use as fossil fuel alternatives.
Materials Science
Nov 3, 2015
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One-two-punch catalysts trapping carbon dioxide for cleaner fuels
Copper and platinum nanoparticles added to the surface of a blue titania photocatalyst significantly improve its ability to recycle atmospheric carbon dioxide into hydrocarbon fuels.
Materials Science
Jun 7, 2019
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Porous crystal guides reaction to transform carbon dioxide
By embedding a silver catalyst inside a porous crystal, KAUST researchers have improved a chemical reaction that converts carbon dioxide (CO2) into carbon monoxide (CO), which is a useful feedstock for the chemical industry.
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 4, 2021
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Alternative jet fuels cut particulate matter emissions
Conventional jet fuel mixed with alternative fuels has been shown to cut particulate matter emissions from a plane's engine by nearly 40 percent, according to a recent study by researchers at Missouri University of Science ...
Environment
Nov 14, 2011
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