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27

Plant Waste Material Is Made Into Gasoline

September 27, 2018 | 1 Comment

KU Leuven, Belgium bioscience engineers have developed a roadmap, so to speak, for industrial cellulose gasoline. The bioscience engineers already knew how to make gasoline in the laboratory from plant waste such as sawdust. In 2014, at KU Leuven’s Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, the researchers succeeded in converting sawdust into building blocks for […]

Sep

26

A New Method More Than Doubles Plant Sugar Production

September 26, 2018 | 1 Comment

Switzerland’s Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne chemists have developed a method that can significantly increase the yield of sugars from plants, improving the production of renewable fuels, chemicals, and other materials. Producing fuels and chemicals from biomass (wood, grasses, etc.) is one of the most promising solutions for building a renewable economy. The process involves […]

Sep

25

A New Idea For the Lithium Metal Battery

September 25, 2018 | Leave a Comment

A Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) team of researchers has introduced a novel technology that promises to significantly boost the performance of lithium metal batteries. In a study published in Advanced Materials, the UNIST team introduced a novel technology that promises to significantly boost the performance of lithium metal batteries, a promising […]

Sep

20

Breakthrough In How CO2 Is Made Into Electrofuels

September 20, 2018 | 2 Comments

Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science engineers have observed how carbon dioxide is activated at the electrode-electrolyte interface. Using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy the finding shifts the catalyst design from trial-and-error paradigm to a rational approach and could lead to alternative, cheaper, and safer renewable energy storage. Scientists have long sought ways to convert […]

Sep

19

Enzymes Get A Protective Shield

September 19, 2018 | Leave a Comment

Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Ruhr-University Bochum researchers have developed a new mechanism to protect enzymes from oxygen as biocatalysts in fuel cells. These enzymes, known as hydrogenases, are just as efficient as precious metal catalysts, but unstable when they come into contact with oxygen. They are therefore not yet suitable for technological applications. The new protective mechanism is […]

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