Feb
29
Research Says Biomass Pretreatment Makes Biofuel Practical
February 29, 2024 | 1 Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… A new University of California – Riverside (UCR) study found that introducing a simple, renewable chemical to the pretreatment step can finally make next-generation biofuel production both cost-effective and carbon neutral. The first step, breaking down the plant matter has always been the hardest when it comes to making fuel from plants. For biofuels […]
Feb
28
Researchers Enhance The Safety Of Lithium Ion Batteries
February 28, 2024 | Leave a Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Incheon National University scientists have developed a method to improve the stability and properties of lithium ion battery separators with a layer of silicon dioxide and other functional molecules. The study published in Energy Storage Materials demonstrates successful graft polymerization on a polypropylene (PP) separator, incorporating a uniform layer of silicon dioxide (SiO2). Lithium-ion […]
Feb
27
New Technique Shows How To Improve Nuclear Waste Treatment
February 27, 2024 | Leave a Comment
Newly released University of Tokyo research reveals a method to more accurately measure, predict and model a key part of the process to make nuclear waste more stable. This could lead to improved nuclear waste treatment facilities and also to new theories about how some heavier elements in the universe came to be. The reporting […]
Feb
22
Engineers Create New Way to Recycle CO2 Into New Products
February 22, 2024 | 1 Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Engineers at the University of Cincinnati created a more efficient way of converting carbon dioxide into valuable products while simultaneously addressing climate change. The study paper has been published in the journal Nature Chemical Engineering. In his chemical engineering lab in UC’s College of Engineering and Applied Science, Associate Professor Jingjie Wu and his […]
Feb
21
Biomanufacturing Using Sugar From Chemicals Now Possible
February 21, 2024 | Leave a Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Osaka University researchers succeeded in biomanufacturing a sugar product using chemically synthesized sugar for the first time. With refinement of this technology, one can envision a future society in which the sugar required for biomanufacturing can be obtained ‘anytime, anywhere, and at high rate’. In the future, biomanufacturing using chemically synthesized sugar is expected […]