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Columbia University engineers make breakthrough in understanding electroreduction of CO2 for conversion to electrofuels

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Recent research in electrocatalytic CO 2 conversion points the way to using CO 2 as a feedstock and renewable electricity as an energy supply for the synthesis of different types of fuel and value-added chemicals such as ethylene, ethanol, and propane. Their paper is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

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DOE Selects Seven Projects for University Coal Research Program

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The US Department of Energy has selected 7 projects to participate in the University Coal Research (UCR) program. The projects aim to improve the basic understanding of the chemical and physical processes that govern coal conversion and utilization, by-product utilization, and technological development for advanced energy systems.

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DOE awards $100M in 2nd funding round for 32 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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Twenty-three of the projects receiving funding are headed by universities, eight are led by the Energy Department’s National Laboratories and one project is run by a non-profit organization. Light-Material Interactions in Energy Conversion (LMI). University of California, Berkeley. University of California, Riverside.

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Argonne-led study insights help to reduce degradation in fuel cells and extend lifetime

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The research team, which included DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and several university partners, used a novel approach to examine dissolution processes of platinum at the atomic and molecular level. Lopes, P.P., 2020) “Eliminating dissolution of platinum-based electrocatalysts at the atomic scale.”

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Identification of small molecule surrogate for cellulose provides insight into fundamental chemistry of pyrolysis; optimization of next-generation biorefineries

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A team of chemical engineers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has identified a small molecule surrogate for cellulose—?-cyclodextrin—in Dauenhauer says his team has used insight from studying the surrogate to make significant progress in understanding wood chemistry. —Paul Dauenhauer. Mettler, Samir H.

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Insights from Leoben researchers lead to improved piezo injectors

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In a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, a group of researchers from the Materials Center Leoben (MCL) in Austria has now gained insight into the mechanics of this technology—which can make the systems more reliable and efficient. Conversely, they generate voltage when subjected to mechanical stress.

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PNNL study uncovers role of water in forming impurity in bio-oil upgrading; insight into fundamentals of biofuel catalysis

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In working to elucidate the chemistry of hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) for the catalytic upgrading of pyrolytic bio-oil to fuel-grade products, researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have discovered that water in the conversion process helps form an impurity which, in turn, slows down key chemical reactions.

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