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OCTOBER 11, 2014

Three MIT-led research teams have won awards from the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Energy University Programs ( NEUP ) initiative to support research and development on the next generation of nuclear technologies. Fluoride-salt High-Temperature Reactor.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2021

Scientists have demonstrated that modifying the topmost layer of atoms on the surface of electrodes can have a remarkable impact on the activity of solar water splitting. This photocurrent drives the chemical reactions that split water into oxygen and hydrogen. —Mingzhao Liu. —Kyoung-Shin Choi. —Mingzhao Liu.

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MAY 15, 2021

At commercial scale, the inputs to the proposed “carbon refinery” process are carbon-free renewable energy, water, and CO 2. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Stanford University. University of Delaware. University of California, Davis.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

A team of researchers from Tufts University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Harvard University report that alkali ions (sodium or potassium) added in small amounts activate platinum adsorbed on alumina or silica for the low-temperature water-gas shift (WGS) reaction (H 2 O+CO→ H 2 +CO 2 ) used for producing hydrogen.

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JANUARY 25, 2012

Schematic representation of the conversion of hemicellulose to furfural (FuAL) through the biphasic dehydration of xylose to furfural, followed by the production of levulinic acid (LA) by reduction of furfural to furfuryl alcohol (FuOH) and further reaction of furfuryl alcohol with water in a biphasic reactor. Source: Gürbüz et al.

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DECEMBER 2, 2014

A team of researchers from universities and national laboratories led by Tufts University has developed catalysts composed of a unique structure of single gold atoms bound by oxygen to several sodium or potassium atoms and supported on non-reactive silica materials. This single-site gold species is active for the low-temperature (.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin, led by Dr. James Dumesic, have developed a process to convert aqueous solutions of ?-valerolactone Additionally, the yield of high molecular weight alkenes from GVL would benefit from the development of water-tolerant oligomerization catalysts. Credit: Bond et al., Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Through these processes, fuel cells produce electricity to power electric motors in vehicles and other applications, emitting water as the only by-product. Platinum-based, nano-sized particles are the most effective materials for promoting reactions in fuel cells, including the ORR in the cathode. Lopes, P.P.,

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OCTOBER 22, 2012

Renewable cellulosic fuels and chemicals startup Hyrax Energy has licensed an ionic liquids hydrolysis technology developed in the laboratory of Ron Raines, a University of Wisconsin–Madison biochemistry professor and a Hyrax founder, from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation ( WARF ). Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 8, 2017

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory, Tufts University and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have shown that mononuclear rhodium species, anchored on a zeolite or titanium dioxide support suspended in aqueous solution, can catalyze the direct conversion of methane to methanol and acetic acid using oxygen and carbon monoxide under mild conditions.

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MARCH 16, 2010

H 2 and O 2 are produced by deforming a ZnO fiber or BaTiO 3 dendrite in water via oxidation-reduction reactions. Materials scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered a phenomenon—the direct conversion of mechanical energy to chemical energy—which they termed the piezoelectrochemical (PZEC) effect.

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

A team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Massachusetts-Amherst and Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology of South Korea has demonstrated the feasibility of using proton-exchange-membrane (PEM) reactors electrocatalytically to reduce biomass-derived oxygenates into renewable fuels and chemicals.

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APRIL 10, 2017

The DHP is then hydrated to 2-HY-THP and 2-HY-THP dimers in yields up to 100 % in the aqueous phase (20 wt % DHP in water) without a catalyst at temperatures from 343 to 403 K (70 to 130 ˚C). The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) is in charge of licensing the technology.

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JUNE 30, 2017

Nitrogen fertilization can substantially discount the climate and water quality benefits of bioenergy crops if applied in excess of plant need; some high-productivity perennial crops require little if any supplemental N. —Robertson et al.

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MAY 9, 2014

A team from seven US universities and the Korea Institue of Science and Technology, led by George Huber, Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has developed an integrated catalytic process for the conversion of whole biomass into drop-in aviation fuels with maximal carbon yields.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Macroalgae can be utilized as a feedstock for domestic transportation fuels, chemicals and other commercial products without competing with food crops for land and water. University of Southern Mississippi – Hattiesburg, MS. University of Southern Mississippi – Hattiesburg, MS. University of Alaska Fairbanks – Fairbanks, AK.

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MAY 15, 2015

ARPA-E’s ARID program will fund transformative new power plant cooling technologies that enable high thermal-to-electric energy conversion efficiency with zero net water dissipation to the atmosphere. University of Missouri, Lehigh University, and Evapco). Colorado State University. ARID AWARDS. Lead organization.

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JULY 18, 2012

million investment in three university-led projects, helping to train and educate the next generation of nuclear energy scientists and engineers. University (Westinghouse). Institute (Carpenter Technology; General Electric-Hitachi; The Ohio State University). University of. Laboratory (University of Wisconsin-Madison).

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AUGUST 31, 2011

The Research Consortia funded are: Lead Institution: The University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute. Lead Institution: Texas A&M University at College Station. Lead Institution: Florida State University. Lead Institution: Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium. Lead Investigator: Edward J. Buskey, Ph.D.

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JULY 13, 2015

The study by the team from Weizmann Institute of Science, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the University of Wisconsin-Madison focused on identifying the in vivo role PM-derived transition metals from collected roadside PM. They collected PM samples from a roadside monitoring site in central London in early July 2012.

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MAY 4, 2010

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have demonstrated that it is possible to achieve good yields of renewable hydrocarbons in the molecular weight range suitable for jet and diesel fuel applications through the processing of C 9 alkenes produced from biomass-derived ? Source: Alonso et al. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 31, 2012

Boston University. Stanford University. University of Wisconsin, Madison. West Virginia University. University of Connecticut. University of Maryland. The projects include: ?. Topic Area 1: Electrochemical Performance Enhancement Activity. Topic Area 2: Durability of Cathode Materials.

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JULY 3, 2013

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin - Madison have developed MoS 2 (molybdenum disulfide) nanosheet catalysts that deliver “dramatically” enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) catalysis for the production of hydrogen gas from water—albeit still lower than platinum.

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MARCH 11, 2015

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed an innovative hydrogen-producing photoelectrochemical cell (PEC), using solar-driven biomass conversion as the anode reaction. Examples include the reduction of water to give H 2 and the reduction of CO 2 to give carbon-based fuels such as methanol and methane.

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AUGUST 23, 2013

They also generate environmental problems from degrading soil to runoff into rivers where they pollute fresh waters and coastal zones. Golbeck, Penn State University; Christopher A. Voigt, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Susan Rosser, University of Glasgow; and Bill Rutherford, Imperial College London.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Nitrogen and phosphorus from agricultural fertilizer have been found to promote excess growth of algae in water bodies—a problem that’s common across North America and in many areas of the world. In some cases, decomposition of algae consumes much of the oxygen in the water. Credit: ACS, Costello et. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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JULY 17, 2015

A team of chemists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has demonstrated a new molecular (i.e., Fuel cells are based on two complementary half-reactions: fuel (such as H 2 ) oxidation and reduction of O 2 to water. It turns out that it is the most effective molecular catalyst system ever reported.

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JULY 20, 2011

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL, the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) and Michigan State University (MSU) have developed a new biomass pretreatment method that reorganizes the hydrogen bond network within crystalline cellulose. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Shishir P.

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DECEMBER 24, 2012

Image by Julien Nicolas, courtesy of Ohio State University.) It was conducted by scientists at Ohio State University (OSU), the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with funding coming from the National Science Foundation, which is NCAR’s sponsor. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 19, 2015

The program will encourage systems that couple large-scale physical and genetic characterization with advanced algorithms in order to accelerate the year-over-year yield gains of traditional plant breeding and the discovery of crop traits that improve water productivity, nutrient use and our ability to mitigate greenhouse gases. TERRA Awards.

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OCTOBER 27, 2012

Unfortunately, under typical biorefining conditions where liquid water may reach temperatures of 200 °C and pressures of 4,100 kilopascals (597 psi), the tiny metal nanoparticles can agglomerate into much larger particles which are not catalytically active.

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JULY 26, 2012

University of Wisconsin ($7 million). University of Hawaii ($6 million). Michigan Technological University. Michigan State University. Oregon State University. University of Texas, Austin. This project will utilize dairy manure as a source of fiber and fertilizer. Lead organization. Description.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2016

The study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin—Madison and the University of Minnesota is an early signal that the growing use of the new nanoscale materials used in the rechargeable batteries that power portable electronics and electric and hybrid vehicles may have unforeseen environmental consequences.

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OCTOBER 16, 2014

Oils produced at Solazyme’s joint venture facility in Brazil are expected to have a lower carbon and water footprint than many current triglyceride oils and have a far lower environmental impact than the petroleum-based products they replace. The other award winners this year were: QD Vision, Inc., Professor Shannon S.

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AUGUST 3, 2014

Such a design, as described at the Small Modular Reactors Symposium by MIT professors Jacopo Buongiorno, Michael Golay, and Neil Todreas, along with others from MIT, the University of Wisconsin, and Chicago Bridge and Iron, could ride out tsunamis. For this new design, he says, “the biggest selling point is the enhanced safety.”.

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JUNE 17, 2013

Also, the source of hydrogen atoms is hydrogen gas, which is not very soluble in water. To get enough hydrogen to dissolve in the water where the reaction takes place, the entire system must be exposed to very high pressure.

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JUNE 15, 2013

MARAD recently completed a study—reported in the February 2013 “ Status of the US-Flag Great Lakes Water Transportation Industry ”—that focused on the feasibility of using natural gas on the Great Lakes as well as converting existing steamships. (In Identify similar regulations for in-water bunkering. Bunkering and Safety.

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