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Catalysis that neutralizes air-polluting NOx from power plant emissions

October 24, 2019 0 Comments Air Pollution, Air Quality, Alternative Fuels, Environmental Issues, Environmental Science, Graphene, Inorganic Chemistry, Spintronics

New research describes the mechanism behind catalysis that neutralizes air-polluting NOx from power plant emissions. Researchers used a High Field (HF) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectrometer in conjunction with reaction studies to test three theories around titania-supported vanadium oxide. They found that tungsten oxide changes the structure of vanadium oxide from a less active form to a highly active form.

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Magneto-inertial fusion experiment nears completion

October 21, 2019 0 Comments Alternative Fuels, Chemistry, Energy and Resources, Fossil Fuels, Fuel Cells, Nuclear Energy, Petroleum, Physics

The Plasma Liner Experiment will soon test the potential for a novel plasma fusion concept, while offering insights into the physics of colliding plasma jets.

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'Artificial leaf' successfully produces clean gas

October 21, 2019 0 Comments Air Quality, Alternative Fuels, Energy and Resources, Energy and the Environment, Graphene, Organic Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability

A widely-used gas that is currently produced from fossil fuels can instead be made by an 'artificial leaf' that uses only sunlight, carbon dioxide and water, and which could eventually be used to develop a sustainable liquid fuel alternative to gasoline.

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Calcium batteries: New electrolytes, enhanced properties

October 16, 2019 0 Comments Alternative Fuels, Batteries, Energy and Resources, Energy Technology, Fuel Cells, Petroleum, Physics, Solar Energy

Calcium-based batteries promise to reach a high energy density at low manufacturing costs. This lab-scale technology has the potential for replacing lithium-ion technology in future energy storage systems. Using the electrolytes available, however, it has been impossible so far to charge calcium batteries at room temperature. Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT ) now present a promising electrolyte class, with which this will be possible.

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Inside the fuel cell: Imaging method promises industrial insight

October 15, 2019 0 Comments Alternative Fuels, Batteries, Drought Research, Fuel Cells, Nature of Water, Pollution, Renewable Energy, Water

Hydrogen-containing substances are important for many industries, but scientists have struggled to obtain detailed images to understand the element's behavior. Researchers now demonstrate the quantification of hydrogen for different states of water — i.e., liquid, frozen and supercooled — for applications to eco-friendly fuel cells.

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Scientists pinpoint cause of harmful dendrites and whiskers in lithium batteries

October 14, 2019 0 Comments Alternative Fuels, Batteries, Energy and Resources, Engineering and Construction, Fuel Cells, Materials Science, Nature of Water, Physics

Scientists have uncovered a root cause of the growth of needle-like structures — known as dendrites and whiskers — that plague lithium batteries, sometimes causing a short circuit, failure, or even a fire. Such defects are a major factor holding back the batteries from even more widespread use and further improvement.

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Cheaper catalyst can generate hydrogen in a commercial device

October 14, 2019 0 Comments Alternative Fuels, Chemistry, Energy and Resources, Energy Technology, Engineering and Construction, Fuel Cells, Organic Chemistry, Petroleum

Researchers have shown for the first time that a cheap catalyst can split water and generate hydrogen gas for hours on end in the harsh environment of a commercial electrolyzer — a step toward clean, large-scale hydrogen production for fuel, fertilizer and industry.

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Water + air + electricity = hydrogen peroxide

October 10, 2019 0 Comments Alternative Fuels, Automotive and Transportation, Chemistry, Energy and Resources, Fuel Cells, Inorganic Chemistry, Nature of Water, Organic Chemistry

A reactor produces pure hydrogen peroxide solutions from water, air and energy.

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New electrolyte stops rapid performance decline of next-generation lithium battery

October 10, 2019 0 Comments Alternative Fuels, Batteries, Electronics, Energy and Resources, Energy Technology, Fuel Cells, Graphene, Organic Chemistry

Researchers have designed and tested a new electrolyte composition that could greatly accelerate the adoption of the next generation of lithium-ion batteries.

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Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019: Lithium-ion batteries

October 9, 2019 0 Comments Alternative Fuels, Batteries, Electricity, Energy and Resources, Energy Technology, Fuel Cells, Organic Chemistry, Petroleum

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 is being awarded to John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham, and Akira Yoshino "for the development of lithium-ion batteries."

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