Columnist Amine Bouchentouf is a partner at Parador Capital LLC, an institutional advisory firm focused on commodities and emerging markets. He is the author of the bestselling Commodities For Dummies, published by Wiley. Amine is also the ...
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In many of the world's crude reservoirs running out of sweet light crude, refineries increasingly are required to refine heavier sour crude oil that contains a larger amount of impurities, including significantly higher quantities of ...
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Consumer demand for wide plank hardwood flooring will increase in 2012, with growing number of homeowners and interior design professionals favouring the look of wide, natural wood flooring over narrow strips of traditional parquet, believe ...
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Easy, concise knowledge about hardwood construction. Understanding how hardwood is made is easy, and, here, efficient. We've explained all the basics in this section and urge you to check them out. Knowing how hardwood is constructed ...
Opto Diode, a division of ITW, and a member of the ITW Photonics Group, has introduced the second in a family of three new infrared (IR) LEDs, the OD-850F. The OD-850F is a high-power gallium aluminum arsenide (GaAlAs) LED that features a ...
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Use heat exchanger, in order to save hot water can save a lot of heat energy, but also to open up or close tankless tankless, electric, or you can not have the possibility of a tinyhouse hot water system, because they need too much power. ...
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Epistar has announced to gain a share buyback plan in a bid to support its share price. Epistar announced Wednesday it would buy back 10 million shares from the open market at a range of NT$51 to NT$76 between Dec. 29 and Feb. 28, 2012. The ...
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A hose clamp or hose clip is a device used to attach and seal a hose onto a fitting such as a barb or nipple. Types Many types are available, including: Screw/band (Worm Gear) clampsScrew clamps consist of a band (usually stainless steel in ...
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The bathroom is the room in the house with the most opportunities for tile use. From the walls to the countertops, to the floors, showers and even backsplash, there are plenty of ways to use tile in a typical bathroom. However, with all ...
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Recently, Researchers from Dresden's University of Technology (TU Dresden) have made a breakthrough on a highly efficient white top-emitting OLED design that feature "outstanding" color quality, and is compatible with flexible OLEDs. In ...
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A shackle, also known as a gyve, is a U-shaped piece of metal secured with a clevis pin or bolt across the opening, or a hinged metal loop secured with a quick-release locking pin mechanism. They are used as a connecting link in all manner ...
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A chainsaw (or chain saw) is a portable mechanical saw, powered by electricity, compressed air, hydraulic power, or most commonly a two-stroke engine. It is used in activities such as tree felling, limbing, bucking, pruning, by tree ...
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The hammer is a basic tool used in many carpentry projects. Different hammers are used for work with wood, metal and stone. Most hammers are identified by size and weight as well as by the shape of the face, claw and handle. The face of the ...
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"To filter or not to filter?" that is the question - or is it? The real question we need to ask ourselves is, what type of filtration do we need? In today's engineering climate, most of us will have to learn something about filtration. Most ...
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In addition to hand-held circular saws (see below), different saws that use circular saw blades include: Miter saws (or Chop saw or Cut-off saw) Radial arm saws Saw mills Table saws Panel saws Biscuit joiners Pendulum saw Brushcutter Cold ...
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