Although low temperature fuel cells powered by methanol or hydrogen have been well studied, existing low temperature fuel cell technologies cannot directly use biomass as a fuel because of the lack of an effective catalyst system for ...
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BASF increased sales and earnings in 2013 compared with the previous year. “2013 was again a demanding year, with a lot of headwind for our industry. Nevertheless, we achieved our goal: We sold more, worked more closely together with ...
Tags: BASF, Construction Coating
Generating electricity is not the only way to turn sunlight into energy we can use on demand. The sun can also drive reactions to create chemical fuels, such as hydrogen, that can in turn power cars, trucks and trains. The trouble with ...
Tags: Hydrogen Fuel, Boost Promise, Choi, catalyst design
Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) and Rennovia, Inc. announced today that ADM has committed to a $25 million equity investment in the privately held company, which develops catalysts and processes for the cost-advantaged production ...
Tags: ADM, Investment, Rennovia, refined carbohydrates
BASF was honored with the Technological Progress Award from Shanghai General Motors Company Ltd (SGM) for the first time. The award recognized BASF's outstanding contributions to the technological progress and local innovation of SGM in ...
Tags: automotive coatings, mobile emission catalysts, engineering plastics
Edwards Lifesciences has received regulatory approval to sell its third-generation Sapien 3 transcatheter aortic heart valve in Europe. Edwards Lifescience's Sapien 3 could be used in a broader range of patients than earlier TAVR ...
Tags: Sapien, Medtronic', CoreValve
Researchers at North Carolina State University have shown that a one-atom thick film of molybdenum sulfide (MoS2) may work as an effective catalyst for creating hydrogen. The work opens a new door for the production of cheap hydrogen. ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics, Instruments, Meters
Solid catalysts based on precious metals, such as palladium, are widely used in industry to promote a range of chemical reactions. Finding ways to minimize the consumption of expensive catalytic materials, however, remains a critical ...
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Currently, the most efficient methods we have for making fuel – principally, hydrogen – from sunlight and water involve rare and expensive metal catalysts, such as platinum. Humans have for ages taken cues from nature to build ...
Tags: photosynthesis, cobalt, platinum, metal catalysts
By directly comparing three closely related catalysts, scientists at the Center for Molecular Electrocatalysis established that hydrogen production speed and efficiency are influenced by the molecules' structure and proton relay ...
Tags: catalysts, hydrogen production speed, proton relay arrangement
"Power to gas" is a key concept when it comes to storing alternative energy. This process converts short-term excess electricity from photovoltaic systems and wind turbines into hydrogen. Combined with the greenhouse gas CO2, renewable ...
Tags: power to gas, alternative energy, excess electricity, renewable hydrogen
In a maze of blindingly complex reactions that snap oxygen atoms off cellulose or other bio-sources to create energy-dense fuel, the starting molecule's size has a curious effect. If the oxygen-rich molecule is too short to comfortably ...
Tags: energy-dense fuel, molecule's size, oxygen-rich molecule
Molecules anchored to the surfaces of nanoparticles modify and even control many characteristics of the particles, including how they interact with cells or react to light. The type of binding affects the nanoparticle's behavior and ...
ExxonMobil and its employees and retirees in North Texas raised more than $1.7 million for charitable organizations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area through ExxonMobil’s annual Employees’ Favorite Charities Campaign. Employees ...
Changyi Petrochemical recently finished refrigerant circulation renovation in its 1.4-million-ton catalytic cracking unit,greatly raising the unit's capacity.The renovation significantly reduced energy consumption,could save 12,000 tons of ...
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