Researchers in the Netherlands have demonstrated the direct conversion
of synthesis gas through a Fischer - Tropsch process to C2 through C4 light olefins with selectivity up to 60 wt.
The discovery can lead to the development of efficient electrocatalysts for large scale production
of synthesis gas — a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen.
Not exact matches
By: Nadine James 16th September 2016 To facilitate the gasification
of low - grade fine waste coal that is discarded as a by - product
of coal processing, State - owned mineral research council Mintek is developing the concept
of direct current (dc) arc plasma gasification, intending to produce a
synthesis gas (syngas) that could be used... →
In contrast to the high - temperature,
gas - phase
synthesis used for conventional nanotubes, kinetic chemical control such as is employed in organic chemistry is used for the
synthesis of the nanothreads.
Synthesis of graphene via chemical vapour deposition (CVD)
of methane
gas onto a copper substrate is the most common way
of producing the quantity and quality
of material required for electronic applications.
In a study published by the Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, scientists have described how they created an advanced nickel - based catalyst strengthened with tin and ceria, and used it to transform CO2 and CH4 into a
synthesis gas that can be used to produce fuels and a range
of valuable chemicals.
This reaction is the enzymatic version
of a second significant chemical process — Fischer - Tropsch
synthesis of hydrocarbons which can be used on a large scale to synthesize fuels from industrial waste
gases, for instance.
Scientists have developed an advanced nickel - based catalyst strengthened with tin and ceria, and used it to transform CO2 and CH4 into a
synthesis gas that can be used to produce fuels and a range
of valuable chemicals.
Ideally smaller - scale factories would also be able to make hydrogen peroxide on site, but this would require a completely different set
of chemistry, direct
synthesis of H2O2 from hydrogen and oxygen
gas, which has long been poorly understood according to researchers at the University
of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign.
Thus, in addition to the so - called «Haber - Bosch process
of nitrogen fixation,» nitrogenase also stimulates a reaction corresponding to the «Fischer - Tropsch
synthesis of hydrocarbons,» which can be used on a large scale to synthesize fuels, for instance from industrial waste
gases..
LTU Green Fuels is one
of the world's most advanced pilot plants for gasification
of various types
of biomass into
synthesis gas and green fuels.
The revised coal numbers have been incorporated into the recent intended nationally determined contributions
synthesis report prepared by the secretariat
of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change that will underpin the greenhouse
gas emissions summit starting at the end
of this month.
That leaves Lanzatech, which has a technology to turn
synthesis gas derived from almost anything composed
of hydrogen and carbon into fuels and chemicals.
Benefits: Because
of their duality as liquids and
gases, SCFs offer several benefits to carbon nanotube
synthesis and processing.
The discovery driven group, PETRO Case Consortium at Case Western University, a Park AFM user, investigates the area
of molecular, macromolecular, and supramolecular
synthesis and structure
of polymers and nanomaterials capable
of controlled - assembly to form ultrathin films and dispersions with the aim
of finding new technologies and materials that improve and replace established oil and
gas field formations.
Tour's scientific research areas include nanoelectronics, graphene electronics, silicon oxide electronics, carbon nanovectors for medical applications, green carbon research for enhanced oil recovery and environmentally friendly oil and
gas extraction, graphene photovoltaics, carbon supercapacitors, lithium ion batteries, CO2 capture, water splitting to H2 and O2, water purification, carbon nanotube and graphene synthetic modifications, graphene oxide, carbon composites, hydrogen storage on nanoengineered carbon scaffolds, and
synthesis of single - molecule nanomachines which includes molecular motors and nanocars.
But this has not been the end
of the story, for with these newer solvents coming from the fermentation industries, attention has been concentrated upon them and we find them now coming from petroleum, from the chlorination
of fractions
of natural
gas, and from
synthesis, in which
gases are polymerized to form a never - ending list
of» new solvents for special uses.
Using this new information as well as other independent studies on methane emissions published since 2011, and the latest information on the climate influence
of methane compared to carbon dioxide from the latest
synthesis report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released in September
of this year, it is clear that natural
gas is no bridge fuel.
In addition, Sundrop Fuels is able to maximize its
synthesis gas production by integrating natural
gas with biomass feedstock, facilitating the most efficient utilization
of hydrogen from both the biomass and natural
gas to produce higher yields than any other biomass process, it says.
A team from the Key Laboratory
of Renewable Energy and
Gas Hydrate, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences reports on a pilot - scale biomass - gasification - reforming system with optimized catalyst to produce synthesis gas for liquid... Read mor
Gas Hydrate, Guangzhou Institute
of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy
of Sciences reports on a pilot - scale biomass - gasification - reforming system with optimized catalyst to produce
synthesis gas for liquid... Read mor
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gas Gigatonne of carbon InterAcademy Council Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Representative Concentration Pathway Summary for Policymakers Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation Synthesis Report TFI Bureau Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Technical Support Unit United Nations Environment Programme UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Working Group World Meteorological Organizat
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of carbon InterAcademy Council Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Representative Concentration Pathway Summary for Policymakers Special Report on Managing the Risks
of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation
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Gas Inventories Technical Support Unit United Nations Environment Programme UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Working Group World Meteorological Organizat
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The Rentech - SilvaGas biomass gasification process can convert multiple biomass feedstocks into
synthesis gas (syngas) for production
of renewable fuels and power.
Industrially, it is recovered for numerous diverse applications from flue
gases, as a by - product
of the preparation
of hydrogen for
synthesis of ammonia, from limekilns, and from other sources.
The preliminary engineering services will review use
of Rentech's Fischer - Tropsch (FT) technology for the production
of ultra-clean synthetic transportation fuels from
synthesis gas (syngas) derived from fossil and biomass resources by the Clinton Project.
Exciting new technologies are assisting with this transition: some convert fast growing grasses to ethanol using biochemistry, some convert waste into
gases (a mix
of hydrogen and carbon monoxide called
synthesis gas) that are then converted into ethanol, and others use algae or other microorganisms to make fuel directly from water or sunlight.
In its 2007 Climate Change
Synthesis Report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which shared that year's Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore, projected temperature increases in the 21st Century
of from 2 to 6 °C (4 to 11 °F) if no action is taken beyond what little has already been taken to mitigate greenhouse
gas emissions.
After the trash is cleaned
of hazardous and recyclable materials, it will be combusted in a low - oxygen environment that produces a
synthesis gas of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, a process known as gasification:
As Media Matters has noted, the IPCC's 2007 «
Synthesis Report» concluded that» [w] arming
of the climate system is unequivocal, as is now evident from observations
of increases in global average air and ocean temperatures, widespread melting
of snow and ice and rising global average sea level» and that» [m] ost
of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely [defined in the report as a» > 90 %» probability] due to the observed increase in anthropogenic [human - caused] GHG [greenhouse
gas] concentrations.»
If you look at page 5
of that
Synthesis Report, there is a figure (shown here) with nice graphs and charts showing global anthropogenic greenhouse
gas emissions.
The product
of this reaction is called a
synthesis gas and can be fed to a reactor to produce methanol.
One
of the engineers, Brett Wingo, who blew the whistle on schedule delays at the plant in a New York Times investigation earlier this month, noted that aside from the gasifier itself, which is supposed to turn lignite coal into
synthesis gas, or syngas, there are numerous other first -
of - its - kind systems that Southern is not publicly acknowledging as likely delaying factors in its bid to put its «clean coal» power plant — already two years behind schedule and almost $ 5 billion over-budget — on - line.
Professional Duties & Responsibilities Biomedical and biotechnology engineer with background in design
of biomaterials, biosensors, drug delivery devices, microfrabrication, and tissue engineering Working knowledge
of direct cell writing and rapid prototyping Experience fabricating nanocomposite hydrogel scaffolds Proficient in material analysis, mechanical, biochemical, and morphological testing
of synthetic and biological materials Extensive experience in bio-imaging processes and procedures Specialized in mammalian, microbial, and viral cell culture Working knowledge
of lab techniques and instruments including electrophoresis, chromatography, microscopy, spectroscopy, PCR, Flow cytometery, protein assay, DNA isolation techniques, polymer
synthesis and characterization, and synthetic fiber production Developed strong knowledge
of FDA, GLP, GMP, GCP, and GDP regulatory requirements Created biocompatible photocurable hydrogels for cell immobilization Formulated cell friendly prepolymer formulation Performed surface modification
of nano - particle fillers to enhance their biocompatibility Evaluated cell and biomaterial interaction, cell growth, and proliferation Designed bench - top experiments and protocols to simulate in vivo situations Designed hydrogel based microfluidic prototypes for cell entrapment and cell culture utilizing computer - aided robotic dispenser Determined various mechanical, morphological, and transport properties
of photocured hydrogels using Instron, FTIR, EDX, X-ray diffraction, DSC, TGA, and DMA Assessed biocompatibility
of hydrogels and physiology
of entrapped cells Evaluated intracellular and extracellular reactions
of entrapped cells on spatial and temporal scales using optical, confocal, fluorescence, atomic force, and scanning electron microscopies Designed various biochemical assays Developed thermosensitive PET membranes for transdermal drug delivery application using Gamma radiation induced graft co-polymerization
of N - isopropyl acylamide and Acrylic acid Characterized grafted co-polymer using various polymer characterization techniques Manipulated lower critical solution temperature
of grafted thermosensitive co-polymer Loaded antibiotic on grafted co-polymer and determined drug release profile with temperature Determined biomechanical and biochemical properties
of biological gels isolated from marine organisms Analyzed morphological and mechanical properties
of metal coated yarns using SEM and Instron Performed analytical work on pharmaceutical formulations using
gas and high performance liquid chromatography Performed market research and analysis for medical textile company Developed and implement comprehensive marketing and sales campaign