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From cat urine to gunpowder: Exploring the peculiar smells of outer space
Scientists are analysing the smells of space – from the aroma onboard space stations to planets hundreds of light years away ...
US EPA drafting plan to erase greenhouse gas limits on coal and gas-fired power plants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) confirmed on Saturday that it was drafting a plan to eliminate all limits on ...
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Scientists discover mutant algae that turn toxic waste into something useful: 'It's [a] kind of mutualistic system'
Scientists have studied the Escherichia coli bacteria for its ability to absorb carbon dioxide and make something useful from ...
Documents Show E.P.A. Wants to Erase Greenhouse Gas Limits on Power Plants
The agency plans to argue that carbon emissions from power plants do not contribute “significantly” to climate change.
Record-Breaking Catalyst Converts Carbon Dioxide Into Valuable Chemicals
EPFL scientists have created a high-efficiency, long-lasting catalyst that converts CO₂ into industrial chemicals, offering a ...
MIT Breakthrough Makes Carbon Capture 6x More Efficient
MIT researchers have developed a powerful improvement to carbon capture tech by using nanofiltration membranes to separate ...
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Theoretical Framework for Predicting SAC Behavior in CO2 Electrochemical Reduction
This study presents a comprehensive model for single-atom catalysts in CO2RR, highlighting pH and interfacial electric fields ...
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Mechanism of Formation of Organic Carbonates from Aliphatic Alcohols and Carbon Dioxide under Mild Conditions Promoted by Carbodiimides. DFT Calculation and Experimental Study
Department of Chemistry, University of Bari, and CIRCC, via Celso Ulpiani 27, 70126 Bari, Italy, and Chemical Research Center, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, H-1525 Budapest, P.O.B. 17, Hungary ...
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US engineers invent molecular membrane to cut crude oil emissions by 90%US engineers invent molecular membrane to cut crude oil emissions by 90%
MIT’s new membrane could slash 90 percent of energy use in crude oil refining, reshaping one of the world’s most polluting ...
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Data-Driven Predetermination of Cu Oxidation State in Copper Nanoparticles: Application to the Synthesis by Laser Ablation in Liquid
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A new approach could fractionate crude oil using much less energy
Separating crude oil into products such as gasoline, diesel, and heating oil is an energy-intensive process that accounts for ...
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Air Liquide and Manildra Group to build Australia’s largest biogenic CO₂ plant
Air Liquide S.A. (Paris, France) has entered into an agreement with Manildra Group to build a new food-and-beverage-grade carbon dioxide (CO₂) plant in ...