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Saltwater Injection and Earthquake Mitigation in Oklahoma
A reduction in the volume of produced brackish water injected into the ground has lowered the number of small, but not bigger,fluid-triggered earthquakes.
Chemical Looping Tech Consumes Fossil Fuels Along with Carbon Dioxide
A coal-direct chemical looping combustion technique produces methanol, gasoline and other products, including electricity, while consuming carbon dioxide.
Low Energy Desalination with Battery Electrode Deionization
A new desalination technique removes salts from water using less energy than previous methods.
Cookstoves in Asia Have a Higher Environmental Impact than Once Thought
Previous research, mostly based on lab experiments, has shown that smoke emitted from stoves used for cooking and heating, has a definite, detrimental environmental impact, particularly in India.
Waste Processing Facility to Supply Fuel for City Trucks
The first closed-loop and fully-integrated organics waste management system in Canada will produce biomethane to fuel waste collection trucks.
Turning Human Urine into Environmentally Friendly Fertilizer
Commonly used in industrial fertilizers, nitrogen and phosphorous are typically manufactured through processes requiring significant amounts of energy. However, removing these same ingredients from human urine would be a low-energy alternative, which is what inspired the research team to develop the system.
World’s First Barge-based FSRU Delivered
Wison Offshore & Marine has completed final delivery of the barge-based floating LNG storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to Belgian company Exmar.
Multi-layered Stack of Insulation Billet
A new uniform, multi-layered stack of insulation billet is supplied in a wide range of shapes and sizes to satisfy industrial and commercial insulation requirements.
Prospecting for Silver in Your Laundry
Recovering silver from laundry waste streams using ion-exchange resin keeps hazardous contaminants from the environment and encourages silver recycling.
First Emission Neutral Vehicle Goes to Test in Germany
The filtration specialist Mann & Hummel based in Ludwigsburg, Germany has developed a particulate filter that will be presented together with the world's first emission neutral vehicle.
Economical Method Converts Captured Carbon into Syngas
An efficient process was developed to turn captured carbon dioxide into syngas that can be used to make fuels and chemicals.
First Demonstration of Floating LNG Ship-to-Shore System
The plug-and-play platform maneuvers offshore to meet a vessel for LNG transfer, eliminating the need for costly LNG vessel harbor and jetty structures.
Sorghum Cultivars Can Yield Thousands of Gallons of Ethanol/Acre
Three sorghum varieties developed by the University of Florida could produce up to 1,000 gallons of ethanol/acre.
Extracting Value from Greek Yogurt Acid Whey
Bacteria convert the leftover sugars and acids from Greek yogurt into molecules that could be used in biofuels or safe feedstock additives.
Are Small Earthquakes at Fracking Sites the Canaries in the Coal Mine?
Stanford geoscientists have demonstrated that fracking-related activities were the direct cause of a number of small earthquakes.
Water Boosts Asphalt-based Carbon Capture at the Wellhead
Rice University researchers developed a way to improve carbon dioxide capture at gas wells by asphalt-based sorbents: Just add water.
To Surpass Nature, Look Outside Nature
Turning to plasma, the "fourth state" of matter, scientists are creating materials to rival diamond in both hardness and resiliency.
Upcycling Municipal Waste to Ethanol and Chemical Feedstocks
Landfill waste is converted to ethanol and diverse chemicals with an on-site gas fermentation system.
A Sweet Approach to Renewable Acrylonitrile Production
A new catalytic method produces renewable acrylonitrile using 3-hydroxypropionic acid, which can be sourced from sugars.
7 Forms of Piping Corrosion and How to Prevent Them
Managing and mitigating piping corrosion is paramount to the integrity of critical infrastructure.