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New 'Supercatalyst' Developed to Recycle Methane and Carbon Dioxide

A new and cost-effective catalyst has been developed by the University of Surrey to recycle two main causes of climate change - methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2).

20 Nov 2017

New Policy Options Could Help Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

As nations gathered in Bonn, Germany, for this year's UN climate summit, one item on their agenda was determining whether pledged climate efforts are sufficient to achieve the targets of the 2015 Paris Agreement.

20 Nov 2017

Research on Guaranteeing Sustainable Bioenergy and Biofuel Production

Bioenergy is considered to be the most common renewable energy source in Europe, and it is expected to continue to make up a major part of the energy mix in the future.

17 Nov 2017

Microbial Fuel Cells Could be Potential Wastewater Treatment Technology

Today, wastewater left over from production undertakings is one of the greatest threats to the environment. Agricultural practices, such as pig farming, generate a large quantity of wastewater containing malodorous gases, organic contaminants, and other substances that are detrimental to the water supply.

17 Nov 2017

New Global Carbon Dioxide Utilization Strategy with a Fuel Synthesis Plant

Producing fuel out of polluted air, using it to power industry, and taking the emissions from that industry back out of the air in order to generate more fuel – it sounds extremely good to be true.

17 Nov 2017

Solar-Powered Device Produces Electricity Using Ion Transport

Chemists have created a solar power generator by binding photosensitive dyes to standard plastic membranes and adding water.

17 Nov 2017

High-Temperature Thermal Solar Reactor Used to Produce Kerosene from Syngas

For the first time, researchers involved in the SOLAR-JET Project have exhibited the complete process for producing kerosene—the aviation turbine fuel used in commercial airlines—by employing a high-temperature thermal solar reactor to produce syngas.

16 Nov 2017

Using Waste Printer Toner to Make Iron Oxide

In the future, left-over toner in cast-off printer cartridges could be used as building or bridge components rather than as trash, dumped in landfills and potentially damaging the environment.

16 Nov 2017

Poplar, Pine Wood Increase the Efficiency of Water-to-Steam Conversion Under Sunlight

University of Maryland engineers have discovered that porous types of wood from trees such as poplar and pine can majorly increase the effectiveness of water-to-steam conversion under sunlight. The findings, featured November 15 in the journal Joule, could be employed in an inexpensive and simple biodegradable device for water purification.

16 Nov 2017

On-Demand Water Desalination Through Ionic Solar Cell

Modern solar cells, which make use of energy from light in order to produce holes and electrons that are then transported out of semiconducting materials and into external circuits to be used by human, have been present in one form or another for more than 60 years.

16 Nov 2017

Study Reveals New Source of Robust Cellulases in Compost

A recent study led by researchers at the Department of Energy’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), based at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), shows the significance of microbial communities as a source of stable enzymes that could be applied to convert plants to biofuels.

15 Nov 2017

MIT Researchers Release Evaluation of Solar Pumps for Irrigation and Salt Mining in India

Groundwater pumps are an essential technology in India, particularly for small farms that count on them for crops irrigation during dry seasons.

By Brett Smith 14 Nov 2017

Neutron Analysis of Oxygen-Generating Enzyme for Eco-Friendly Approach to Clean Water

A new research offers an insight into a unique enzyme that could provide an eco-friendly treatment for chlorite-contaminated water supplies and enhance water quality around the world.

14 Nov 2017

Researchers Explore New Methods to Capitalize on Nature’s Light-Harvesting Secrets

The green sulfur bacterium lives in the chilly waters of the Black Sea. In order to eek out its solitary existence, this life form scavenges energy from the frail sunlight available to it at a depth of more than 250 feet.

14 Nov 2017

Fuel Cell X-ray Research Reveals Effects of Moisture, Temperature on Performance

Similar to a well-maintained greenhouse garden, a specialized type of hydrogen fuel cell – which shows potential as a clean, renewable next-generation power source for vehicles and other applications – requires precise moisture and temperature controls to work well.

14 Nov 2017