Cheaper and greener biodiesel process

A better biodiesel process has been developed with no waste products and lower costs. Raw fats and oils of any type are combined with an alcohol. This mixture is run through a sulfated zirconia column heated to 300 degrees Celsius. Easy Fatty Acid Removal (EFAR) system recycles any unreacted raw material back through the reactor. …

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Cheaper and greener biodiesel process

A better biodiesel process has been developed with no waste products and lower costs. Raw fats and oils of any type are combined with an alcohol. This mixture is run through a sulfated zirconia column heated to 300 degrees Celsius. Easy Fatty Acid Removal (EFAR) system recycles any unreacted raw material back through the reactor. …

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Nuclear power will be added faster than wind power

Existing Nuclear power can be uprated. Over 2008-10 EdF (France) plans to uprate five of its 900 MWe reactors by 3% [135Mwe, 1.1TWh/yr]. Then in 2007 EdF announced that the twenty 1300 MWe reactors would be uprated some 7% from 2015 [1820MWe], within existing licence limits, and adding about 15 TWh/yr to output. Spain has …

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GDP if the Soviet Union still Existed

What if the Soviet Union still existed ?GDP estimates from wikipedia This GDP table is in billions. Country GDP (2008 nominal) GDP (2009 nominal) PPP 2009 Population Russia 1,700 2,016 2462 141.9 Ukraine 183 221 366 46.1 Belarus 53 61 125 9.7 Kazakhstan 134 148 196 15.4 Azerbaijan 49 63 93 8.5 Georgia 13.5 16.6 …

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Protein scanning chip breakthrough

Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed a new and fast method for making biological ‘chips’ – technology that could lead to quick testing for serious diseases, fast detection of MRSA infections and rapid discovery of new drugs. They are aiming to develop ‘nanoarrays’. These would be much smaller than existing ‘micro arrays’ and …

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Protein scanning chip breakthrough

Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed a new and fast method for making biological ‘chips’ – technology that could lead to quick testing for serious diseases, fast detection of MRSA infections and rapid discovery of new drugs. They are aiming to develop ‘nanoarrays’. These would be much smaller than existing ‘micro arrays’ and …

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The Future of Carbon fiber in Cars

Year Carbon Fiber (CF) Market2007 35,000 tons2008 40,000 tons2009 46,000 tons 2010 52,000 tons2011 60,000 tons2012 69,000 tons2015 88,000 tons 70-80% of the CF market is for industrial purposes (10-15% growth in industrial), but the market for aircraft parts is growing the fastest (15-24% growth). The overall market is projected to grow at 10-15% per …

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