Search results for propane:
Scientists discover new platinum catalysts for the dehydrogenation of propane
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Mar 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The process to turn propane into industrially necessary propylene has been expensive and environmentally unfriendly. That was until scientists at U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National ...
Saturn Moon Could Power 150 Billion Labor Day Barbecues
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Since its discovery by Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens in 1655, Saturn's most massive moon, Titan, has been known as a place of mystery and intrigue. The large, cloud-enshrouded moon is ...
Oil, gas, propane? Penn State site compares home heating options
Oct 09, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- That nip in the air means fall is here, and many homeowners are facing a drastically more expensive home-heating season. An energy specialist in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences says it's not ...
Natural gas inhabited by unusual specialists
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Sep 20, 2007 |
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A German-American research team of biologists and geochemists has discovered hitherto unknown anaerobic bacteria in marine sediments which need only propane or butane for growth, as reported by the scientific journal Nature in its ...
Grilling with charcoal less climate-friendly than grilling with propane
May 12, 2009 |
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Do biofuels always create smaller carbon footprints than their fossil-fuel competitors? Not necessarily, finds a paper published in Elsevier’s Environmental Impact Assessment Review. The article, “Charcoal versus LPG grilling: ...
Ceramic microreactors developed for on-site hydrogen production
Sep 19, 2006 |
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Scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have designed and built ceramic microreactors for the on-site reforming of hydrocarbon fuels, such as propane, into hydrogen for use in fuel cells and other portable ...
Lucky find off Galapagos
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 21, 2006 |
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During an expedition off the South American coast, an international team of ocean scientists discovered that the gases ethane and propane are widespread, and are being produced by microorganisms in deeply buried sediments.
Hydrogen-powered ice resurfacer promoted
May 30, 2007 |
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A U.S. Department of Energy-funded fuel-cell-powered ice resurfacer is touring ice rinks across the United States, promoting use of hydrogen fuel cells.
Nano World: Power for soldiers, sat phones
Nov 08, 2005 |
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Nanotechnology-based power sources are expected to emerge in the next two years that could dramatically reduce the weight that soldiers carry and boost how long satellite phones can last, experts told UPI's Nano World.
New Propane-Burning Fuel Cell Could Energize a Future Generation of Small Electrical Devices
Jun 10, 2005 |
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Engineers have created a propane-burning fuel cell that's almost as small as a watch battery, yet many times higher in power density. Led by Sossina Haile of the California Institute of Technology, the team reports in the ...
Important Tests for Lunar Habitat Power System Began
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA today begins testing elements of a power system that is a potential candidate to provide the energy needed to support a human outpost on the moon.
Agricultural engineer suggests low-energy alternative to high-temperature grain drying
Biology /
Sep 24, 2008 |
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A little-used grain-drying technique can help farmers control energy costs, according to an Ohio State University agricultural engineer.
Hydrogen-powered lawnmowers?
Jan 23, 2007 |
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In a breakthrough that could make fuel cells practical for such small machines as lawnmowers and chainsaws, researchers have developed a new mechanism to efficiently control hydrogen fuel cell power.
Organic apple orchard floor maintenance techniques
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Successful organic apple farming literally starts from the ground up. Maintaining a healthy orchard floor is the key to preventing weeds and keeping soil healthy. Logically, finding effective methods to increase ...
Students, engineers set record fuel-cell-powered, radio-controlled airplane flight
Nov 13, 2008 |
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The longest fuel-cell-powered flight of a radio-controlled aerial vehicle has been achieved by students at the University of Michigan and engineers at Ann Arbor-based fuel-cell manufacturer Adaptive Materials ...
