News tagged with plant material
Finland's UPM to make biodiesel from wood pulp
Finnish papermaker UPM said Wednesday it plans to build the world's first industrial-scale plant to refine a byproduct of wood pulp into biodiesel.
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Feb 01, 2012 |
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How seawater could corrode nuclear fuel
Japan used seawater to cool nuclear fuel at the stricken Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant after the tsunami in March 2011 -- and that was probably the best action to take at the time, says Professor Alexandra ...
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Microbubbles provide new boost for biofuel production
The technique builds on previous research in which microbubbles were used to improve the way algae is cultivated.
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Creation of database for promising adsorbents for decontamination of radioactive substances from nuclear power plants
(PhysOrg.com) -- NIMS is collecting basic data on natural minerals produced in various regions and inorganic materials with different chemical compositions as a tool for selecting suitable materials, and will make this information ...
Jan 13, 2012 |
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Small fire at Japan nuclear lab; no radiation leak
A building housing an experimental nuclear reactor in Japan caught fire Tuesday, but there was no leak of radioactive materials, officials said, amid nervousness over Japan's atomic industry.
Dec 20, 2011 |
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Exotic plants do not necessarily become invasive
Introduced plant species do not necessarily have to outgrow indigenous plant species. That makes it difficult to predict the potential harm of exotic plants. NWO-funded researcher Annelein Meisner recently published an article ...
Dec 19, 2011 |
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Fukushima radioactive water 'leaked to Pacific
Highly radioactive waste water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has leaked to the Pacific, its operator said Tuesday, promising to prevent similar incidents.
Dec 06, 2011 |
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Plant seeds protect their genetic material against dehydration
Plant seeds represent a special biological system: They remain in a dormant state with a significantly reduced metabolism and are thus able to withstand harsh environmental conditions for extended periods. ...
Dec 02, 2011 |
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The best wastewater treatment plants can't filter out superbug fragments
Even a very good wastewater treatment plant can't clean up fragments of superbugs -- bacteria that have developed a resistance to antibiotics -- and until now, almost no one has noticed.
Nov 21, 2011 |
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A corny turn for biofuels from switchgrass
Many experts believe that advanced biofuels made from cellulosic biomass are the most promising alternative to petroleum-based liquid fuels for a renewable, clean, green, domestic source of transportation ...
Nov 18, 2011 |
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Fukushima radiation 'mostly fell in sea': study
Most of the radioactive fallout from the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant dropped into the ocean and began circling the planet, Japanese researchers said Thursday.
Nov 17, 2011 |
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Mountains limited spread of fallout from Fukushima
A map of radioactive contamination across Japan from the Fukushima power plant disaster confirms high levels in eastern and northeastern areas but finds much lower levels in the western part of the country, thanks to mountain ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Temperature differences give rise to electricity
More than half of today's energy consumption is squandered in useless waste heat, such as the heat from refrigerators and all sorts of gadgets and the heat from factories and power plants. The energy losses ...
Nov 09, 2011 |
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First renewable energy exchange opens in Amsterdam
Dutch-Belgian energy market provider APX-Endex launched a "biomass exchange" Thursday specialising in trading wood pellets as a source of renewable energy, a venture it said was a world first.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 03, 2011 |
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No uncontrolled reaction at Fukushima: operator
The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima atomic plant Thursday played down fears of an uncontrolled chain reaction at the site, despite the discovery of evidence of recent nuclear fission.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 03, 2011 |
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