Recently added articles from Energy Weekly News:
Scientists at University of Alabama target science.
Nov 20, 2009 ... "Liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) of mixtures of butanol, 1,3-propanediol (PDO), and ethanol was performed using soybean-derived biodiesel as the extractant. The composition of the mixtures simulated the product of the anaerobic fermentation of biodiesel-derived crude glycerol, which has ...
Report summarizes science study findings from M. Wu and co-researchers.
Nov 20, 2009 ... "We assessed current water consumption during liquid fuel production, evaluating major steps of fuel lifecycle for five fuel pathways: bioethanol from corn, bioethanol from cellulosic feedstocks, gasoline from U.S. conventional crude obtained from onshore wells, gasoline from Saudi Arabian ...
Findings from University of Pisa broaden understanding of science.
Nov 20, 2009 ... According to recent research from Pisa, Italy, "This paper presents an optimal design procedure for internally insulated, carbon steel, molten salt thermal storage tanks for parabolic trough solar power plants." "The exact size of the vessel and insulation layers and the shape ...
Study results from Inha University in the area of smart materials and structures published.
Nov 20, 2009 ... According to recent research published in the journal Smart Materials & Structures, "Electrically aligned regenerated cellulose films were fabricated and the effect of applied electric field was investigated for the piezoelectricity of electro-active paper (EAPap). The EAPap was fabricated ...
Research on solar engineering described by scientists at University of Bordeaux.
Nov 20, 2009 ... According to recent research from Talence, France, "A new method for characterization of shape-stabilized phase change materials (PCMs) based on one single sample and one single experimental device has been proposed. The simplicity of the experimental device is comparable to that of the ...