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High-Yield Method for Producing Everyday Plastics from BiomassAmherst, MA (SPX) May 02, 2012 A team of chemical engineers led by Paul J. Dauenhauer of the University of Massachusetts Amherst has discovered a new, high-yield method of producing the key ingredient used to make plastic bottles from biomass. The process is inexpensive and currently creates the chemical p-xylene with an efficient yield of 75-percent, using most of the biomass feedstock, Dauenhauer says. The research is published in the journal ACS Catalysis. Dauenhauer, an assistant professor of chemical engineering at UMass A ... read more |
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  Brazil's gas find heralds a 'golden age' Brazil says natural gas finds on land herald a golden age of the energy resource and will likely reduce dependence on gas imports from Bolivia. ... more | .. |
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 Greenpeace occupies Arctic-bound Shell icebreaker in Finland Twenty Greenpeace activists chained themselves to an icebreaker in Helsinki's harbour on Tuesday in a bid to block Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell's plans to drill for oil in the Arctic. ... more | .. |
 BP profits slide on lower oil output BP net profits sank 18 percent in the first quarter on lower oil output triggered by the sale of assets to meet costs of the Gulf of Mexico spill disaster, the British energy giant said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
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Student-devised process would prep shale gas for sale A team of Rice University students accepted a challenge to turn shale gas produced in China into a range of useful, profitable and environmentally friendly products and did so in a cost-effective ma ... more | .. |
 China sets fines for Bohai oil spill China has ordered oil giant ConocoPhillips and China National Offshore Oil Corp. to pay $269 million for oil spills at a Bohai Bay oilfield run by Conoco. ... more | .. |
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 Philippines appeals for US help in building armed forces The Philippines, lamenting the poor state of its armed forces, appealed Monday for US and international help in building a "minimum credible defense" amid an escalating territorial dispute with China. ... more | .. |
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 China to loan South Sudan $8 billion, Juba says China has agreed to loan oil-rich South Sudan eight billion dollars for infrastructure development, Juba government spokesman Barnaba Mariel Benjamin said on Saturday. ... more |
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 Philippines plays down Chinese military threat The Philippines sought to play down simmering tensions with China on Sunday, saying Beijing was unlikely to resort to military action to resolve their maritime dispute in the South China Sea. ... more | .. |
 Chinese tastes impact global car designs As more and more Chinese buy cars, automakers say consumer tastes in the Asian nation have a growing influence on vehicle design the world over. ... more | .. |
 Philippines says US wargames boost defence The Philippines said war games with the United States that ended Friday had showcased its resolve to fend off external aggressors, amid an escalating territorial dispute with China. ... more | .. |
Civilians suffer as Sudan-S.Sudan troops face off on border On South Sudan's tense front line with Sudan, Southern troops lie in the shade of trees alongside the tanks hidden there from the spying eyes of Sudanese warplanes overhead. ... more |
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 Vibrating Steering Wheel Guides Drivers While Keeping Their Eyes on the Road A vibrating steering wheel is an effective way to keep a driver's eyes safely on the road by providing an additional means to convey directions from a car's navigation system, researchers at Carnegi ... more | .. |
 Foreign carmakers 'pressed' to launch China brands Foreign carmakers in China say Beijing is pressuring them to produce dedicated new brands so their local partners can gain technical know-how, but experts warn the strategy could backfire. ... more | .. |
 Fracking requires a minimum distance from sensitive rock strata The chances of rogue fractures due to shale gas fracking operations extending beyond 0.6 kilometres from the injection source is a fraction of one percent, according to new research led by Durham Un ... more | .. |
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 Chinese oil giants hit by refining losses Chinese oil giants Sinopec and Petrochina said they were hit by heavy refining losses in the first quarter, despite strong energy demand and higher oil prices. ... more | .. |
 Japan's Honda Motor full-year net profit down 60.4% Honda Motor said Friday its net profit for the fiscal year to March plunged 60.4 percent from the previous year due to Japan's quake-tsunami disaster, flooding in Thailand and the strong yen. ... more | .. |
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China vows to defend rights in maritime row: Xinhua China's military on Thursday vowed to defend the country's territory amid a stand-off with the Philippines in the disputed South China Sea, the official Xinhua news agency said. ... more | .. |
Philippines seeks US defence boost amid China row The Philippines said Thursday it would seek more US military help during top-level talks next week, as it ignored a warning from China not to "internationalise" a tense territorial dispute. ... more | .. |
 Japan's Mitsubishi Motors posts 53% profit rise Mitsubishi Motors said Thursday its net profit for the fiscal year to March soared 53.2 percent, partly driven by cost cutting, even as its last-quarter results tumbled on a strong yen. ... more | .. |
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