Tag: Washington University

Researchers to develop energy-efficient process to convert waste gases into biofuel

Researchers to develop energy-efficient process to convert waste gases into biofuel

January 31, 2025 |

In Missouri, Washington University in St. Louis stated that a group of researchers will be working to improve energy efficiency in production of dimethyl ether (DME) thanks to a $2.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).  The work, led by Xinhua Liang, a professor of energy, environmental and chemical engineering at WashU’s […]

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Washington University researchers score $2.1M DOE grant to improve DME production energy efficiency

Washington University researchers score $2.1M DOE grant to improve DME production energy efficiency

January 30, 2025 |

In Missouri, engineers at Washington University in St. Louis will be working to improve energy efficiency in production of dimethyl ether (DME) thanks to a $2.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The work is one of 66 projects selected to support “transformational technologies” that reduce energy demand and improve American productivity, […]

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Researchers create novel electro-biodiesel

Researchers create novel electro-biodiesel

November 22, 2024 |

In Missouri, Washington University in St. Louis reported that researchers in the labs of Joshua Yuan, at the McKelvey School of Engineering, and Susie Dai, at the University of Missouri, used electrocatalysis of carbon dioxide to turn carbon dioxide into intermediates that are then converted by microbes into lipids, or fatty acids, and ultimately became […]

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