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Navigating the complexities of fluid distribution in the Orinoco Oil Belt presents a formidable challenge that demands innovative solutions. Learn more about this.

📣 SUBLIME held its 10th General Assembly – Final Meeting From the 📆 14th to 15th of October 2024, the 10th General Assembly Meeting of the #SUBLIME project was held in Bordeaux (France) under the patronage of Saft. At this tenth hybrid meeting, the work project partners discuss the final status of the remaining ongoing tasks. Promising approaches for addressing the scientific challenges of solid-state 🔋 batteries with sulfide-based solid electrolytes were discussed and strategies on how to continue after closing of the project were set up. 💥 The #SUBLIME project closes now after 4 years of adventures into solid-state batteries equipped with a sulfide solid electrolyte, a NCM cathode and lithium metal anode. 💥 Uniresearch B.V. is a proud partner in the project to support in project management. For more details visit our website 👉 https://lnkd.in/gqfiM6y #SUBLIME #allsolidstatebattery #solidstatebattery #sulfideelectrolyte #electrodematerials #solidelectrolyte #lithiummetal #cathode #recycling #waste #Europe #H2020 #newsletter #H2020Transport #EU_H2020 #EU_Commissio

It is a milestone for Saint-Gobain PAM, a lighthouse project for the French industry, and a showcase project for ABP Induction: In Foug, France, an old cupola furnace system is being decommissioned and replaced by a more climate-friendly induction furnace system from ABP Induction. The aim is to massively reduce CO2 emissions and water consumption. Once the ABP induction system has been set up and installed, production is switched over without interrupting production. Read more about 'Project Vulcain' in this recent article published at Refractories Window: https://lnkd.in/gs_3GXwp

A wonderful experience to attend the inaugural RILEM Mineral Carbonation conference in Aachen over the last two days with various European colleagues at Carbon Upcycling Technologies. Thank you Thomas Matschei, Fabien Georget and the RWTH Aachen University for hosting us and groups from around the world doing novel and interesting work on mineral carbonation. As Maciej Zajac said during his keynote, mineral carbonation is a scalable, cost-effective avenue to reduce emissions in the cement industry and, when done correctly, can be an excellent pathway to abating and sequestering considerable volumes of CO2 in as permanent a way as we can find in 2024. Mineral carbonation is a severely underrated, scalable, practical and cost-effective pathway to reducing industrial emissions, particularly in hard-to-abate sectors (especially relative to more promoted and advertised pathways like SAF and efuels) and we look forward to further collaborations with academic and industrial partners to scale this approach. For researchers and scientists, both fundamental and applied, there can't be a more exciting time to get into this space and work with some incredible groups and people! PS. If you're interested in a technical career that can imminently impact our CO2 emissions profile, consider learning about Carbon Upcycling Technologies- we are growing our team in the US, Canada, Germany, and the UK and elsewhere.

Alhamdulillah I am glad to share that my article titled: "Sustainable Lithium Practices in the Aluminum Industry: A Review of Current Technologies and Future Potentials." has been accepted by JOM for publication.

I often come across LinkedIn posts discussing de-carbonization. But have you ever thought about renewable methanol without carbon? The reality is: Currently, 25% of our fossil fuel use is for electricity, while 75% is mainly for fuels, chemicals, and materials. Fossil fuels are composed of approximately 85% Carbon (C) and 15% Hydrogen (H). For many industries, electrification isn't a viable option. To eliminate fossil fuels in hard-to-abate industries, we need large amounts of sustainable Carbon and Hydrogen. These sectors require an affordable, scalable, and sustainable solution. All these criteria are essential. Torrgas offers such a solution, and it is carbon negative! Therefore, our policymakers should focus on re-carbonizing rather than de-carbonizing to achieve the ultimate goal: de-fossilization.

Meet our Speaker - Cristina Valles, The University of Manchester Sustainable Replacements for Coal Tar Pitch Binders. During our recent exploratory project funded by the TFIN+, and working closely with Morgan Advanced Materials, we investigated the potential of a wood-derived carbonizable/graphitizable binder (wood tar pitch, WTB) as a sustainable replacement for the fossil-derived and highly toxic coal tar pitch (CTP) currently used as binder in the Foundation Industries. Building on that exploratory project, a follow-on grant funded by EPSRC via Henry Royce Institute (Industrial Collaboration Programme) was awarded to this academic-industry team, to continue exploring the replacement of CTP by more sustainable binders. Here, we will present how these two projects have helped accelerate the replacement of a sunset fossil derived chemical, with a bioderived chemical with reduced toxicity through establishing a reliable WTB source. The talk will provide a deeper understanding of the underlying materials chemistry. The main challenges/obstacles still remaining for its translation to industry will be identified and discussed. Registrations now - https://lnkd.in/e4QemE48

CheckProof's CEO, Håkan Holmgren, recently shared his reflections on digitization in the aggregates industry, highlighting lessons from his time at Heidelberg Materials Ballast Sverige and the importance of their Aggregates Academy and Aggregates handbook to shape his thinking around productivity, availability and safety. With over a decade of experience, Håkan emphasizes how digitization ensures maintenance routines are carried out effectively. Read his full post for more insights!

Can Bismuth Save Billions and the Environment? 🌍💰 ⏳As the world transitions away from fossil fuels, it's crucial to properly seal old oil and gas wells to prevent environmental damage and leaks. The current method involves using cement plugs, which can develop leaks over time and incur high costs. 💡Lewaa Hmadeh is exploring bismuth as a substitute for cement, and initial results suggest that a bismuth-tin alloy could offer a safer and more cost-effective solution for plugging wells compared to traditional cement. In this interview with Norwegian SciTech News, Hmadeh explains the research and its potential benefits. Link to the research in the comments below 👇   Nancy Bazilchuk Harald Linga SFI SWIPA Kristin Garnvik Ragnhild Skorpa

hot-off-the-press: Pioneering results of the German Recycling-Cluster Porenbeton (AAC) – „REPOST“ Research findings published hot-off-the-press by authors Oliver Kreft and Torsten Schoch in the trade journal AAC worldwide, Issue 2/2024 reveal new recycling options for AAC from demolition-waste: (1) direct recycling into new AAC production and (2) producing low temperature belite cement clinker (LT-BCC). The paper highlights the successful development of new AAC formulations and the feasibility of LT-BCC as a replacement for Portland cement. Both options enable substantial CO2 emission reductions compared to the status quo (landfilling). This joint research project was funded from 2019 to 2022 by the German Federal Ministry of Research and Education. Our project partners were Otto Dörner Entsorgung GmbH, the Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) Institut for Technology, Institute for Technical Chemistry (KIT-ITC) ) and Institute for Industrial Production (KIT-IIP). For Xella Technology and Research, this topic remains crucial with regard to achieving the Xella Group climate targets.   Feel cordially invited to read the full article. Many thanks to AAC worldwide for making it possible to publish this article. https://lnkd.in/dMMcvsA #xella #research #AAC #development #recycling #climate #production