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Molecular Sieve Crystal Structure Determines the Size of Its Pores
Posted by Mr. Green at 3:39 pm on February 09 2012
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Molecular Sieve Basics: Crystals Help Determine the Pore Size of Molecular Sieve
This article is a kind of a continuation on an article we wrote in 2011 that discusses the pores sizes of molecular sieve.
Molecular sieve are crystalline metal aluminosilicates that belong to the zeolite family. That means that the molecules and atoms that make up a molecular sieve...
The Mineral You’ve Probably Never Heard Of, But Couldn’t Live Without
Posted by Mr. Green at 2:44 pm on February 01 2012
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The Far Reaching Effect Zeolite Has On Everyday Human Lives
Some of the natural occurring forms of zeolite that can be seen on Earth.
Before reading this article here are four questions to consider:
Have you ever drank a glass of tap water?
Have you ever been to a hospital and seen someone receive medical oxygen?
Do you heat up your home with gas?
Have...
Removing Fluoride From Water
Posted by Mr. Green at 10:56 am on January 25 2012
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Activated Alumina Works To Lower Fluoride to Safe Levels in Drinking Water
Water fluoridation is a double edged sword. In the U.S. fluoride has been added to most water streams in order to help prevent tooth decay. (I should mention fluoride naturally occurs in a lot of drinking water sources throughout the world). However fluoride can be damaging...
Ethanol Creates Energy Gains III
Posted by Mr. Green at 11:04 am on January 18 2012
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Part 3: Trends in Ethanol Energy Gains and the Energy Contributions of Ethanol Co-Products
This is the final blog article that discusses ethanol’s ability to produce energy gains. The previous two articles focused on proving that ethanol is currently producing positive energy gains and proving that the primary research done by David Pimentel (research...
Ethanol Creates Energy Gains II
Posted by Mr. Green at 2:55 pm on January 11 2012
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Part 2: Disputing Pimentel’s Ethanol Research
This is the second article in a three part series that focuses on debunking the myth that ethanol production creates a net energy loss.
Last weeks article focused on this myth’s origin and its strongest supporters David Pimentel and Tad Patzek. This week will focus on debunking the some of the...
Ethanol Creates Energy Gains
Posted by Mr. Green at 11:04 am on January 04 2012
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Part 1: Does Ethanol Cost More Energy to Produce than to Use?
Does ethanol cost more energy to produce than to use?
Since the ethanol industry has been the first industry to prominently challenge the oil industry in the U.S. over the fuel market in almost a century a lot of criticism has been thrown towards ethanol. Ethanol costing more energy to produce than...
How is Ethanol Made?
Posted by Mr. Green at 9:58 am on December 22 2011
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Animated Video Gives a Synopsis of How Ethanol is Made
It’s time for the holidays. We don’t have any articles for you this week instead we will be putting up a video that has been circulating around YouTube for awhile that is about ethanol production. It’s entertaining and informative, hopefully you learn something new.
Happy Holidays from...
Will Switchgrass Be Fueling Your Car?
Posted by Mr. Green at 3:21 pm on December 15 2011
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Switchgrass Has Great Alternative Energy Potential
Switchgrass is a type of wild prairie grass that grows abundantly in the United States. It’s so abundant that the only four U.S. states you can’t find switchgrass are California, Oregon, Alaska, and Washington. At the turn of the 20th century an increased number of scientific studies have...
13X Molecular Sieve Purifies Medical Oxygen, Saving Lives
Posted by Mr. Ethanol at 9:57 am on December 07 2011
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Oxygen Therapy Relies on Purified Oxygen
On earth oxygen occupies approximately 21% of the air in our atmosphere (the other 78% is nitrogen and 1% is argon, carbon dioxide and other gases). In medical situations you may need a higher concentration of oxygen than what is available in our current living conditions. This is where 13X molecular sieve and Lithium...
Ethanol Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Posted by Mr. Green at 1:51 pm on November 30 2011
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Ethanol Produces Less GHG Emissions Than Oil
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is important because it helps to keep our atmosphere clean and helps to prevent climate change. Since the Industrial Revolution carbon dioxide emissions, the largest human contribution to the increase of greenhouse gases has skyrocketed. One of the ways greenhouse gas emissions...
- Nerves of 13X
13X Molecular Sieve is Crucial to Making Steel 13X molecular sieve...
- MAKING WHISKEY
Activated Carbon/Charcoal is What Separates Tennessee Whiskey From Bourbon. The...
- What’s the Difference Between Absorption and Adsorption…
...and Oxygen and Carbon Compound Adsorbents? Absorption and adsorption...
- Top 6 Signs It’s Time to Change out the Sieve in Your Ethanol Plant
A List of Signs That Say It Is Time for New Sieve That time of year is...
- Measuring Working Capacity in an Ethanol Plant
How to Figure Out the Efficiency of Your Molecular Sieve Beds This article...
- The Future of Fuel...Cellulosic Ethanol (3)
Non Edible Plants and Municipal Solid Waste Can Be Turned Into Fuel Cellulosic...
- American Ethanol the Fuel of the...Past? (2)
Ethanol's First Rise and Fall Around the world the amount of ethanol production...
- Top 6 Signs It’s Time to Change out the Sieve in Your Ethanol Plant (2)
A List of Signs That Say It Is Time for New Sieve That time of year is...
- Ethanol Creates Energy Gains III (2)
Part 3: Trends in Ethanol Energy Gains and the Energy Contributions of...
- What's the Difference Between Absorption and Adsorption... (1)
...and Oxygen and Carbon Compound Adsorbents? Absorption and adsorption...
- Nerves of 13X - 254 views
- Will Switchgrass Be Fueling Your Car? - 245 views
- What’s the Difference Between Absorption and Adsorption… - 204 views
- The Future of Fuel…Cellulosic Ethanol - 203 views
- Introducing…Carbon Molecular Sieve - 169 views
The Future of Fuel…Cellulosic Ethanol
Posted by Mr. Green at 9:14 am on November 23 2011
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Non Edible Plants and Municipal Solid Waste Can Be Turned Into Fuel
Cellulosic ethanol is a biofuel that is made from plants that are non-edible. For example wood chips, corn stover, switchgrass, and municipal solid waste can be used to produce cellulosic ethanol. Basically, its turning waste into ethanol, which is then turned into fuel, or in other words...
Waste Water Treatment and the Need for Desiccants
Posted by Mr. Green at 11:20 am on November 16 2011
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Drying Oxygen in Aerobic Digestion
Waste water needs to be treated before it can be released back into the environment. There are many different processes that are used to accomplish this. This article focuses on how aerobic digestion works and why drying oxygen with desiccants can be beneficial to you.
Aerobic digestion requires the use of bacteria to digest...
Nerves of 13X
Posted by Mr. Ethanol at 2:08 pm on November 08 2011
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13X Molecular Sieve is Crucial to Making Steel
13X molecular sieve has many different applications and can complete a large variety of tasks. One industry 13X molecular sieve can be used in is in the steel industry. Before explaining 13X’s role in the steel industry, here is brief overview that describes how steel is created.
Steel is made from iron and...
Moving Towards E15
Posted by Mr. Green at 3:57 pm on November 03 2011
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6 Benefits E15 Can Bring To Fuel
E15, gasoline blended with 15% ethanol, was approved to be sold in the U.S. by the EPA in early 2010. Currently most fuel stations across the country use E10 a fuel blend that has only 10% ethanol, but the move to E15 could provide U.S. fuel consumers with many benefits. Here are the top 6 benefits to Americans by switching...
Fuel Ethanol’s Re-Emergence in the U.S
Posted by Mr. Ethanol at 10:54 am on November 01 2011
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A Look at How The Energy Crisis of the 1970’s Propelled Ethanol Back Into The Fuel Market
1978-1979 were significant years in the history of fuel ethanol. During these years the Iranian Revolution had gone underway, and during November of 1978 a strike led by 37,000 of Iran’s oil refinery laborers led to a significant decrease in oil production (6 million...
Stopping Poison with Activated Carbon
Posted by Mr. Green at 3:42 pm on October 27 2011
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Activated Carbon’s Historical Use of Being A Medicine
Activated carbon and charcoal (which is what is primarily used to make activated carbon) has been used medicinally for thousands of years. Our previous article “Making Whiskey” mentions that Hippocrates the western father of modern medicine recorded using charcoal in some of his treatments.
Activated...
Natural Gas Sweetening and the Claus Process
Posted by Mr. Green at 2:51 pm on October 25 2011
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An Overview of How Desiccants Are Involved in Sulfur Removal
Sulfur Stinks…
Literally, in nature some naturally occurring sulfur and sulfur compound smells include skunk spray and rotting eggs. Sulfur’s reputation as a horrible smelling element has led the natural gas industry to calling any natural gas with sulfur in it, sour gas. In addition...
Look At All the Colors…of Silica Gel
Posted by Mr. Green at 2:21 pm on October 13 2011
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What’s the Difference Between Blue, Orange, and White Silica Gel?
Silica gel is a widely used porous material that adsorbs moisture and is frequently used to limit the damaging effects of humidity. Its widespread use has led to the creation of many different types, colors, and sizes of silica gel. This article focuses specifically on why silica...
7 Properties That Determine the Quality of Your Molecular Sieve
Posted by Mr. Ethanol at 2:37 pm on October 11 2011
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A Guide to Determine the Value of Sieve in Ethanol Dehydration
All molecular sieves are not the same. They are not a commodity and the quality varies from manufacturer to manufacturer, therefore it is important to take the time to examine not only the price of molecular sieve but the value.
Virtually all molecular sieve manufacturers measure the same characteristics...
Camelina Plants
Posted by Mr. Green at 1:47 pm on October 06 2011
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The Plant That Could Change The Future of Biofuels
Camelina is a crop that has traditionally been used to make
vegetable oil and other cooking oils as well as animal feed. Over the past decade research done on this
plant has shown it to be a very cost effective and efficient plant in regards
to making biofuel.
Camelina oil’s potential as a biofuel stems...
