Science news articles about 'oil pressure'Feature: Oil pressure lifting bio-plastics to favour
As rising oil prices drive up the costs of conventional plastics, scientists are creating new, cheaper polymers that are also stronger and easier to recycle, reports Heather CatchpoleBaker Institute study finds continuing upward pressure on retail gasoline prices
... the price of a barrel of oil hovering around $120, U.S. drivers can expect to pay more at the pump in ... demand goes, so goes the world price of oil."
The only way to address high energy prices over ... NIST chemists get scoop on crude 'oil' from pig manure
... of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Zhang developed a system using heat and pressure to transform organic compounds such as manure into oil.
As described in the new paper, Bruno and colleagues determined ... New battle over Arctic oil plans
As petrol prices rise in the US, pressure is growing to open up new areas of Alaska for oil exploration.Oil palm plantations are no substitute for tropical rainforests, a new study shows
... substantial," adds Phalan.
This study is released as pressure mounts on UK and EU officials to rethink ... illegal forest clearance by oil palm companies and to put public pressure on them to improve. ... Sound technique to unplug oil
Using pressure pulses to locate pipe blockages could save oil companies millionsFungus Can Remove Sulfur From Crude Oil
... ," or high-sulfur, crude oil convert sulfur to hydrogen sulfide gas at high temperatures and pressures. However, they leave behind some kinds of sulfur-based compounds, which ... Mini-turbines set to harness energy from pressure in UK gas pipelines
... with other fuels, such as synthetic oil made from wood.Electricity may not be the only useful product of the turboexpander technology. Reducing the gas pressure also brings about a sudden drop in ... Bitter orange SRMs: Tools for product analysis/quality
... main chemical in ephedra. The U.S. FDA banned ephedra because it raises blood pressure and is linked to heart attacks and strokes: it is unclear whether bitter orange has similar effects. There is ... Some biofuels might do more harm than good to the environment, study finds
... of that since the '70s," she said.
A difficulty, Groom said, is that while escalating prices add pressure to find less costly fuel sources, acting too hastily could create a host of other problems. ... New facility boosts gas hydrates research
... kind in Australia, the flow loop can simulate gas-liquid flows at high pressures and low temperatures – conditions that oil and gas pipelines are subjected to in deep-sea ... Human stem cells show promise against fatal children's diseases
... the heart of multiple sclerosis, and also plays a role in the symptoms of diabetes, high blood pressure, and other diseases.
In children, diseases of myelin go by a host of names but share the same ... Rising fuel costs could lead to nuclear-powered ships
... fall into the wrong hands, says Igor Kudrik, a researcher at the Norwegian environmental pressure group, the Bellona Foundation, which monitors the ageing Russian Arctic fleet of nuclear submarines ... Great Ape Trust's Wich lead author of Oryx paper on continuing orangutan population declines
... by illegal logging, mining, encroachment by palm oil plantations and fires due to a general lack ... expansion of the palm oil industry coupled with poor land-use planning are further pressuring forests ... Biofuels and biodiversity don't mix, ecologists warn
... biofuels is putting mounting pressure on biodiversity. "The rapid expansion of oil palm agriculture in Southeast ... production. Between 1960 and 2000, global palm oil production increased 10-fold (from 2 ...
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Feature: Oil pressure lifting bio-plastics to favour
As rising oil prices drive up the costs of conventional plastics, scientists are creating new, cheaper polymers that are also stronger and easier to recycle, reports Heather CatchpoleBaker Institute study finds continuing upward pressure on retail gasoline prices
... the price of a barrel of oil hovering around $120, U.S. drivers can expect to pay more at the pump in ... demand goes, so goes the world price of oil." The only way to address high energy prices over ...NIST chemists get scoop on crude 'oil' from pig manure
... of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Zhang developed a system using heat and pressure to transform organic compounds such as manure into oil. As described in the new paper, Bruno and colleagues determined ...New battle over Arctic oil plans
As petrol prices rise in the US, pressure is growing to open up new areas of Alaska for oil exploration.Oil palm plantations are no substitute for tropical rainforests, a new study shows
... substantial," adds Phalan. This study is released as pressure mounts on UK and EU officials to rethink ... illegal forest clearance by oil palm companies and to put public pressure on them to improve. ...Sound technique to unplug oil
Using pressure pulses to locate pipe blockages could save oil companies millionsFungus Can Remove Sulfur From Crude Oil
... ," or high-sulfur, crude oil convert sulfur to hydrogen sulfide gas at high temperatures and pressures. However, they leave behind some kinds of sulfur-based compounds, which ...Mini-turbines set to harness energy from pressure in UK gas pipelines
... with other fuels, such as synthetic oil made from wood.Electricity may not be the only useful product of the turboexpander technology. Reducing the gas pressure also brings about a sudden drop in ...Bitter orange SRMs: Tools for product analysis/quality
... main chemical in ephedra. The U.S. FDA banned ephedra because it raises blood pressure and is linked to heart attacks and strokes: it is unclear whether bitter orange has similar effects. There is ...Some biofuels might do more harm than good to the environment, study finds
... of that since the '70s," she said. A difficulty, Groom said, is that while escalating prices add pressure to find less costly fuel sources, acting too hastily could create a host of other problems. ...New facility boosts gas hydrates research
... kind in Australia, the flow loop can simulate gas-liquid flows at high pressures and low temperatures – conditions that oil and gas pipelines are subjected to in deep-sea ...Human stem cells show promise against fatal children's diseases
... the heart of multiple sclerosis, and also plays a role in the symptoms of diabetes, high blood pressure, and other diseases. In children, diseases of myelin go by a host of names but share the same ...Rising fuel costs could lead to nuclear-powered ships
... fall into the wrong hands, says Igor Kudrik, a researcher at the Norwegian environmental pressure group, the Bellona Foundation, which monitors the ageing Russian Arctic fleet of nuclear submarines ...Great Ape Trust's Wich lead author of Oryx paper on continuing orangutan population declines
... by illegal logging, mining, encroachment by palm oil plantations and fires due to a general lack ... expansion of the palm oil industry coupled with poor land-use planning are further pressuring forests ...Biofuels and biodiversity don't mix, ecologists warn
... biofuels is putting mounting pressure on biodiversity. "The rapid expansion of oil palm agriculture in Southeast ... production. Between 1960 and 2000, global palm oil production increased 10-fold (from 2 ...