All Fuels articles
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Soundbite
Is it time to increase the ethanol content in our petrol?
Short-term gains, but no environmental solution
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News
Recycling plastic bottles into jet fuel
A new process converts plastic waste into hydrocarbon fuels
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News
Sun shines for iron catalyst to convert carbon dioxide to methane
Step on the road to sustainable fuel production as iron–porphyrin catalyst comes through under mild conditions
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Resource
Kareena’s chemistry – episode 10: green chemistry: cars
FunKids radio, in collaboration with the RSC, has produced a set of short chemistry snippets introducing children to chemistry- the what, why and how.
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Soundbite
Falcon 9 explosion: going up but not taking off
Ida Emilie Steinmark explores the aftermath of the launch vehicle explosion
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News
Solar-powered desalination produces energy
Nanocomposite helps to produce drinking water and fuel
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Resource
On This Day – Jul 07 : Rocket apparatus fueled with solid 'explosive material'
The first of these rockets was successfully launched on 16th March 1926 by the American scientist and his colleagues in Auburn, Massachusetts. It was fuelled by liquid oxygen (O2) and gasoline, and reached a height of 12.5 metres.
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News
New photocatalyst shows promise
Nickel-based material can convert carbon monoxide into high-value hydrocarbons
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Feature
Exploring UK fracking emissions concerns
Elinor Hughes drills down into how scientists are checking potential greenhouse gas and radioactive emissions from the hydraulic fracturing of shale
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Resource
A hydrogen powered rocket
Experiment with plastic bottles with a mixture of hydrogen gas and air to make ‘rockets’.
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Soundbite
Hydrogen falls apart under pressure
Nina Notman learns that the simplest element in the universe is actually quite complex when put under pressure
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Resource
Making biodiesel
The Learning about materials resources collection presents educational resources about materials in the form of teacher’s notes and photocopiable worksheets. This resource contains instructions for practical work on making a biodiesel, as well as worksheets covering alkenes, infrared spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, calculations on biodiesel yields, ester/biodiesel production and thermochemistry.
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Making biodiesel
The Learning about materials resources collection presents educational resources about materials in the form of teacher’s notes and photocopiable worksheets. This resource contains instructions for practical work on a) making a biodiesel and b) comparing it to fossil diesel, as well as a comprehension exercise, and a team exercise.
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