Enerkem announces progress on construction of Canada's first cellulosic ethanol plant

... this fall. The next phase consists of installing the gasification and gas conditioning equipment, which is at the core of Enerkem's technology. This phase will ... production of cellulosic biofuels. Enerkem's gasification, sequential gas conditioning and catalysis technology converts sorted municipal solid waste and forest ...

MIT: Thermoelectric materials are 1 key to energy savings

... to the individual rather than cooling the entire car, saving on air conditioning and energy costs. The research is based on the principle of ... of the potential for making quieter submarines (power generation and air conditioning are some of the noisiest functions on existing subs). From that research, ...

Enerkem Announces World-Class Advanced Energy Research Center in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

... ( www.enerkem.com ) is a leading waste-to-biofuels and green chemicals technology company. It has developed a unique gasification, sequential gas conditioning and catalysis technology platform, capable of using a mix of feedstock, such as sorted municipal solid waste, forest biomass and agricultural ...

Enerkem GreenField Alberta Biofuels Awarded Permit to Build World's First Commercial Municipal Waste-to-Biofuels Facility

... ( www.enerkem.com ) is a leading waste-to-biofuels and green chemicals technology company. It has developed a unique gasification, sequential gas conditioning and catalysis technology platform capable of using a mix of feedstock such as sorted municipal solid waste, forest biomass and agricultural residues. ...

Dozens of New Clean Technology and Nanotech Products Unveiled at TechConnect World Expo in Houston, Texas, May 5-6

... plastic and converting it into liquid fuel. SmartCool Systems (booth 915): is showcasing new technology that makes refrigeration and air conditioning systems more efficient. And Continental Airlines' Chairman and CEO Larry Kellner will discussing Continental's use of sustainable ...

MIT: 'Alarming' use of energy in modern manufacturing methods

... costs such as the energy required to make the materials themselves or the energy required to maintain the environment of the plant (such as air conditioning and filtration for clean rooms used in semiconductor processing). "All these things would make [the energy costs] worse," he says. The bottom line ...

Enerkem announces plans to enter the United States with next-generation biofuels project in Mississippi

... ) is leading the development and production of next-generation biofuels and green chemicals with its unique gasification, sequential gas conditioning and catalysis technology capable of using a mix of feedstock such as sorted municipal solid waste, forest biomass and agricultural residues. The ...

Gene Therapy Field Advances With Important Clinical Findings Reported in the New England Journal of Medicine

... removed from the bone marrow. After transfection of the cells with the gene, the cells are re-infused back into the patients after nonmyeloablative conditioning with busulfan. After a single treatment, all 10 children in the study survived and gene therapy was not associated with any adverse events during a ...

Enerkem announces first commercial-scale biofuels and biochemicals plant is entering start-up phase

... The company is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, and has engineering offices in Sherbrooke, Quebec. Enerkem's gasification, sequential gas conditioning and catalysis technology converts sorted municipal solid waste, as well as forest and agricultural residues into second generation transportation ...

Dry Eye Survey: Ophthalmologists Cite Treatment Limitations/Gaps in Treatment of Moderate to Severe Dry Eye

... Dry eye can result from a wide range of conditions, including aging; hormonal changes; environmental conditions such as cigarette smoke, dust, air conditioning or sun exposure; cold or allergy medications; as a side effect of vision correction surgery or cosmetic eyelid surgery; contact lens use; and ...

Histogen Aesthetics is Created to Address Growing Medical Aesthetics Market

... surgery and cosmetic dermatology, and into other medical specialties," said Rheins. "There is a continuing need for adjunct palliative skin conditioning products for use following all sorts of minimally and more invasive cosmetic procedures - laser, dermabrasion - by physicians engaged in aesthetic ...

New Partnership Integrates Vibration Therapy Into Stem Cell Procedures

... Inc., of Toronto, Ontario. The partnership between the two companies grants SpineSmith the exclusive rights to sell WAVE's pre-surgical vibration conditioning technology -- effectively introducing the approach to the orthopedic and neurological marketplace. The WAVE system, which stands for Whole-body ...

Enerkem Expands Executive Management Team

... biofuels. The company is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, and has engineering offices in Sherbrooke, Quebec. Enerkem's gasification, sequential gas conditioning and catalysis technology converts sorted municipal solid waste (MSW), as well as agricultural and forest residues into second generation ethanol and ...

Healthcare Facility Managers Learn to Optimize Surgical Suites at 2008 ASHE Annual Conference

... the quality and comfort of air in homes and buildings around the world. Through its two premium brands -- Trane and American Standard Heating & Air conditioning -- the business offers a broad range of energy-efficient heating, ventilation and air conditioning solutions. Its systems and services comprise ...

Edmonton to be site of world's first industrial scale municipal waste-to-ethanol facility

... biofuels. It is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec and has engineering offices in Sherbrooke, Quebec. Enerkem's gasification, sequential gas conditioning and catalysis technology converts sorted municipal solid waste, agricultural and forest residues into cellulosic ethanol and other biofuels. ...

Tiny refrigerator taking shape to cool future computers

... that runs efficiently and reliably." Findings will be detailed in two papers being presented during the 12th International Refrigeration and Air conditioning Conference and the 19th International Compressor Engineering Conference on July 14-17 at Purdue. The papers were written by doctoral students Stefan ...

Celadrin(R) Research Unveiled at Nutrigenomics 2008 Meeting in Paris, France

... The clinical efficacy of Celadrin(R) has been published in such esteemed journals as the Journal of Rheumatology and the Journal of Strength conditioning and Research. It has been shown that Celadrin(R) reduces joint and muscular discomfort within 30 minutes of topical application and within 14 days of ...

GreenField Ethanol and Enerkem Announce Plans to Make Cellulosic Ethanol a Commercial Reality

... with engineering offices in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Enerkem is a leader in the production of cellulosic biofuels. Enerkem's gasification, sequential gas conditioning and catalysis technology converts sorted municipal solid waste and forest residues into cellulosic ethanol and other biofuels. The company has ...

Otsuka Pharmaceutical and PDL BioPharma Close Sale of IV Busulfex

... INDICATION and IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION INDICATION: IV Busulfex (busulfan) is indicated for use in combination with cyclophosphamide as a conditioning regimen prior to allogeneic hematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation (also referred to as blood or bone marrow transplantation or BMT) for ...

Aton Pharma Introduces Expanded Distribution of Lacrisert(R) (hydroxypropyl cellulose ophthalmic insert) at Hawaiian Eye

... Dry eye can result from a wide range of conditions, including aging; hormonal changes; environmental conditions such as cigarette smoke, dust, air conditioning or sun exposure; cold or allergy medications; as a side effect of vision correction surgery or cosmetic eyelid surgery; contact lens use; and ...

Pro Football Prospects Training at TEST Sports Clubs(TM) Use SURGEX(TM) as Part of Their Pre-Combine Training Regime

... and rehabilitation." Headed by a distinguished staff of former Super Bowl Champions, NFL and Collegiate standout performers and other strength and conditioning and training specialists TEST Sports Clubs are one of the preeminent training facilities in the country. The TEST Football Academy specializes ...

Sensitech to Sponsor Panel Session at IQPC Cool Chain Europe 2008

... distribution offices around the world. Sensitech is a unit of Farmington, Conn.-based Carrier Corp., the world's largest provider of heating, air- conditioning and refrigeration solutions with operations in more than 170 countries. Carrier Corp. is part of United Technologies Corp., a Hartford, Conn.-based ...

Farmers Across the U.S. Realize Double-Digit Yield Advantage From DEKALB(R) Corn Seeds With Triple-Stacked Traits

... Combined, Monsanto is investing more than $380 million in both states to expand existing corn seed operations and build two new DEKALB corn seed conditioning facilities. Monsanto Company is a leading global provider of technology-based solutions and agricultural products that improve farm productivity ...

Modine showcases CO2 cooled Jeep

... Conference in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, May 3-5. This vehicle features an air conditioning system that does not release dangerous hydrofluorocarbon emissions, cools ... is a known greenhouse gas, its use as a refrigerant in automotive air conditioning systems poses no threat to the environment because these systems do not ...

J.J. Keller, Modine Manufacturing, Gustave A. Larson Co., Esker, Firstlogic, Software One

... 1,000 people. Modine Manufacturing Co . introduced its new bus air conditioning system to the North American market and showcased a wide range of thermal ... distributor of residential and commercial heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) equipment, parts and supplies. AT&T will help ...

National Instruments DIAdem -- Complete Your Technical Data Management Framework with Powerful Off-line Analysis, Visualization, and Report Generation

... Application examples include temperature measurements on a dummy for air conditioning testing in vehicles and strain measurements on airplane wings. ... that have been measured on the surface of a dummy to analyze a vehicle air conditioning system. DIAdem-CLIP Key Features ...

Wisconsins Real-Time" Economy

... counters, autos, trucks, vending machines, medical devices, cell phones, police cars, medical clinics and hospital, security systems, heating and air conditioning systems, warehouse systems and assembly lines will soon have chips that can provide real-time information and trigger automatic responses. Federal ...

Tech Digest: Rayovac, Inacom, TomoTherapy, Regal-Beloit, Modine

... finalized their purchase of General Electric s Air Conditioning/Refrigeration Motors and Capacitors Industrial Unit, acquiring the heating and air conditioning manufacturer for $400 million of cash and common stock. This makes the second GE business to be purchased by Regal-Beloit, who obtained GE Commercial ...

Midwest is cost-effective for startup biotech companies

... earnings, annual base payroll costs and fringe benefits) Electric power costs Facility lease costs Equipment amortization costs Heating and air conditioning costs Corporate travel costs The total of the above is summarized as the "total annual geographically variable operating costs," which is the basis ...

3M donates $1.6 million to UW-Madison engineering building

... building will be completely renovated. Electrical and data infrastructure will be brought up to date, a new central heating, ventilation and air conditioning system will be installed and new elevators will make the building more accessible. The historic limestone facade will be preserved, and a new main ...

Are top performers born or made?

... hobbies, learning a second language, and so on, is critical to developing skills and performing at peak. Yet in the business world, the concept of conditioning and honing of skills and abilities is not viewed in the same way. It is much more common to learn and develop through the actual work - which ...

Testing Compressed Air Lines for Microbiological Contamination

... on a product is referred to as Bioburden, as per ANSI/AAMI/ISO 11737. The Bioburden can come from various sources, such as human contact, air conditioning systems, the manufacturing process itself, raw materials, and any other vector that the product is exposed to. However, the least likely ...

Testing Compressed Air Lines for Microbiological Contamination

... load on a product is referred to as Bioburden, as per ANSI/AAMI/ISO 11737. The Bioburden can come from various sources, such as human contact, air conditioning systems, the manufacturing process itself, raw materials, and any other vector that the product is exposed to. However, the least likely considered ...

Use of ZipTip Pipette Tips for Microscale Affinity Mass Spectrometry

... then water Elute sample with acid, e.g., 1% TFA Elute with 50% MeCN We followed the affinity separation protocol above. After conditioning the ZipTip pipette tip (Figure 1), a goat anti-human transferrin was incubated with it by passing 20 μL of anti-serum up and down the tip ten ...

Quality assurance of RNA derived from laser microdissected tissue samples obtained by the PALM MicroBeam System using the RNA 6000 Pico LabChip kit.

... at 13000 g for 10 min. A RNA 6000 Pico chip was filled with gel-dye mix using the chip priming station, followed by addition of conditioning Solution and Marker. 1 l of RNA 6000 ladder (Ambion) and RNA samples were added in the designated wells, the chip was vortexed for 1 ...