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Engineers to Design Affordable CO2 Thickener to Augment Oil Extraction
October 16, 2012 — Crude oil extraction could be improved significantly and accessible domestic oil reserves could be expanded with an economical CO2 thickener being developed by ... > full story -
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Exposure to Fuel from Prestige Tanker Oil Spill Causes Short-Term Damage to Rat DNA, Spanish Study Finds
October 15, 2012 — An experiment carried out on rodents exposed to fuel similar to that of the Prestige tanker oil spill -- which took place nearly a decade ago and caused one of Spain's largest ecological disasters -- ... > full story -
A Complete Solution for Oil-Spill Cleanup
October 3, 2012 — Scientists are describing what may be a "complete solution" to cleaning up oil spills -- a super-absorbent material that sops up 40 times its own weight in oil and then can be shipped to an oil ... > full story -
Time Bomb: Military Ordnance in Gulf of Mexico Poses Threat to Shipping, Says Expert
September 29, 2012 — Millions of pounds of unexploded bombs and other military ordnance that were dumped decades ago in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as off the coasts of both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, could now ... > full story -
New Uses for Old Tools Could Boost Biodiesel Output
September 20, 2012 — Tried-and-true techniques could help optimize oilseed yield for biodiesel production, according to recent ... > full story -
At Least 200,000 Tons of Oil and Gas from Deepwater Horizon Spill Consumed by Gulf Bacteria
September 11, 2012 — Researchers have found that, over a period of five months following the disastrous 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill, naturally-occurring bacteria that exist in the Gulf of Mexico ... > full story -
Biorefinery Makes Use of Every Bit of a Soybean
August 22, 2012 — Scientists have unveiled new technology intended to move soybeans, second only to corn as the top food crop in the U.S., along the same use-to-all path of corn and crude oil as a raw material for a ... > full story -
Cleaner Fuel for Cruise Ships and Other Big Vessels from Ingredients in Detergents, Medicines
August 20, 2012 — Scientists have developed a new fuel mixture to ease the major air pollution and cost problems facing cruise ships, oil tankers and container ships. These vessels tend to burn the cheapest and most ... > full story -
New Oil Spill Dispersant Made from Ingredients in Peanut Butter, Chocolate, Ice Cream
August 20, 2012 — With concerns about the possible health and environmental effects of oil dispersants in the Deepwater Horizon disaster still fresh in mind, scientists have developed a new dispersant made from edible ... > full story -
Research Could Lead to Improved Oil Recovery, Better Environmental Cleanup
August 2, 2012 — Researchers have taken a new look at an old, but seldom-used technique developed by the petroleum industry to recover oil, and learned more about why it works, how it could be improved, and how it ... > full story
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