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Methanol
Methanol: - An alcohol that can be used as an alternative fuel or as a gasoline additive. It is less volatile than gasoline; when blended with gasoline it lowers the carbon monoxide emissions but increases hydrocarbon emissions. Used as pure fuel, its emissions are less ozone-forming than those from gasoline. Poisonous to humans and animals if ingested. [Environmental Protection Agency] News archive for Methanol:: |
The Epoch Times,...“The methanol in aspartame is metabolised into formaldehyde in the body—a powerful cancer-causing agent,� retired Food Scientist, Dr Woodrow Monte warned.
Air Products Signs Long-Term Contract To Supply Coal Chemical - 04 Aug 2008
Chemical Online.com (press release),Weihe Clean Energy Company Limited is a subsidiary established by Shaan'xi Weihe Coal Chemical Group Ltd. It currently produces methanol and dimethyl ether
The future's bright for pesticides - 04 Aug 2008
separationsNOW.com (subscription),The pesticides were separated by HPLC using a commercial C18 column and a mobile phase of 75% aqueous methanol. The column effluent was passed through a
Najafi, Energy Capital buy interest in Solverdi biofuel company - 04 Aug 2008
Bizjournals.com,Solverdi converts renewable virgin and waste materials into renewable fuel without the use of chemicals such as methanol and caustics making it the process
SES President On The Coal-To-Liquids Process - Jul 29, 2008
West Virginia MetroNews,The syngas is taken through an additional step to make industrial methanol. That methanol could be sold to use in paint, plastics and other industrial
West Virginia's First Methanol Plant To Rise In Benwood - Jul 29, 2008
AHNThe synthetic gas will be used to produce about 720000 metric tons of methanol annually. The plant is expected to be capable of converting the methanol into
Energy, politics, news media and the newspaper - Aug 2, 2008
Madison Messenger,The alcohol standard can be methanol or ethanol, which can be easily made from our resources. Methanol can be made from any biomass, natural gas or coal.
Rising input costs and recession in the economy to dent US ... - Jul 30, 2008
plastemart.com,The US packaging industry is likely to face a rough road ahead towards the end of 2008. The major factors leading to this situation are the record hgh raw
PT Kaltim~s methanol plant restarted - Jul 31, 2008
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),While conversing with a local source in Indonesia a short while ago, a polymerupdate team member was informed that a methanol plant operated by PT Kaltim
EPA says University of Kansas is a repeat offender - Aug 3, 2008
Fort Mills Times,Methanol can be toxic to humans if ingested, according to the EPA. University spokeswoman Lynn Bretz said university officials took the report seriously and
Methanol prices in China edge higher - Jul 30, 2008
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),The methanol markets of Southwest China saw sentiments improve recently prompting spot prices to edge higher. Affected by reduced run rates at methanol
A Strong 6 Months for China XLX in 1H2008 in Both Revenue and ... - Jul 30, 2008
FOXBusinessThe increase in net profit was mainly due to the higher revenue led by higher average selling prices of urea, methanol and compound fertiliser as well as
Methanol prices in US show signs of weakness... - Jul 30, 2008
Chemical Explorer (subscription),Chemical Explorer team is being given to understand that prices of methanol in US is showing some signs of weakness in spot market.
PolyFuel to demo methanol fuel cell laptop - Jul 17, 2008
CNET News,PolyFuel, a company that develops fuel cell membranes, said on Wednesday that it has developed a prototype laptop--a Lenovo T40 ThinkPad--that uses methanol
One Person Dead in Methanol Tanker Crash - Jul 19, 2008
WBAY,The car and a tanker hauling methanol collided on Highway 141 around 12:30 Friday afternoon in the Town of Amberg. At 10 o'clock that stretch of Highway 141
Methanex Second-Quarter Profit Rises on Higher Prices (Update2) - Jul 23, 2008
BloombergMethanol, processed from natural gas, is used to make products including synthetic fabrics, paint thinner and plasma- display screens.
Methanex posts its regional contract methanol prices for North ... - Jul 28, 2008
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),On Monday, July 28th, Methanex posted its regional contract methanol prices for North America for the month of August. Valid from August 1st until August
Other hidden sources of sugar! - Aug 2, 2008
Vanguard,It contains three components: aspartic acid, phenylalanine and methanol; Methanol is also known as “wood alcohol�, and it is 10 percent of what is released
China's Geely targets sales of 5000 methanol/LNG cars this year ... - Jul 13, 2008
�富財經,BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd is targeting the sale of 5000 methanol and liquefied natural gas powered cars this year, the South China
Methanol prices steady in US... - Jul 27, 2008
Chemical Explorer (subscription),A brief production glitch at Atlantic Methanol's 900000 mt/year production facility at Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea pushed prices sharply higher last
Singapore-listed Jiutian Chemical to invest in new methanol facility - Jul 6, 2008
�富財經,BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - Singapore-listed Jiutian Chemical said it will use the proceeds of a 275.9 mln share placement to build a new methanol facility.
A Methanol Powered Wibrain? - Jul 10, 2008
Mobility Site,DMFCs are fuel cells which produce power by harnessing a chemical reaction between methanol, water and air. Replenishable by just adding more methanol,
Zhongyuan Dahua Adopts Shell's New Gasification Method Using CO2 ... - Jul 30, 2008
MarketWatch...(The Hague, The Netherlands) coal-gasification unit at the company's 500000-ton-per-year coal-to-methanol conversion facility has begun to receive carbon
CNOOC plans to launch 3.6 million ton per annum methanol project ... - Jul 24, 2008
Chemical Explorer (subscription),Limited (HK 3983) and Inner Mongolia Baotou Tuyou Banner Government have signed a contract on launching a 3.6 million t/a coal-based methanol project.
Methanex Announces Second Quarter Results-Methanol Prices Remain ... - Jul 22, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),Bruce Aitken, President and CEO of Methanex commented, "The strong methanol price environment resulted in another good quarter of earnings.
New Oriental Energy & Chemical Says It Expects FY'09 Revenues Will ... - Jul 22, 2008
CNNMoney.comAccording to Mr. Chen Si Qiang, the Company's CEO and Chairman, "Right now, we can internally produce approximately 25% of the methanol needed as feedstock
Raise a glass to the Methanol powered PC - Jul 22, 2008
Hippy Shopper,But all that could change now that the technology exists to run a PC on methanol; a substance very close to good old booze. The prototype of this greener
Full Text - Jul 31, 2008
Science Magazine (subscription)Further, Pt is very sensitive to deactivation in the presence of CO, either in the air supply or as a by-product from the use of methanol in the direct
Air Products Signs Long-Term Contract to Supply Coal Chemical ... - Jul 31, 2008
RedOrbit,Weihe Clean Energy Company Limited is a subsidiary established by Shaan'xi Weihe Coal Chemical Group Ltd. It currently produces methanol and dimethyl ether
Methanol fuel-cell laptop on its way? - Jul 23, 2008
The Industry Standard,The laptop from PolyFuel is a prototype Lenovo T40 that uses a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) for power. The refillable cartridge could provide up to 10
Methanex announces second quarter results-Methanol prices remain ... - Jul 22, 2008
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),Bruce Aitken, President and CEO of Methanex commented, "The strong methanol price environment resulted in another good quarter of earnings.
Methanex Corporation (NASDAQ:MEOH) - Rising methanol prices drive ... - Jul 23, 2008
Research Oracle,Methanex Corporation (Methanex) announced its 2Q 08 results on 22 July 2008. While revenues were significantly above our expectations, earnings were
VIASPACE CEO Comments on Current Orders in the Potential Billion ... - Jul 29, 2008
Earthtimes (press release),Beyond batteries: fuel cells are the future Methanol is tipped to replace Lithium as laptops' power source By Brian Nadel Framingham | Monday, 28 July,
2008-07-16 17:55:17 - Global Methanol Market - Focus on China - a ... - Jul 16, 2008
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),Methanol, a key chemical intermediary, finds extensive use in the production of formaldehyde, acetic acid and other chemicals, with formaldehyde accounting
Residents Evacuated After Methanol Tanker Fire - Jul 18, 2008
FOX 11 Online,A portion of Highway 141 is closed, and residents within one-half mile of 141 and Town Corner Lake Road were evacuated, because of a methanol tanker truck
PolyFuel to Demo Eco-Friendly Methanol Fuel Cell Notebook - Jul 17, 2008
O'Grady's Power Page,The unit uses a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) that converts methanol to electricity to run the laptop. A single cartridge can provide up to 10 hours of
Consol enters joint venture on gasification plant - Jul 28, 2008
CNNMoney.comCoal from Consol's nearby Shoemaker complex will be converted into syngas, which will be used to produce about 720000 metric tons per year of methanol,
Methanol prices fall in China... - Jul 16, 2008
Chemical Explorer (subscription),Chemical Explorer - Methanol Price Decreased in Hebei Zhengding Jinyuan - Factory price of methanol was close Yuan 100/mt lower to Yuan 3500/mt in Hebei
How OPEC is taxing us into a depression - Jul 31, 2008
Rocky Mountain News,...a law requiring that all new cars sold in the United States be flex fuel vehicles that can run on any combination of gasoline, ethanol or methanol.
(Unh) Flex it Real Good - Aug 1, 2008
The Plank on TNR.com,Now, alcohol fuel is ethanol, methanol, butanol, and many other various alcohols out there. All of these alcohols can be met at various rations based on
PolyFuel announce methanol fuel cell for laptops - Jul 17, 2008
Platinum today,PolyFuel has announced that it has developed the first functional version of its prototype methanol fuel cell for laptop computers.
FM declared by DFPCL on methanol supplies - Jul 17, 2008
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd (DFPCL) on supplies of methanol from its plant based in Taloja near Mumbai in the Western Indian state of Maharashtra.
GNFC to restart methanol-2 plant next week - Jul 16, 2008
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),A domestic industry source informed a polymerupdate team member that the methanol-2 plant operated by the Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilisers Company Ltd
Alternative Fuels to Save the World? Will hydrogen and methanol ... - Jul 15, 2008
Fuel Cell Markets Ltd,The event, organised by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ (IMechE) Reading Area Committee and named ‘Methanol or Hydrogen – which might save the
Research and Markets: Comprehensive Company Report of China's ... - Jul 10, 2008
FOXBusinessMethanol project is another profit maker for Yanzhou Coal Mining. The 100000 tons of methanol project of Shanxi Energy& Chemicals Company has been operated
BROKER CALL - China XLX Fertiliser H1 net profit exceeds ... - Jul 30, 2008
�富財經,China XLX managed to pass significantly higher coal costs onto its customers over the period by raising the prices of urea, methanol and compound
New Report Delivers a Methanol World Market Outlook and Forecast - Jul 30, 2008
MarketWatchThe report analyzes worldwide markets for Methanol, including Europe, Asia, Middle East, Africa, North America, Latin America and Oceania.
Methanex Corporation-Notice of Cash Dividend - Jul 17, 2008
MarketWatchMethanex is a Vancouver-based, publicly traded company and is the world's largest supplier of methanol to major international markets.
Methanol prices finish lower in China last week - Jul 13, 2008
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),Methanol prices finished lower in China last week. Prices fell as buyers were seen retreating on reports of an ample build up in inventories across some
Fuel Cells for Portable Electronics, and Beyond - Jul 29, 2008
RenewableEnergyWorld.com,Methanol provides higher density energy storage than batteries, and the devices could be powered with relatively simple fuel cartridges that could be
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