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• Sugarcane
  ...gdom. It is a C-4 plant, able to convert up to 2 percent of incident solar energy into biomass.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} In prime growing region ...led [[bagasse]], are burned for fuel. Bagasse makes a sugar mill more than energy self-sufficient; surplus bagasse goes in animal feed, in paper manufacture,
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• Mking Charcoal: Indirect by burning inside a barrel
  ...s of good lump and only one large (4"X6") chunk showed signs of incomplete conversion with some brown in the center. ...arcoal from hardwoods in 55 gallon drums. This approach appears to be very energy efficient as the gasses released by destructive distillation are utilized.
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• Alternator
  ...)|electromechanical device]] that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy in the form of [[alternating current]]. Most alternators use a rotating [[m ...er loss, and the voltage drop in the diode bridges; at part load, [[Energy conversion efficiency|efficiency]] is between 50-62% depending on the size of alternat
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• Glucose
  ...bohydrate]] in [[biology]]. [[Cell (biology)|Cells]] use it as a source of energy and a metabolic intermediate. Glucose is one of the main products of [[phot ===As an energy source===
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• Magnesium sulfate
  ...s are less affected by the [[Salt (chemistry)|salt]], so that the acoustic energy travels much farther in the ocean. [[Boric acid]] also contributes to absor
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• Plastic recycling
  Another process involves the conversion of assorted polymers into [[petroleum]] by a much less precise [[thermal de ...is recyclable, not just matching forms. However, criticism rises from the energy costs of rotating the drums, and heating the post-melt pipes.
  18 KB (2,694 words) - 21:59, 6 July 2010
• Encyclopædia Britannica
  ...#91;this work] lacks authority. This, too—this reliance on editorial energy instead of on ripe special learning—may, alas, be also counted an "Americ ...for all three encyclopaedias, the four average grades fell between [[grade conversion|B− and B+]], chiefly because none of the encyclopaedias had an article on
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• Propædia
  ...span="3" | '''1.'''&nbsp;[[Matter]]&nbsp;and<BR >&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[[Energy]] || '''1.1''' [[Atoms]] || '''1.1.1'''&nbsp;Structure&nbsp;and&nbsp;Prope | '''1.2''' [[Energy]], [[Radiation]],<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp
  41 KB (5,585 words) - 13:32, 19 September 2010
• Radar-absorbent material
  ...ating magnetic field in this paint, which leads to conversion of the radar energy into heat. The heat is then transferred to the aircraft and dissipated. Th ...ounces a wave makes within the structure. With each bounce, the wave loses energy to the foam material and thus exits with lower signal strength.<ref>E Knott
  7 KB (1,065 words) - 10:08, 20 September 2010
• Polybutylene
  ...e, polybutylene, and polyamide 6/6 in hot chlorinated water |journal=Solar Energy |volume=79 |pages=624–37 |year=2005 |doi=10.1016/j.solener.2005.07.003 |u Several PB-1 grades are commercially available for various applications and conversion technologies (blown film, cast film, extrusion coating). There are two main
  12 KB (1,699 words) - 10:09, 20 September 2010
• Shape memory polymer
  ...on of the MWNTs, with the surface modified versions exhibiting good energy conversion efficiency and improved mechanical properties.
  21 KB (2,974 words) - 10:09, 20 September 2010
• Biopolymer
  ...evel of microbial utilization of carbon from both cellulose esters and its conversion to CO2 confirms the biodegradability of these polymers and the potential th ...ts, with the same action as chemical catalysts. By lowering the activation energy they can induce an increase in reaction rates in an environment otherwise u
  68 KB (9,959 words) - 10:10, 20 September 2010
• Factors of polymer weathering
  ...to outdoor conditions is caused mainly by the ultraviolet portion of solar energy, with the shortest wavelengths often having the greatest effect. Therefore, ...nd the Ti4+ ions. Hydroxyl and perhydroxyl radicals are formed through the conversion of oxygen and a water molecule whereby the TiO2 surface again resumes the i
  12 KB (1,716 words) - 10:10, 20 September 2010
• Polyethylene terephthalate
  ...with only trace amounts of catalyst elements (but no sulfur). PET has the energy content of soft coal. ...At room temperature the molecules are frozen in place, but if enough heat energy is put back into them, they begin to move again, allowing crystals to [[nuc
  43 KB (6,272 words) - 10:11, 20 September 2010
• Polymer
  ...for polymeric and small molecule mixtures. This tends to increase the free energy of mixing for polymer solutions and thus make solvation less favorable. Thu ...shion the evolution of average molar mass and intrinsic viscosity, monomer conversion kinetics and, in the case of copolymers, also the average composition drift
  45 KB (6,501 words) - 10:11, 20 September 2010
• Automatic Continuous Online Monitoring of Polymerization Reactions
  ...shion the evolution of average molar mass and intrinsic viscosity, monomer conversion kinetics and, in the case of copolymers, also the average composition drift ACOMP is envisioned as an energy saving and efficiency optimizing technology for the polymer manufacturing i
  14 KB (1,877 words) - 10:12, 20 September 2010
• Nanofluidic Circuitry
  ...ical chemistry and biochemistry, liquid transport and metering, and energy conversion. ...urrent and a streaming potential. This phenomena can be used in electrical energy harvesting.
  23 KB (3,367 words) - 10:12, 20 September 2010
• Depleted uranium
  ...can accept all of the depleted uranium oxide that would be generated from conversion of DOE's depleted UF6 inventory?<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> ||[[United States Department of Energy|DOE]]
  80 KB (11,721 words) - 10:13, 20 September 2010
• Refractory metals
  ...date = 7–11 May 2001 | place = Interlaken, Switzerland | title = KINETIC ENERGY PROJECTILES: DEVELOPMENT HISTORY, STATE OF THE ART, TRENDS | first1 = W. | ...oi =10.1016/0025-5416(88)90529-0 | title =Structure and properties of high energy, high rate consolidated molybdenum alloy TZM | year =1988 | last1 =Ervin |
  25 KB (3,519 words) - 10:13, 20 September 2010
• R-value (insulation)
  ...lation]]'s effectiveness<ref>[[US Department of Energy]], [http://www.eere.energy.gov/consumer/your_home/insulation_airsealing/index.cfm/mytopic=11340 The R- The conversion between SI and US units of R-value is 1 h·ft²·°F/Btu = 0.176110 K·m²/
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