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According to news originating from Wuhan, People's Republic of China, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, "In this paper, chelator was used to accelerate CO2 mineralization curing cement paste. The mechanical properties and microstructure of CO2 curing cement paste with chelator were investigated through compressive strength test, low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) test, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation." According to the news editors, the research concluded: "CO2 curing for 4 h and 48 h, the cement paste with 0.5% chelator could increase the carbon sequestration rate by 11.8% and 17.4% compared with ordinary cement paste, respectively.". [Extracted from the article]

A new study suggests that climate change will worsen ground-level ozone pollution in the United States by 2050, potentially causing many areas to fall out of compliance with air quality standards and increasing risks to public health. Ozone is a reactive gas formed by the interaction of air pollutants, and warmer temperatures associated with climate change are correlated with increased ozone levels in polluted areas. The study predicts that between 5 million and 13 million additional people will be exposed to dangerously high levels of ozone in 2050. The findings highlight the need for effective emissions reduction efforts to mitigate the impact of climate change on air quality. [Extracted from the article]

A recent study conducted by Stanford University suggests that a technology dating back to the Bronze Age could help achieve the United Nations' goal of net zero emissions by 2050. The technology involves using heat-absorbing bricks to store heat generated by solar or wind power for later use in industrial processes. By utilizing these bricks, factories could run on renewable energy even when there is no wind or sunshine. The researchers found that this method could significantly reduce costs and emissions compared to other forms of thermal energy storage. [Extracted from the article]

A recent study conducted by the China University of Petroleum (East China) has found that CO2 energetic fracturing is effective for ultralow-permeability sandstone reservoirs. The study examined the impacts of fractures and CO2 at the pore scale on oil recovery, mobilization sites, residual distribution, and oil mobility limits across different pore types. The results showed that CO2 reduces the lower limit of oil mobility and enhances oil recovery in micropores and fractures. The findings highlight the importance of this technique for effective development strategies in ultralow-permeability sandstone reservoirs. [Extracted from the article]

Researchers at Fuzhou University in China have developed an advanced catalyst, Ru/Ti4O7, that can tolerate CO and H2S poisoning in hydrogen oxidation reactions. This breakthrough could help overcome a major obstacle to the widespread commercialization of proton exchange membrane fuel cells. The Ru/Ti4O7 catalyst demonstrated superior performance compared to commercial PtRu/C and Pt/C catalysts, showing minimal current decay in the presence of CO or H2S. The researchers believe that the electron transfer between Ru and Ti in the catalyst is responsible for its favorable performance and tolerance to poisoning. This research has been peer-reviewed and published in the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. [Extracted from the article]

The US Patent and Trademark Office has published a patent application titled "Smoking Article With Heat Transfer Component." The inventors propose an improvement to smoking articles that aims to provide the sensations of smoking without delivering harmful combustion byproducts. The application references various alternative smoking articles and electrically powered heat generating sources that have been developed in the past. The inventors also mention several commercially available smoking products that resemble traditional cigarettes, cigars, or pipes. The patent application describes a smoking article that addresses technical problems associated with traditional smoking articles by including a heat source, a substrate material with an aerosol precursor composition, and a heat transfer component. The heat transfer component allows for improved heat transfer and airflow through the smoking article. The article also mentions various materials and configurations that can be used in the smoking article. The goal of this invention is to reduce harmful products of carbon combustion and improve the overall smoking experience. [Extracted from the article]

This article examines the environmental impact of dialysis treatment for kidney failure and explores strategies to reduce its carbon footprint. Dialysis is a crucial treatment for many patients, but it contributes to carbon emissions through water usage, energy consumption, waste generation, and procurement practices. The article emphasizes the need for more sustainable dialysis practices and highlights the reciprocal relationship between climate change and healthcare. It also discusses the challenges of estimating carbon emissions in dialysis and the efforts being made to develop more environmentally friendly practices. [Extracted from the article]

A recent report from the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, China, highlights the use of Vitamin B12/carbon nanotube composites for efficient CO2 electroreduction. The researchers found that the composites exhibited high Faradaic efficiency and current density in aqueous electrolyte and ionic liquids. In situ shell-isolated nanoparticle-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SHINERS) revealed that the cobalt center of Vitamin B12 was the main active site for the electroreduction reaction. The study concluded that the formation of COOH was the rate-limiting step in the electroreduction process. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: Carbon Dioxide; Chemicals; Climate Change; Global Warming; University of Bristol EN Carbon Dioxide Chemicals Climate Change Global Warming University of Bristol 3882 3882 1 10/09/23 20231013 NES 231013 2023 OCT 13 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Week -- A new study shows unprecedented heat is likely to lead to the next mass extinction since the dinosaurs died out, eliminating nearly all mammals in some 250 million years time. The research, published in Nature Geoscience and led by the University of Bristol, presents the first-ever supercomputer climate models of the distant future and demonstrates how climate extremes will dramatically intensify when the world's continents eventually merge to form one hot, dry and largely uninhabitable supercontinent. [Extracted from the article]

Currently available sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate injection that is labeled solely for use as a treatment of cyanide poisoning and sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate-containing lotion that is labeled solely for use as a treatment of tinea versicolor are "grandfathered medications". Consequently, there is a clear and unmet need for purified sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate raw material that is manufactured in accordance with "pharmaceutical grade" Good Manufacturing Practices and that meets the new set of quality specifications in order to translate recent sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate-related research discoveries into FDA-approved clinical therapies. Because of the relatively small quantity of sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate that is currently used to formulate pharmaceutical products, no raw material supplier presently manufactures sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate in accordance with "pharmaceutical grade" Good Manufacturing Practices. "Another hurdle in developing pharmaceutical grade sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate is the lack of an effective analytical method to determine total non-purgeable organic carbon in a sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate-containing sample, which is one of the new FDA-imposed quality standards. [Extracted from the article]

"Another hurdle in developing pharmaceutical grade sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate is the lack of an effective analytical method to determine total non-purgeable organic carbon in a sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate-containing sample, which is one of the new FDA-imposed quality standards. Consequently, there is a clear and unmet need for purified sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate raw material that is manufactured in accordance with "pharmaceutical grade" Good Manufacturing Practices and that meets the new set of quality specifications in order to translate recent sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate-related research discoveries into FDA-approved clinical therapies. Currently available sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate injection that is labeled solely for use as a treatment of cyanide poisoning and sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate-containing lotion that is labeled solely for use as a treatment of tinea versicolor are "grandfathered medications". [Extracted from the article]

Carbon Dioxide, Chemicals, Climate Change, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gases, Nitrogen Dioxide, Northwestern University, Sustainability Research Keywords for this news article include: Chemicals, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gases, Nitrogen Dioxide, Northwestern University, Sustainability Research. Keywords: Carbon Dioxide; Chemicals; Climate Change; Global Warming; Greenhouse Gases; Nitrogen Dioxide; Northwestern University; Sustainability Research EN Carbon Dioxide Chemicals Climate Change Global Warming Greenhouse Gases Nitrogen Dioxide Northwestern University Sustainability Research 1625 1625 1 09/25/23 20230929 NES 230929 2023 SEP 29 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Week -- If the Chicago region replaced 30% of all on-road combustion-engine vehicles - including motorcycles, passenger cars and trucks, buses, refuse trucks and short- and long-haul trucks - with electric versions, it would annually save more than 1,000 lives and over $10 billion, according to a new Northwestern University study. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: Lahore; Pakistan; Asia; Global Warming and Climate Change; Carbon Dioxide; Climate Change; Co2 Emission; Co2 Emissions; Finance and Investment; Global Warming; Greenhouse Gases; Investment and Finance EN Lahore Pakistan Asia Global Warming and Climate Change Carbon Dioxide Climate Change Co2 Emission Co2 Emissions Finance and Investment Global Warming Greenhouse Gases Investment and Finance 3534 3534 1 07/03/23 20230707 NES 230707 2023 JUL 7 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Week -- A new study on Global Warming and Climate Change is now available. Lahore, Pakistan, Asia, Global Warming and Climate Change, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Co2 Emission, Finance and Investment, Co2 Emissions, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gases, Investment and Finance Keywords for this news article include: Lahore, Pakistan, Asia, Global Warming and Climate Change, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Co2 Emission, Co2 Emissions, Finance and Investment, Global Warming, Greenhouse Gases, Investment and Finance, Riphah International University. [Extracted from the article]

Since the former owners of these abandoned wells cannot be traced or cannot clean up these wells, the responsibility for plugging the wells typically falls to governments who may need further information on how best to manage the orphaned wells. Keywords: Carbon Dioxide; Chemicals; Energy; Environment; McGill University; Oil & Gas; Oil And Gas; Oil Well; Risk and Prevention EN Carbon Dioxide Chemicals Energy Environment McGill University Oil & Gas Oil And Gas Oil Well Risk and Prevention 1774 1774 1 07/03/23 20230707 NES 230707 2023 JUL 7 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Week -- McGill University researchers are leading an international team whose goal is to create a framework to help governments in the U.S. and around the world assess and prioritize remediation strategies for orphaned oil and gas wells. The researchers also found that over one third of these wells are at about 1km (or 1/2 mile) from a domestic groundwater well, though they note that there is generally insufficient data about the potential health risks associated with orphaned wells. [Extracted from the article]

"We showed that for direct air capture from air with 400 parts per million of CO2, we achieve capacity, meaning capacity is no longer a function of how much carbon dioxide is in the air. "If you're capturing carbon dioxide from a chimney at a plant, the amount of CO2 in the air can be upwards of 100,000 parts per million", he says. Keywords: Anions; Bicarbonates; Carbon Dioxide; Carbonic Acid; Chemicals; Climate Change; Electrolytes; Engineering; Environment; Environmental Engineering; Global Warming; Greenhouse Gases; Inorganic Carbon Compounds; Inorganic Chemicals; Ions; Lehigh University; Oxides; Sodium Bicarbonate; Sodium Compounds EN Anions Bicarbonates Carbon Dioxide Carbonic Acid Chemicals Climate Change Electrolytes Engineering Environment Environmental Engineering Global Warming Greenhouse Gases Inorganic Carbon Compounds Inorganic Chemicals Ions Lehigh University Oxides Sodium Bicarbonate Sodium Compounds 4010 4010 1 04/17/23 20230421 NES 230421 2023 APR 21 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Week -- Lehigh Engineering researcher Arup SenGupta has developed a novel way to capture carbon dioxide from the air and store it in the "infinite sink" of the ocean. [Extracted from the article]

Hanover, State:New Hampshire, United States, North and Central America, Chemicals and Chemistry, Chemistry, Crystal Growth, Health and Medicine Keywords: Hanover; State:New Hampshire; United States; North and Central America; Chemicals and Chemistry; Chemistry; Crystal Growth; Health and Medicine EN Hanover State:New Hampshire United States North and Central America Chemicals and Chemistry Chemistry Crystal Growth Health and Medicine 2564 2564 1 03/27/23 20230331 NES 230331 2023 MAR 31 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Week -- Fresh data on Chemicals and Chemistry are presented in a new report. Keywords for this news article include: Hanover, New Hampshire, United States, North and Central America, Chemicals and Chemistry, Chemistry, Crystal Growth, Health and Medicine, Dartmouth College. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: Carbon Dioxide; Chalcogens; Chemicals; Gladstone Institutes; Health and Medicine; Metabolic Diseases and Conditions; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Conditions; Risk and Prevention EN Carbon Dioxide Chalcogens Chemicals Gladstone Institutes Health and Medicine Metabolic Diseases and Conditions Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Conditions Risk and Prevention 2460 2460 1 03/23/23 20230324 NES 230324 2023 MAR 24 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Week -- SAN FRANCISCO, CA--Compared to those of us who live at sea level, the 2 million people worldwide who live above 4,500 meters (or 14,764 feet) of elevation-about the height of Mount Rainier, Mount Whitney, and many Colorado and Alaska peaks-have lower rates of metabolic diseases such as diabetes, coronary artery disease, hypercholesterolemia, and obesity. But the scientists found that in brown fat and skeletal muscle-two organs already known for their high levels of glucose metabolism-levels of glucose consumption instead went down. In most organs, hypoxia led to an increase in glucose metabolism-an expected response to the shortage of oxygen. [Extracted from the article]