#GeneralElectric Co. is in talks to merge its oil-and-gas business with #BakerHughes Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, a transaction that would dramatically reshape the industrial giant, #GE.
Read more at: http://www.wsj.com/articles/general-electric-in-talks-to-buy-baker-hughes-1477607865
#Lithium isn’t the only metal that goes into the cathode – other metals like #Cobalt, #Manganese, #Aluminum, and #Nickel are also used in different formulations. Here’s four cathode chemistries, the metal proportions (excluding lithium), and an example of what they are used for:
| Cathode Type | Chemistry | Metals needed | Example Use |
| NCA | LiNiCoAlO2 | 80% Nickel, 15% Cobalt, 5% Aluminum | Tesla Model S |
| LCO | LiCoO2 | 100% Cobalt | Apple iPhone |
| LMO | LiMn2O4 | 100% Manganese | Nissan Leaf |
| NMC | LiNiMnCoO2 | Nickel 33.3%, Manganese 33.3%, Cobalt 33.3% | Tesla Powerwall |
Read more at: http://www.valuewalk.com/2016/10/tesla-motors-inc-tsla-battery-boom/
The fast-developing local aerospace industry has given rise to growing demand for independently developed high-performance #Graphite － a major carbon material used in aerospace projects － according to a top executive at #Harbin Electric #Carbon Factory.
Read more at: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2016-10/26/content_27178148.htm
The revision of Government Regulation No. 1/2014 was aimed to encourage mining companies to shift the contract of work (CoW) to a special mining license (IUPK).
“Article 169 in the 2014 Mining Law says that in one year, the CoW must be changed to the IUPK,” Teguh said in Jakarta, as quoted by Kontan on Tuesday.
However, he highlighted several issues in the process including the percentage of state revenue and the increasing scarceness of mining areas.
In response, the government will grant a five-year export permit in exchange for the permit conversion, which is applicable for #Nickel ore and #Bauxite miners that currently are building refineries. The two commodities are currently banned from export because of a downstreaming program.
Read more at: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/10/26/govt-to-allow-nickel-ore-bauxite-exports-under-new-rules.html
Many to this day feel the city would have been better off if the mines had stayed in local hands.
Looking ahead another 10 years, Ross says if #Vale and #Glencore don’t invest in deeper mines and increase the amount of ore feeding their mills and smelters, the operations and the workers needed to run them could be much smaller in the future.
Read more at: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/10-years-inco-falconbridge-takeovers-1.3815219
#Codelco’s prospect of remaining as the world’s biggest #Copper miner received a boost on Thursday as #Chile signaled it will increase funding for the state company to overhaul aging mines and head off a slump in output.
Chile is already investing a lot in Codelco and will have to provide “slightly more” as a law that gives 10 percent of its sales to the military drains reserves, Finance Minister Rodrigo Valdes said in an interview in #NewYork. A funding decision is scheduled for next month.
Read more at: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-20/biggest-copper-miner-gets-reprieve-as-chile-signals-more-funding
In an unexpected twist of fate, scientists at the Department of Energy’s (#DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (#ORNL) have developed a process to turn Carbon Dioxide, a greenhouse gas, into ethanol fuel.
Specifically, the team says it used a catalyst made of #Carbon, #Copper and nitrogen and applied voltage to trigger a complex chemical reaction that essentially reverses the combustion process. With the help of the nanotechnology-based catalyst, the solution of carbon dioxide, dissolved in water, becomes ethanol.
Read more at: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/scientists-make-potential-breakthrough-for-renewable-energy-by-accident/
The #Indian rare earth industry, potentially worth Rs 90,000 crore (USD 13,528 million) in annual turnover, lies wasted and underused, according to industry representatives.
#China’s #RareEarth industry has to produce more high-end products by further reducing the number of producers in the next five years, according to the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20) for the industry released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Tuesday.
The hydroelectric cell that uses #Magnesium ferrite of 1 sq. inch size produces 8 mA current and 0.98 volt. According to a paper published in the International Journal of Energy Research, magnesium ferrite of 2-inch diameter produces 82 mA current and 0.9 volt. Now, the hydroelectric cell material design has been improved and a 2-inch diameter material generates 150 mA current and 0.9 V.
Since magnesium has high affinity for hydroxide, it spontaneously splits or dissociates water into hydronium and hydroxide ions. The hydronium ions get trapped inside the nanopores of magnesium ferrite and generate an electric field. The electric field helps in further dissociation of water.
Read more at: http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/npl-scientists-produce-electricity-from-water-without-using-energy/article9231306.ece
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