2000 Features Archive

Argonne Technology Wins R&D 100 Award

Argonne researchers have won an R&D 100 Award for developing a catalyst that may help bring environmentally friendly electric cars to the marketplace. These awards are given annually by R&D Magazine to the 100 most significant technical products of the year. (More...)

Argonne's Automotive Recycling Processes Win Awards

The automobile shredder industry recovers over 10 million tons of ferrous (iron-containing) scrap annually from obsolete automobiles and sells the metals at a significant profit. After metals recovery, though, the auto recyclers are left with about 5 million tons of nonmetallic auto shredder residue (ASR) to dispose of annually. Argonne's processes to recover valuable plastics from this scrap have won two prestigious awards. (More...)

Argonne and Süd-Chemie Sign Agreement to Accelerate Fuel Cell Development

Argonne and Süd-Chemie Inc. (formerly United Catalysts Inc.) have signed a licensing agreement under which Süd-Chemie will manufacture and distribute a partial oxidation catalyst developed and patented by Argonne. The catalyst forms the heart of a component that will allow fuel-cell-powered cars to run on conventional fuel. (More...)

Argonne Economist Predicts Gas Price Bump and Following Recession: Part 1

While swiftly rising prices at the gasoline pump caught motorists off guard in summer 2000, Argonne transportation economist Dan Santini was waiting for it. Chicago area consumers, who saw gas prices spike at over the $2-a-gallon mark in late 2000, know who was accurate, and The Economist later admitted its error. Santini, an economist in Argonne's Center for Transportation Research, is now waiting to see if the proverbial other shoe — a recession — drops, especially after another price spike in the spring of 2001. (More...)

New Agreement Will Reduce Auto Shredder Waste in Europe

Argonne National Laboratory and Salyp Recycling Center of Belgium have signed a license agreement for a new process for recovering previously unrecoverable material from scrapped vehicles. (More...)

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