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- noun organic chemistry The
unsaturated hydrocarbon methylpropene , (CH3)2C=CH2; used in the manufacture ofpolybutene andbutyl rubber .
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“Not everyone has room for an extra freezer or wine reserve in their home, and this convertible drawer adds great flexibility to meet individual needs,” The new refrigerator will also be the first in the U.S. to use isobutene refrigerant (R600A), which GE says has a lower global warming impact than other common refrigerants.
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“Not everyone has room for an extra freezer or wine reserve in their home, and this convertible drawer adds great flexibility to meet individual needs,” The new refrigerator will also be the first in the U.S. to use isobutene refrigerant R600A, which GE says has a lower global warming impact than other common refrigerants.
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In this case, it is trying to find a way to get the enzyme to produce isobutene more quickly than in nature.
R&D Mag - News 2010
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"But isobutene has some special properties that could have a big impact."
R&D Mag - News 2010
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In this case, it is trying to find a way to get the enzyme to produce isobutene more quickly than in nature.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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"Isobutene is a gas, so we can imagine that it will be easy to remove the isobutene from the vessel in which it was made, and that should be a very cheap and efficient way to purify the biofuel," said Bobik.
R&D Mag - News 2010
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Bobik's enzyme makes it possible to convert the glucose found naturally in plants to make isobutene.
R&D Mag - News 2010
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"The activity of the enzyme (in making the isobutene) is low," Bobik said.
R&D Mag - News 2010
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By using his naturally occurring, biological process to produce isobutene, Bobik believes there will be environmental and cost benefits to the biofuels industry.
R&D Mag - News 2010
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Thomas Bobik, professor of biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology, invented a process for manufacturing isobutene (isobutylene) by identifying a new, natural enzyme that produces the fuel organically.
R&D Mag - News 2010
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