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oxygenate [′äk·sə·jə‚nāt] (chemistry) To treat, infuse, or combine with oxygen. (materials) An oxygen-containing compound, such as an alcohol or an ether, used as an additive to gasoline to improve octane rating or antiknock characteristics. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Tokyo, Japan, July 21, 2006 - (JCN) - A group of scientists at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) together with NGK Insulators has developed a platino-alumina agent that can oxygenate and purify harmful and volatile organic compounds contained in exhaust emissions. However, ethanol prices in the future will depend on overall energy prices, on whether federal and some state incentives continue, and on the value of ethanol as an oxygenate. Arnold Schwarzenegger has sent two letters, one in January and another in April, to Environmental Protection Agency head Mike Leavitt asking for a waiver from the oxygenate mandate. |
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