That is why the process is more properly described as additive manufacturing.
Ethanol, which is used mainly as an additive to petrol, is not a particularly good fuel: it offers only about two-thirds as much energy as petrol and can corrode pipelines and car engines.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is currently considering whether to ban the use of menthol as an additive to cigarettes.
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This is because the FDA considers it a new dietary supplement which needs to be tested for safe use before it can be approved as an additive in energy drinks and other such products.
In Brazil, ethanol is used both as a gasoline additive (20% to 22% blend) or as a pure motor fuel (100% ethanol).
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At present, ethanol is used mainly as a fuel additive, with the 85% ethanol-gasoline blend known as E85 sold only sparsely across the country.
Oil companies started using MTBE in the 1980s to replace lead as an antiknock additive in gasoline.
The main substance believed to have responsible for the deaths is PIB, which is used as a lubricating additive in oils to improve performance.
Last year, Pemex had to abandon its second tender for ethanol to be used as a gasoline additive because the offers made were above the price the oil company was prepared to pay.
Additionally, the revenues from re-transmission fee, streaming licensing as well as syndication will be additive to margins.
An RSPCA spokeswoman said there was no connection between the incident and the birds that washed up on the south coast of England covered in an oil additive, as the types of oil were different.
Avoid taking valerian at the same time as medication that can cause drowsiness, as the effects could be additive, adds Massachusetts General's Dr. Ulbricht.
It aims to produce biobutanol (from sugar cane, in Brazil) for use as a fuel or fuel additive beginning in 2013 or 2014.
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In addition to oil pipelines, MMP also stores biofuels, diesel, ethanol and ammonia, and provides ancillary services such as heating, blending and additive injecting for stored products.
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The soles are built using an additive manufacturing (also known as 3-D printing) system invented and patented at the university.
At the same time, the high price of oil is fuelling demand for ethanol, which is used as both a substitute for and an additive to petrol.
This is fed to cattle or any other type of livestock as a high protein, nutrient dense food additive.
Additive manufacturing, often referred to as 3D printing, is a new way of making products and components from a digital model, and will have implications in a wide range of industries including defense, aerospace, automotive, and metals manufacturing.
Additive manufacturing can also be achieved by a number of other methods, such as selective laser sintering (SLS).
Anti-icing fluid also has an additive that thickens it more than deicing fluid to help it adhere to aircraft surfaces as it speeds down the runway during takeoff.
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