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Analysis of Permeance vs. Support Porosity for Thin Film Composite Membranes

Karampelas I.H., Zhu L., Jia W., Yavari M., Lin H., Furlani E.P., University at Buffalo (SUNY), US

Membranes are an important technology for industrial gas separation and seawater desalination and emerging applications such as CO2 capture. The key to the steady growth of membrane applications is high performance thin film composite (TFC) [...]

In-situ generation of radicals in photocatalytic reactor with TiO2 nanotube plate

Pak D., Ku H., Lee Y., Seoul National University of Science and Technolog, KR

In-situ generation of radicals in photocatalytic reactor with TiO2 nanotube plate Daewon Pak, Haemin Ku, Yongho Lee Graduate School of Energy and Environment, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, 232 Gongneungro, Nowon-gu, Seoul, Korea, [...]

Heat powered water pump for reverse osmosis desalination

Glushenkov M., Bhosale R., Kumar A., AlMomani F., Kronberg A., Qatar University, QA

Reverse osmosis (RO) is one of the most widely employed technologies for water desalination. A drawback of this technology is high consumption of electricity by electric motors used for high-pressure water pumping. Energy consumption can [...]

A Novel Technology for Removal/Recovery of Toxic Heavy Metal

Acey R.A., Jordaan G.R., Nguyen H., Nguyen P.H., Nguyen H., Nguyen P.H., MGP Biotechnologies,LLC, US

We have developed a novel technology for the removal/recovery of heavy metal from aqueous and organic solvents. The patented technology is based on a low molecular weight protein known as metallothionein (MT). The protein has [...]

A self-powered glucose monitor

Kulkarni T., Mburu N., Slaughter G., University of Maryland Baltimore County, US

Glucose substrates are successfully harnessed to generate electricity in a membraneless biofuel cell with a mesh-network of carbon nanotubes pyroquinoline quinone glucose dehydrogenase-modified anode and a laccase-modified cathode. Using glucose as a substrate, this glucose-oxygen [...]

Electrochemical Production of Hydrocarbons for Lubricants, Waxes and Fuels from Biological Feedstocks

Joshi C., Malevich D., Dambacher J., Lockwood F., Altranex Corporation, CA

Altranex Corporation produces hydrocarbons from biologically-derived fats, oils and greases. Through a patented combination of electro- and thermo-chemical processes, Altranex can produce hydrocarbons for use as high-performance lubricant base oils, cosmetic-quality waxes and mineral oils, [...]

Nitrogen-modified biomass-derived porous carbon for electric double layer capacitors application

Wang K., Gu Z., Fan Q., South Dakota State University, US

This work shows that N-doped carbon can be derived from pyrrole modified biomass-lignin. Simultaneous chemical and physical activation using potassium hydroxide during the heat treatment can effectively create porous N-doped carbon. The activated carbon possesses [...]

Thermal Transformation of Aqueous Lignin Suspension into Nanoparticle Dispersion and Its Associative Properties

Zhaoquing L., Gast J.C., Bottorff K.J., Solenis LLC, US

LIGNIN IS THE SECOND MOST ABUNDANT BIOPOLYMER. NANOPARTICLE DISPERSIONS OF LIGNIN WERE OBTAINED BY SIMPLY HEATING IN A CONTROLLED MANNER A PARTIALLY NEUTRALIZED LIGNIN SUSPENSION IN WATER. THE LIGNIN NANOPARTICLES WERE FOUND TO FORM STABLE [...]

The Electrobiome® Platform: Synthesis of ElectroFuels and Chemicals from CO2

May H.D., LaBelle E.V., Synbiohm LLC and Medical University of South Carolina, US

Technology: Dr. May and colleagues have discovered and developed the Electrobiome® which converts CO2, water, and electricity into hydrogen (H2), formic acid, and acetic acid while serving as a biocathode in an electrochemical cell. Synbiohm [...]

The Effect of Intermediate Ozonation Process on Improving Biogas Production from Co-Digestion of Agricultural Waste and Manure

AlMomani F., Bhosale R., Kumar A., Qatar University, QA

Millions tons of solid waste (SW) are generated from agricultural, municipal, and industrial sources every year. The amounts of SW are expected to increase exponentially in the coming decades, due to the growth of the [...]