US – Page 191 – TechConnect Briefs

Ecomate – Environmentally Benign Foam Blowing Agent

Murphy J., Foam Supplies Inc, US

Ecomate® is an environmentally benign blowing agent for rigid foam insulation, having zero ODP [Ozone Depletion Potential], zero GWP [Global Warming Potential], and is VOC [volatile organic compound, i.e., photochemical smog] exempt by the US-EPA. [...]

Catalytic Conversion of Waste Carbon Monoxide to Valuable Chemicals & Materials

Slowik M., Novomer, US

Novomer has developed a novel catalyst system that allows waste carbon monoxide (CO) and ethylene oxide (EO) to react and form useful plastics and chemical intermediates for large market opportunities. Over 2 billion metric tons [...]

Measuring Degradation Processes of Model Coatings Related to Bioenergy Applications

Dixon M.C., Oom A., Q-Sense a Division of Biolin Scientific, US

Degradation mechanisms are relevant to a wide variety of applications including the bioenergy, biomaterial, semiconductor, and detergent industries. Therefore, it is of interest to study these mechanisms, for example, to better tailor formulations for enzymatic [...]

PRV Induction for Fuel Efficiency and Improvement

Meyer J., PRV Performance, US

PRV PERFORMANCE has developed and patented a pintle-regulated Venturi (PRV) air/fuel induction system for automobiles that premixes fuel and air with minimum pumping loss, resulting in a higher intake pressure and a substantial increase in [...]

Next Generation Nanospring-Enhanced Catalytic Converters

Corti G., Cantrell T., Beaux M., McIlroy D.N., Norton M.G., GoNano Technologies, Inc., US

Air pollution generated from automobile emissions is an area of general concern because of the environmental impact associated with such emissions and the growth in the world vehicle fleet. Significant developments in automotive catalytic converters [...]

Geospatial Analysis and Optimization of Fleet Logistics to Exploit Alternative Fuels and Advanced Transportation Technologies

Sparks W., Nationl Renewable Energy Laboratory, US

Today's fleet managers are faced with new challenges posed by government mandates and private-sector goals that include reducing petroleum use, reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and—for federal and other government fleets—complying with alternative-fuel mandates. Choosing [...]

Molybdenum Dioxide: A Reforming Catalyst for Fuel Flexible Fuel Cells

Norton M.G., Marin-Flores O., Turba T.F., Ha S., Breit J., Washington State University, US

Molybdenum dioxide has been shown to be a very active catalyst for the partial oxidation of a Jet A fuel surrogate (n-dodecane). It not only shows a high oxidation activity towards long-chain hydrocarbons, it also [...]

Integrated, Renewable Distributed Generation w/ Storage

Olson D., P&E Automation, Inc., US

Case study of a successful integrated renewable distributed generation project for demand response at a large U.S. aerospace manufacturer site.Project incorporated wind, pump-storage hydro, waste compressed air storage power generators and utility company interfaces.

Identification of Battery Models for Enhanced Battery Management

Sitterly M., Wang L.Y., Wayne State University, US

A large-scale battery system consists of hundreds even thousands battery cells, which have different characteristics even when they are new, and change with time and operating conditions due to aging, operational conditions, and chemical property [...]

Performance Improvement of Fuel Cell using Platinum Functionalized Aligned Carbon Nanotubes

Liu D., Liu J., Goenaga G., Liu D., Liu J., Texas A&M University-Kingsville, US

Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are the energy conversion devices with ultrahigh efficiency, zero emission, and high flexibility of the fuel supplies. This study has optimized growth variables of the aligned carbon nanotubes (ACNT) [...]