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Development and Performance of Recyclable Composites for Wind Turbine Blades

Ma Y., Kim D., Wu M-S, Bai L., Gao X., Qing B., He J., Lib X., Nutt S.R., Liang B., Adesso Advanced Materials Inc., US

Wind energy has become an increasingly important renewable energy source. In 2015 alone, the U.S. wind industry installed wind turbines generating 8,595 MW, a 77 % increase over 2014 [1], and the market growth is [...]

The Effects of Recycling on the Structure and Properties of Carbon Nanotube-Filled Polycarbonate

Zhang J., Panwar A., Bello D., Isaacs J.A., Jozokos T., Mead J., University of Massachusetts-Lowell, US

Sustainable manufacturing processes are becoming more important in industrial practice. A critical part of the manufacturing process is understanding the recycling behavior of nanocomposite materials, particularly as more recycled plastic nanocomposites are entering the market [...]

From Here to Innovation: Safer Alternatives in Building Product Materials

Lent T., Drake S., Perkins+Will, US

The demand for non-toxic building products is pushing manufacturers to look for alternatives to “worst offender” chemicals. While there are long lists of chemicals to avoid (California Prop 65, other governmental lists, and various “red [...]

CCUS Capacity Building and Technology Adoption in Mexico

Burton E., Mateer N., Mota J., University Caifornia Berkeley, US

Mexico has committed in the Paris Agreement to ambitious greenhouse gas reductions by 2030. Their plan to meet these goals, which is summarized in the CCUS Technology Roadmap in Mexico, includes widespread deployment of CCUS [...]

Harsh environment low cost LIBS sensor for sub-surface CO2 leak detection in carbon sequestration

Jain J., Goueguel C.L., National Energy Technology Laboratory, US

The U.S. Department of Energy’s carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) program goals to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from anthropogenic sources will require great cost and effort. To ensure the success of the program [...]

Utilization of Captured CO2 for Conversion to Alkyl Carbonates

Panchal C.B., Prindle J.C., Sturtz R., Doctor R., E3Tec Service, LLC, US

There are very limited uses of captured CO2 other than for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) which currently has in excess of 126 projects globally; some as high as a 2 Mtonne/yr capacity. The Global Carbon [...]

Can CCS become a battery?

Matuszak D., U.S. Department of Energy, US

It is challenging to construct a business case for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) without a supportive revenue model or adequate policy. Most CCS projects that attained financing at least in Y2015 relied on CO2 [...]

Application of a Novel Cold Atmospheric Plasma for Water Decontamination

Kim H., Izadjoo M., Izadjoo S., Truong H., Izadjoo M., Izadjoo S., Trideum Biosciences and ChiScan LLC, US

In recent years, non-thermal atmospheric plasma has been considered as potential decontamination technology. The plasma can interact with ambient atmosphere and generate a variety of reactive species such as ozone, hydrogen peroxide, radical, atomic and [...]

Electrocapacitive Desalination of Brackish Water Using Biochars

Vander Wal R., Sengupta A., Rajagopalan R., Penn State University, US

The principle of capacitive deionization (CDI) has been known for some time, as a spin-off of electrochemical capacitance. Instead of storing energy, the purpose of CDI is to store (temporarily) salt, extracted from the water. [...]

Enhancement of Heat Transfer Coefficient Using Fe2O3 –Water Nanofluids

Zoulia N.I., Mohammed S.A.M., Al-Dahhan M.H., Missouri University of Science and Technology, US

Research efforts have been made to increase the heat transfer rate, energy, and efficiency. Some of these efforts include the application of fins, compact heat exchangers, microchannel, and many others. Recently, nanofluids have been introduced [...]