Sengupta A. – TechConnect Briefs

Spectroscopic Diagnostics And Material Characterization For Wave Liquefaction™ Processing Of Carbon Materials For The Production Of Value-Added Chemicals And Feedstocks

Vander Wal R., Sengupta A., Musselman E., Zeller K., Skoptsov G., Penn State University, US

1. Optical Diagnostics for Advanced CTL and and GTL Processes H Quest Vanguard is developing broad-spectrum microwave plasma processes targeting conversion of hydrocarbon feedstocks such as coal and natural gas to value-added materials, chemicals 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. [...]

Detection of Biological Species by Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering

Sengupta A., Volny M., Wilson C.B., Turecek F., Davis E.J., University of Washington, US

The rationale behind this work is to explore the application of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) to detect and identify biological species, especially some common pathogens that are involved in food poisoning and water contamination. SERS [...]