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Integration of Flow Batteries into Electric Vehicles: Feasibility and the Future

Katsoudas J.P., Timofeeva E.V., Segre C.U., Singh D., Illinois Institute of Technology, US

Driving range, safety and cost remain the biggest hurdles in the way of mass electric vehicle adoption. To compete with established combustion-engine vehicles, EVs need to have a highly flexible operating capability with minimum downtime. [...]

Market Evaluation for Energy Storage in the United States

Strong Z., Copper Development Association, US

A first-of-its-kind study commissioned by the Copper Development Association Inc. (CDA) evaluate the current and future market for grid energy storage in the U.S. and the associated copper demand in storage applications over the next [...]

Atomic Layer Deposition Innovations in Li-Ion Battery Technology

Buechler K., Groner M., George S., Jung Y.S., Cavanaugh A., ALD NanoSolutions, Inc., US

Atomic layer deposition (ALD) can enhance the stability and utility of lithium ion batteries. Nanothick coatings on electrodes, electrode powders and even separator materials can significantly improve the performance of batteries, especially at high temperatures [...]

Hydrogen storage by reduced graphene oxide and graphene-like nanosheets decorated with Fe nanoclusters

Hudson M.S.L., Srivastava O.N., Simizu S., Sankar S.G., Central University of Tamil Nadu, IN

Here, we present the high pressure hydrogen sorption isotherm up to 50 bar of graphene oxide (GO) reduced by thermal reduction (TR-GO), chemical reduction (CR-GO) and graphene like nanosheets decorated with Fe nanoclusters (Fe-GS). GO [...]

Hydrogen Recharge Dynamics and Vessel Design for Porous Silicon Storage Media

Schubert P.J., Urbanek A., IUPUI, US

Porous silicon as a storage media can store up to 7.1% hydrogen by weight [1,3]. The round-trip energy difference is 1.2 kJ/mol, but the as-synthesized energy barrier requires 410 C for complete thermal discharge [2]. [...]

3-Dimensional Carbon Nanotube-Graphene Structure for Flexible Li-ion Battery

Kang C., Baskaran R., Mumukshu P., Choudhary N., Choi1 W., University of North Texas, US

Flexible electronics have attracted great attention for use in next-generation portable devices and their major applications include roll-up displays, wearable devices, active radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, integrated circuit smart cards and implantable medical devices. [...]

Capturing and Using CO2 as Feedstock for Clean Chemical Processes Technologies

Demirel Y., University of Nebraska Lincoln, US

Chemical-looping technology for capturing CO2 are discussed with critical assessments of the circulating fluidized bed systems and the packed bed reactor with periodic switching of the feed streams of fuel and air. Beside, some industrial [...]

Pelletized silica and polyethyleneimine composites for CO2 capture via adsorption

Knowles G.P., Chaffee A.L., Monash University, AU

Amine adsorbent powders are of broad interest to facilitate CO2 capture towards reducing atmospheric greenhouse gas. It is recognized, however, that industrial adsorption processes require pelletized rather than powdered adsorbents. Mesoporous silica and branched polyethyleneimine [...]

Development of the Novel Functionality of Probiotics Fermented Noni Hydrolysates

Yin L.J., Lee H.-H., Wu J.J., Jiang S.T., National Kaohsiung Marine University, TW

This study aimed to help the release of functional nutrients from noni fruit by enzymatic hydrolysis, and to subsequently shorten the fermentation time during the biotransformation of some compounds. This study firstly investigated the optimal [...]

Commercial pilot for closed-loop wastewater treatment and biofuel production using microalgae

Atwood M., Novoveska L., Sundstrom E., Valdez P., Algae Systems LLC, US

In wastewater treatment, significant energy is used to dilute, discharge, or landfill valuable resources. This situation is untenable due to energy costs and global scarcity of clean water. Algae Systems has developed and patented a [...]