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Reburning of Cattle Biomass with Coals for Emissions Control

Oh H., Annamalai K., Sweeten J.M., Texas A&M University, US

Biomass fuels can subdivided into two classes: agricultural (AgB) and Animal waste (AnB). The AnB includes cattle manure or cattle biomass (CB), Poultry Litter or poultry biomass (PB), Hog biomass (HB) etc. Since the chemical [...]

Non Bacterial Way for Production of Biofuel for Jet Engines

Gorakavi P.K., Osmania University, IN

Production of a biofuel for jet engines is a priority research topic. Construction of similar chemical composition as that of the existing jet fuels is of absolute requirement. A similar production technique of producing the [...]

Transesterification by Reactive distillation for characterisation and synthesis of Biodiesel

Sapkal R.S., Sapkal V.S., Sapkal R.S., Sapkal V.S., Raut N.B., Shinde G.B., University of Pune, IN

The awareness in alternative fuels has increased dramatically in recent years due to the rising cost and the environmental concerns related to fossil fuels use. Biodiesel represents a more environmentally friendly and cost-effective fuel produced [...]

Hydrocarbon production via biomass pyrolysis and hydrodeoxygenation

Steele P., Gajjela S., Yu F., Gresham G., Mississippi State University, US

Bio-oils produced from pyrolysis of biomass are chemically complex compounds. As fuels they have a number of negative properties such as high acidity, water content, variable viscosity and heating values about half that of diesel [...]

A Value Chain and Life Cycle Assessment Approach to Identify Technological Innovation Opportunities in Algae Biodiesel

Levine R., Oberlin A., Adriaens P., University of Michigan, US

Global warming and the growing demand for energy and water have spurred efforts to identify carbon neutral transportation fuels. Microalgae are the only lipid-rich biomass capable of offsetting a significant portion of fossil fuel use [...]

Properties of a Newly Developed Carbon-Aluminum Nanocomposite

Yang M., Novak J., Fink R., Brookover J., Jiang N., Applied Nanotech, Inc., US

A unique carbon-based metal nanocomposite comprised of 80% carbonaceous matrix and a dispersed metal component of 20% aluminum material, represents a culmination of efforts in material science and manufacturing processes focused on the advancement of [...]

Permittivity of BaTiO3 polymer composite with differing particle size distribution

Schumacher B., Geßwein H., Hanemann T., Haußelt J., Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, DE

In previous works the authors presented the possibility to raise the permittivity of polyester-reactive-resin composite materials by using thermal treatment steps to optimize the crystal structure of a nano-powder before incorporating it into the composite. [...]

Rheology, Microstructure, and Property of Polylactide/Clay Nanocomposites Prepared with SC-CO2 by Melt Compounding

Jiang G., Chen Z.K., Huang H.X., South China University of Technology, CN

The rheology, microstructure and mechanical properties of polylactide (PLA)/clay nanocomposites were investigated. The nanocomposites were prepared using a twin screw extruder with and without the aid of supercritical carbon dioxide. Results show that there exists [...]

Using Nanoparticles and Carbon Nanotubes to Enhance the Properties of a Lead-free Solder

Nai S.M.L., Han Y.D., Jing H.Y., Tan C.M., Wei J., Gupta M., Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, SG

Solders are used in various levels of electronic assembly sequence, whereby good electrical, thermal and mechanical performances of solder are necessary. With miniaturization of devices, diverse functional requirements and ever-stricter operating environments of devices, the [...]

Nano-Engineered Dielectrics for Energy Storage Solutions

Badi N., Bensaoula A., University of Houston, US

We present a novel laser processing technique to produce nanodielectric films, which are based on polymer coated metal nanoparticles. The polymer-coated Au NP composite was spin-coated onto a nickel foil serving as the bottom electrode [...]