Energy & Sustainability – Page 148

Superhydrophobic Surfaces by Supercritical Fluid Technology

Ek Å., Turner C., Werner O., Wågberg L., SweTree Technologies, SE

The term superhydrophobicity is used to describe the effect when a water droplet is rolling off a surface instead of sliding. Superhydrophobic surfaces, like the surface of a Lotus leaf, have water-repellant and self-cleaning properties. [...]

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 [...]

Green and efficient hydroxylation of phenol using H2O2 catalyzed by coordination polymers

Titinchi S.J.J., Abbo H.S., University of the Western Cape, ZA

New two coordination polymers, viz. [-CH2{Cu(bis-salan)}-]n and [-CH2{Mn(bis-salan).2H2O}-]n, where salan = 5,5’-methylene bis-salicylideneaniline.synthesis were synthesized and characterized. These coordination polymers were evaluated as heterogeneous catalysts for the liquid-phase hydroxylation of phenol using a green oxidant [...]

Green Chemistry, Building & Construction

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 [...]

Joint Technology Initiative Clean Sky – The European Program Towards Ecologically Compatible Air Transportation

Kaulfersch E., Rzepka S., Michel B., Fraunhofer ENAS, DE

The paper aims to introduce ‘Clean Sky’, the largest European aeronautics research programme that will radically improve the impact of air transport on the environment while strengthening and securing aeronautics industry’s competitiveness. The results of [...]

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 [...]