Energy & Sustainability

Systematic Characterization and Evaluation of Grid-connected Flow Battery Systems

Taube B., Johnson R., McQuilling A., Leufkens P., Hamzavy B., Southern Research, US

This paper provides an overview of flow technologies and how the ESRC’s research and test center of excellence supports the evaluation and validation of various grid-scale flow battery technologies, with systematic characterization and evaluation including: [...]

Dielectric properties of SiO2/PMMA nanocomposites for energy storage

Jobin M., hepia / HES-SO University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland, CH

We have made a SiO2:PMMA hybrid nanocomposite based on 150nm spherical silica nanoparticles synthetized by sol-gel method. A molecule containing a methacrylate group (TPM), was chemically grafted to the silica surface to improve the electrical [...]

Quasi-Electrostatic Simulation of Energy Density Limits and Variability in Nanoparticle Composite Materials

Costello B., Davis J.A., Georgia Institute of Technology, US

To understand the limits and opportunities of nanoparti- cle (NP) composite materials, it is imperative to better un- derstand the heterogeneous electric field distributions within such materials. Using a custom-built simulator, the electric field is [...]

Creating a Global Hydrogen Infrastructure from Waste Materials

Madden D., Eco Energy International, LLC, US

The lack of a hydrogen infrastructure has impeded the implementation of fuel cell technology in many areas worldwide. At the same time, the world is awash with waste materials. For example, Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) [...]

Diatom Frustules as Substrates for Photocatalysts

Day N., Olsen J., Thiebes J., Polliack A., Diatomix, US

Nanomaterials are quickly becoming highly useful for many applications. The public is concerned with the long-term effects of nanomaterials in the environment. Composite materials as substrates for nanoparticles can be tailored to maintain functionality as [...]

Composite Wool – Natural Product Antimicrobial Textiles

Aljohani S., Johnston J.H., Victoria University of Wellington, NZ

Wool textile products are widely used in apparel, furnishings and floor coverings. They also find use in medical, and healthcare applications such as bandages and masks where unfortunately they can provide environment favourable for microbial [...]

Catalytic technologies for the complete conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into fuels and chemicals

Le Van Mao R., Le Van Mao Biochemicals Inc., CA

Catalytic technologies for the complete conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into fuels and chemicals Raymond Le Van Mao (1,2) (1) Le Van Mao Biochemicals Inc., 1172 Alexis-Nihon, Saint-Laurent QC H4R 1S2 Canada (2) Industrial Catalysis Laboratory, [...]

Waterborne Hybrid Silica-Alumina Coating to Increase Poplar Wood Application Opportunities

Del Curto B., Politecnico di Milano, IT

Environmental sustainability and health issues are important factors to be considered in developing new coating materials. Sol-gel is a widely studied procedure that represents also a sustainable one, due to the mild process temperature and [...]

Non-aqueous wool fiber dyeing process using reverse micellar approach

Kan C-W, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK

In textile industry, reactive dyeing using nanoscaled dye carrier in non-aqueous solvent mostly find several advantages such as well dispersibility, low viscosity and high diffusion into wool fabric matrix properties can result in shorter dyeing [...]