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In 2011, there were 60,000 dairy farms in the US. Of there, 56,600 had herds of fewer than 500 animals. Currently, manure digester installations are only considered economical for herds of at least 500 animals. There require turbine or diesel generator sets of 100 Kilowatt size and larger. The need exists for a smaller waste to energy conversion approach for implementation on small farms were ...

Current anaerobic digester systems are designed for capturing energy from waste from large heads of farm animals. GHD, Inc., a leading manufacturer of anaerobic digesters, has stated that a minimum dairy heard size for economical implementation of a biogas system as 800 cows. These require turbine or diesel generator sets of 100 Kilowatt size and larger, a limiting factor in economically scaling ...

The photographic industry consumes about 70 million troy ounces of silver annually. The technology used to recover the silver from concentrated solution is more than 40 years old. However, investigators project that, based on industry experience, as much as 20% of this silver is lost in the wash water and goes unrecovered. The toxicity of silver in the effluent is a growing concern in the United ...

Not Available NChris Software Solutions proposes to build a robust object oriented system that fulfills all the requirements and is written in Java. The objective is to build this system without any platform restrictions or any other type of limitations. The system architecture will guarantee maintainability, flexibility, and most of all scalability. The objects that will comprise this system wil ...

One of the program areas of interest to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the development of rapid, non-invasive monitors to detect exposure to toxic air pollutants at trace (ppt) levels. Of the 356 chemicals listed on the Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office¿s List of Extremely Hazardous Substances (Section 302 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Kn ...

QuesTek Innovations, a leader in Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME), will lead a strong team of experts in computational materials design, additive manufacturing, coating technology, and turbine design/manufacturing to design and develop a comprehensive solution for a next-generation turbine blade alloy and coating system capable of sustained operation at 1300°C. Concurrent des ...

QuesTek Innovations, a leader in Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME), will lead a strong team of experts in computational materials design, additive manufacturing, coating technology, and turbine design/manufacturing to design and develop a comprehensive solution for a next-generation turbine blade alloy and coating system capable of sustained operation at 1300°C. Concurrent des ...

Environmental Abrasives, LLC (EA) proposes to improve the environment by recycling ceramic industrial waste and using the resulting product to reduce the impact of corroded and worn-out parts, equipment, pipelines, and structures. EA will develop, characterize, and test an innovative comminuted alumina powder as a cost-effective, environmentally friendly corrosion and wear resistant coating for f ...

Environmental Abrasives, LLC (EA) proposes to improve the environment by recycling ceramic industrial waste and using the resulting product to reduce the impact of corroded and worn-out parts, equipment, pipelines, and structures. EA will develop, characterize, and test an innovative comminuted alumina powder as a cost-effective, environmentally friendly corrosion and wear resistant ...

Lead in household paint and dust is a serious health hazard, as low level lead exposure can result in a number of adverse health effects, especially in children. Onsite and real time detection and quantification of lead in paint/dust are very important to homeowners and certified lead based paint removal professionals. Toward this end, both field-portable equipment (such as X ray fluorescence ins ...