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AMOCO PROCESS ACTIVATED CARBONS HAVE BEEN FOUND TO HAVE HIGH STORAGE CAPACITY FOR ALTERNATE FUEL VEHICLE ENERGY SOURCES SUCH AS HYDROGEN AND METHANE. NEARLY ALL OF THE GAS THESE CARBONS CAN STORE IS ADSORBED IN MICROPOROUS REGIONS WHERE PORE DIAMETERS ARE LESS THAN 40 A. HOWEVER, THE MICROPORES ONLY ACCOUNT FOR SOMEWHAT MORE THAN HALF OF THE TOTAL PORE VOLUME IN THESE MATERIALS. THE BLANCE OF T ...

AMONG THE STATED GOALS OF THE HUMAN GENOME PROJECT IS A DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENT IN DNA SEQUENCING TECHNOLOGIES AND CORRESPONDING REDUCTION IN COST PER FINISHED BASE SEQUENCED. RELATIVELY LITTLE ATTENTION, HOWEVER, HAS BEEN GIVEN TO THE PROBLEM OF ASSURING THE QUALITY OF THE RISING TIDE OF MASS-PRODUCED DATA AS GENOMIC SEQUENCING BECOMES EVER MORE AUTOMATED AND PRODUCTION-ORIENTED. AT A VERY MINIMUM ...

THE CURRENT MANUFACTURING AND PILOT OPERATIONS UTILIZE MODULE ASSEMBLY PROCESSES THAT HAVE RELATIVELY HIGH LABOR AND MATERIAL COSTS. THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THE COST AND PERFORMANCE ISSES OF PROCESSING THE GRIDS AND BUS BARS USED IN AMORPHOUS SILICON ALLOY THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES. SPECIFICALLY, PHASE I WILL ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS OF THE SILVER PASTE-BASED CURRENT COLLECTION GRID SYSTEM, WHIC ...

COATED REFRACTORY-METAL MEMBRANES ARE SUGGESTED FOR HYDROGEN EXTRACTION FROM GAS MIXTURES FOR HYDROGEN PURIFICATION, FOR PRODUCING REFORMULATED GASOLINE AND FOR MEMBRANE-REACTOR USE. PALLADIUM-BASED MEMBRANES HAVE BEEN USED FOR DECADES FOR HYDROGEN PURIFICATION AND MEMBRANE REACTORS BECAUSE PALLADIUM COMBINES HIGH PERMEABILITY, 100% SSELECTIVITY, AND GOOD SURFACE PROPERTIES. SEVERAL REFRACTORY MET ...

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THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AND DEMONSTRATE A LOW-COST ALTERNATIVE TO A MODIFIED CLAUS PLANT FOR CONVERSION OF SULFUR DIOXIDE (SO2) TO ELEMENTAL SULFUR, BASED ON THE USE OF A NW CATALYST. RECENTLY, A NEW, INEXPENSIVE CATALYST WAS OBSERVED TO RESULT IN THE CONVERSION OF MORE THAN 50 PERCENT OF AN SO2-RICH GAS STREAM TO YELLOW, ELEMENTAL SULFUR DURINGA SINGLE PASS OF THE GAS THROUGH ...

THE RECENT MAJOR ADVANCES IN SURFACE HARDENING OF POLYMERS BY ION IRRADIATION OPENED UP THE OPPORTUNITY FOR REPLACING MANY CURRENT PARTS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY. THERE ARE MANY GEAR APPLICATIONS WHERE THE USE OF POLYMERS IS DESIRABLE FROM THE STANDPOINT OF NOISE, COST, AND/OR WEIGHT REDUCTION. HOWEVER, POLYMERS TEND NOT TO DO WELL IN WEAR AND FRICTION APPLICATIONS BECAUSE OF THEIR LOW HARDNES ...

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