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THE MAJOR OBJECTIVE OF THE RESEARCH PROPOSED IS EVALUATION OF THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF THE NEW DESIGN FEATURES OF THE FILTER AND A COMPARISON OF ITS PERFORMANCE WITH CONVEN- TIONAL FILTERS IN TREATMENT OF WASTEWATERS. THE MAJOR SPECIFIC FEATURE OF THE FILTER IS A STONE-GRANULAR MEDIA BED WHICH IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE A NON CLOGGING OPERATION, LONGER FILTRATION RUNS AND GREATER DIRT CAPACITY THA ...

PROPOSED RESEARCH WILL ESTABLISH THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF A COMBINED COMBUSTION/VITRIFICATION PROCESS FOR THE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL OF SPENT ALUMINUM POTLININGS. RE- SEARCH RESULTS WILL BE EVALUATED AGAINST PREDETERMINED CRITERIA TO VERIFY THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF THE PROCESS. SPENT ALUMINUM POTLININGS ARE PRIMARILLY GRAPHITIZED CAR- BON AND REFRACTORY MATERIALS, CONTAINING FLUORIDE, ALUM ...

COAL TAR IS A BY-PRODUCT OF THE COAL GASIFICATION PROCESS USED WIDELY BETWEEN 1820 AND 1950 TO PRODUCE A NATURAL GAS SUBSTITUTE. DURING THAT TIME, BILLIONS OF GALLONS OF TAR WERE PRODUCED AT MORE THAN 1500 GAS MANUFACTURING FACILITIESLOCATED THROUGHOUT THE U.S. A LARGE PORTION OF THIS WASTE TAR REMAINS IN STORAGE OR WAS DISPOSED OF BY INJECTION INTO SUBSURFACE SITES. COAL TAR IS A MIXTURE OF HYDRO ...

THE FUTURE ECONOMIC APPROACHES TOWARD ELECTROCHEMICAL OZONE GENERATION DEPENDS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOW COST, STABLE, ANODE MATERIALS WITH LONG OPERATING TIMES. IN A PRIOR EPA SBIR PROGRAM (NOW IN PHASE II) ELECTROCHIMICA CORP. HAS DEMONSTRATED VERY SUCCESSFUL ELECTROCHEMICAL OZONE GENERATION METHODS FROM A VARIETY OF ELECTROLYTES OBTAINING HIGHER EFFICIENCIES AND OZONE CONCENTRATION LEVELS. PLAT ...

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RECENT ASSESSMENTS ESTIMATE U.S. CROP LOSSES FROM ELEVATED OZONE LEVEL AND OTHER OXIDANTS (SULFUR DIOXIDE, NITROGEN DIOXIDE) TO BE AS MUCH AS $5 BILLION ANNUALLY. ADDITIONALLY,SEVERE FOREST DAMAGE MAY RESULT FROMPOLLUTION-RELATED OXI- DANTS PARTICULARLY IN EUROPE WHERE THERE HAS BEEN A DRAMATICDECLINE IN FOREST ECOSYSTEMS OVER THE PAST SIX YEARS. THIS RESEARCH IS DIRECTED AT THE MITIGATION OF SUCH ...

TURBO ENERGY SYSTEMS AND TIERNEY TURBINES ARE TEAMED TOGETHER TO DEVELOP A NEW GENERATION OF GAS TURBINES. THE INITIAL ENGINE WILL OPERATE WITH LOW NOX AND CO EMISSIONS WHILE BURNING NITROGEN-CONTAINING CALIFORNIA HEAVY CRUDE OILIN COGENERATION APPLICATIONS. THE TURBINE'S DESIGN IS A RADICAL DEPARTURE FROM CONVENTIONAL GAS TURBINE CONCEPTS IN THAT THE TURBINE INCORPORATES LARGE EXTERNAL COMBUSTORS ...

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RECENT PROMISING DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY "PROFILE MODIFICATION TECHNOLOGY" (PMT) WILL BE EVALUATED FOR THEIR APPLICATION TO LEAKING LANDFILL SITES. PROFILE FLOW MODIFICATION TREATMENTS ARE USED TO INCREASE FLOW RESISTANCE IN HIGH PERMEABILITY AREAS FAR (75 FEET TO AS MUCH AS 1000 FEET) FROM THE INJECTION WELLBORE. THESE TREATMENTS CAN WITHSTAND FORMATION PRESSURES AND TEMPERATURES U ...

THE PROJECT WILL EXAMINE THE TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY OF ENH ENHANCING THE THERMAL DESTRUCTION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE SLUDGE S, TARS, AND WATERY WASTES BY IMPROVING THE DISPERSION AND BURNOUT OF THESE MATERIALS IN INCINERATORS AND OTHER COMBUSTBUSTION EQUIPMENT. THE PRIMARY FOCUS WILL BE ON THE EVALUALUATION OF PROPRIETARY MICROWAVE TECHNIQUES, SINGLY OR POT POTENTIALLY IN COMBINATION WITH PROPRIETARY AD ...