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FOUR NOVEL PROCESSES FOR THE CONTROL OF VOLATILE ORGANIC EMISSIONS ARE PROPOSED FOR INVESTIGATION. THE FIRST OF THESE IS BASED ON SCRUBBING THE VOLATILE ORGANICS WITH AN OXIDATION RESISTANT LIQUID WHICH IS REGENERATED BY AQUEOUS PHASE OXIDATION USING A STRONG OXIDANT. A SECOND PROCESS ISBASED ON USE OF A NOVEL OXIDATION CATALYST WHICH WILL ENABLETHE LOW TEMPERATURE CONVERSION OF VOLATILE ORGANICS ...

A NOVEL PROCESS FOR FIXED-BED ADSORPTION USING ACTIVATED CARBON AND SOLVENT REGENERATION IS PROPOSED FOR INVESTIGATION. THE PROCESS OFFERS EASIER AND LESS COSTLY SOLVENT REGNERATION, REDUCED ADSORBER BED-LENGTH REQUIREMENTS, REDUCED CONCENTRATIONS OF ADSORBED WATER, AND LOWER PROCESS ENERGY REQUIREMENT AND CAPITAL AND OPERATING COSTS. THE PROCESS WILL HAVE APPLICATION TO THE RECOVERY OF SPECIFIC I ...

Leveraging Agiltron’s industrial leading developments for optical measurement of motion in MEMS devices, we propose to use electro-optical sensors for measuring the displacement and gap in the NIST micro-rheometer. No electrical connections are required to the moving parts. All electronics and optics are removed from the chip so that it is inexpensive and disposable. A fixed, simple micro-fluidi ...

RoadNarrows proposes a novel architecture to be implemented in a 6DOF vision system with applications in autonomous robotics. The system will report objects of interest along with location and pose information to a supervising computer. This system will be built around an advanced 3D vision platform that can deliver multiple video streams and 3D spatial measurements. The sensors will deliver high- ...

To further advance the characterization and utility of microcantilevers, next generation optical detectors with higher frequency response, improved displacement resolution and lower noise for weak signal detection are needed. Consequently, Radiation Monitoring Devices, Inc. (RMD) will develop a turnkey optical detector module for use in characterizing the displacement and resonant frequencies of m ...

"Given the exigency to rein in our nation’s energy consumption and carbon emissions, a nationwide deployment of Geothermal Heat Pumps (GHPs) would help mitigate our demands on the earth’s resources by reducing energy requirements for heating and cooling. Geothermal Heat Pump systems are a proven renewable energy resource that provides significant energy savings as compared to typical heating ...

"Since March 2006, Boulder, Colorado based Cool Energy, Inc. (CEI) has prototyped three generations of a novel low-temperature Stirling engine to generate electricity for low-to-medium temperature (100°C to 250°C) heat sources including solar thermal, geothermal and waste heat. With a marketing name for the SolarHeart® Engine, in its most recent operation in April, 2010, over 1800 watts of out ...