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"Technologies that prevent Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission from natural and man-made sources are needed to address the environmental and human health implications of climate change. One approach is to capture the GHG emissions and secure them in long term storage, i.e., carbon sequestration. However, current carbon sequestration technologies may: A) produce undesirable by products; B) contamina ...

"The increasing atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and nitrous oxides has been linked to climate change, which has a myriad of environmental and human health implications. In response to this growing concern, FuelCell Energy (FCE) has developed novel system concepts for separation of Carbon dioxide from greenhouse gas (GHG) emission sources, using Direct FuelCell® (DFC®) technology. ...

The flue gases of combustion-type power plants contain small, respirable ash andfume particles which originate from the inorganic species in the fuel. Coalburning power plants, for example, have a notorious reputation for spewing outflue gas particles originating from the mineral mater in the coal. These fluegas particles (10 microns in diameter) must be characterized for two reasons:1) to deter ...

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MANY U.S. MUNICIPALITIES AND COMMUNITIES ARE INTEGRATING RECYCLING PROGRAMS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THEIR SOLID WASTE INORDER TO MINIMIZE LANDFILL REQUIREMENTS. THE SUCCESS OF THESE RECYCLING PROGRAMS IS STRONGLY DEPENDENT UPON THE MARKETABILITY OF THE MATERIALS SET ASIDE FROM THE WASTE STREAM FOR RECYCLING. THE REQUIREMENTS FOR MARKETING RECYCLED GLASS ARE WELL ESTABLISHED AND ARE HIGHLY DEPENDENTUP ...

THE DISPOSAL OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW) IS A COSTLY PROBLEM FOR ALL MUNICIPALITIES. THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY HAS RECOMMENDED THAT SOURCE REDUCTION, RECYCLING, VOLUME REDUCTION, AND LANDFILLING BE APPLIED, IN THAT ORDER, IN THE TREATMENT OF MSW. RECYCLING HAS RECENTLY BECOME A MAJOR COMPONENT OF MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS. HIGH COSTS OF LABOR INTENSIVE CURBSIDE RECYCLIN ...

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THE PROPOSAL CONCERNS DEVELOPMENT OF AN ELECTROLYTIC PROCESSFOR THE ON-LINE REGENERATION OF ACID CUPRIC CHLORIDE ETCHING BATHS. CHEMICAL REGENERATION ON A BATCH BASIS IS GENERALLY PRACTICED TODAY, UTILIZING CHLORINE AND/OR HYDROGEN PEROXIDE TO RE-OXIDIZE THE CU(+), FORMED BY THE ETCHING PROCESS, BACK TO CU(2+). THESE PROCESSES SUFFER THE DISADVANTAGE OF RESULTING IN A NET INCREASE IN SOLUTION INVE ...

PRECISION COMBUSTION, INC., PROPOSES TO EXPLORE CATALYTIC COATINGS ON THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER WALLS OF SMALL UTILITY ENGINES IN A CONTINUING MODIFICATION OF SMALL GASOLINE ENGINES SO THAT ULTIMATELY THEY WILL BE ABLE TO OPERATE AT TRULY LEAN FUEL/AIR RATIOS FAVORING LOW HC, CO, AND NOX EMISSIONS. THE CURRENT SIMPLICITY OF THESE ENGINES OFFERS SOME GOOD OPPORTUNITIES FOR THIS APPROACH TO SUCCEED. A ...