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WHEN IT IS NECESSARY TO RAISE A MARINE PIPELINE FOR REPAIR DUE TO TRAWLER SNAG, ETC., THE PIPELINE WILL BUCKLE, AND THEN THE BUCKLE WILL PROPAGATE IF ALL CONDITIONS ARE NOT PROPER. WITH SEVERE BUCKLES, THE PIPE WILL BREAK OPEN ALLOWING THE OIL TO SPILL. THIS CAN BE MINIMIZED BY PERIODICALLY PLACING REMOTELY OPERABLE VALVES IN THE LINE FOR CUTOFF. BUT SOMETIMES THE PIPELINE ROTATES AS IT IS BEING L ...

SUMX CORPORATION HAS DEVELOPED AND DEMONSTRATED CONCEPTUALLY NEW COATINGS FOR CORROSION PROTECTION. THE CORROSION RESISTANCE AFFORDED BY THIS METHOD IS BASED PM ELECTRON TRANSFER BETWEEN THE METAL AND IMMOBILIZED REDOX CENTERS IN THE COATING SO AS TO MAINTAIN THE METAL IN A PASSIVE CONDITION. THIS "PINNING" OF THE SUBSTRATE POTENTIAL MAY PROVIDE PROTECTION AGAINST LOCALIZED, AS WELL AS UNIFORM COR ...

SUMX CORPORATION HAS INVENTED AND DEMONSTRATED CONCEPTUALLY NEW AND INNOVATIVE COATINGS FOR CORROSION PROTECTION. SUMX PROPOSES TO TEST AND DEVELOP THESE COATINGS FOR USE ON STEELS AND STRUCTURAL MATERIALS IN CHLORIDE ENVIRONMENT SUCHAS MIGHT OCCUR IN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. THE CORROSION RESISTANCE AFFORDED BY THIS METHOD IS BASED ON ELECTRON TRANSFER BETWEEN THE METAL AND IMMOBILIZED REDOX CENTE ...

SUMX CORPORATION HAS DEVELOPED A NEW PHOTOELECTROCHROMIC IMAGING SYSTEM EMPLOYING A THIN FILM OF PRUSSIAN BLUE ON SINGLE CRYSTAL AND POLYCRYSTALLINE SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTRODES.THE FABRICATION OF THE ELECTROCHROMIC MATERIAL INVOLVES THE ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION OF A THIN IMMOBILIZED SURFACE FILM. THESE PRUSSIAN BLUE COATINGS EXHIBIT EXCELLENT REVERSIBILITY, CYCLE STABILITY, COLOR CONTRAST BETWEEN T ...

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TEXAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC., RECENTLY CONCLUDED A SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF A MODEL SYSTEM FOR VENTING UNDERGROUND GASOLINE SPILLS. THE RESULTS INDICATE THAT VENTING PROVIDES A VIABLE WAY OF REMOVING THE CONTAMINANT WHILE PREVENTING VAPORS FROM ESCAPING ABOVE GROUND. IT IS PROPOSED THAT THESE RESULTS BE USED AS A BASIS FOR THEDEVELOPMENT OF A MATHEMATICAL MODEL WHICH RELATES THE ...

USING RADIO TELEMETRY MODEMS, IS CURRENTLY POSSIBLE. THIS IS NECESSARY BECAUSE LACK OF MONITORING CAUSES INADEQUATE CONTROL OF INTERNAL CORROSION TAKING PLACE INSIDE OFFSHORE PIPELINE SYSTEMS. THE NET RESULT IS PIPELINE FAILURE DUE TOTHE EFFECTS OF CORROSION. THE RESULT OF PIPELINE FAILURE WILL BE AN OIL SPILL IN COASTAL WATERS. AS THE NATION'S OFFSHORE PIPELINE SYSTEM GROWS OLDER, THE NET EFFECTS ...

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A MINIATURE ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY WHICH IS WORN ON THE WRIST LIKE A BRACELET FOR AS LONG AS A WEEK IS BEING DESIGNED AND TESTED. ONLY SMALL SNAP-ON CARTRIDGES HAVE TO BE CHANGED EVERY FEW HOURS. IN PHASE I, THE IDEA THAT A SMALL DEVICE USED CONSTANTLY IS AS EFFICIENT AS A LARGE MACHINE USED THREE TIMES A WEEK IS BEING PROVED IN THE LABORATORY. ALSO,MANY SMALL SORBENT CARTRIDGES ARE BEING USED IN THE E ...

HAZARDOUS WASTE IN THE FORM OF UNUSED PESTICIDE MIXTURES IS OF SIGNIFICANT CONCERN. RECENTLY INTRODUCED CHEMICAL INJECTION GROUND SPRAY SYSTEMS DO AN ACCURATE JOB OF APPLYING CHEMICALS. RESEARCHERS ARE NOW ADAPTING THESE TECHNOLOGIES FOR USE IN AIRCRAFT APPLICATIONS. THE EQUIPMENT PROPOSED FOR DEVELOPMENT WOULD SOLVE FOUR PROBLEMS AT ONCE WHICH ARE IMPORTANT TO AERIAL PESTICIDE APPLICATION: 1) INA ...