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MANY UTILITY AND INDUSTRY COAL-FIRED BOILERS HAVE ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS (ESPS) ALONE, WHICH ARE NOT CAPABLE OF REMOVING SO2. MANY OLDER ESPS WILL REQUIRE UPGRADING IN THE 1990S TO MEET MORE STRINGENT PARTICULATE STANDARDS. ETS, INC. HAS TESTED ITS PATENTED LIMESTONE EMISSION CONTROL (LEC) SYSTEM, DEMONSTRATING GREATER THAN 90% SO2 REMOVAL CAPABILITY. LECS CAN BE PLACED DOWNSTREAM OF ESPS. IT ...

A PROGRAM IS PROPOSED TO SHOW THE FEASIBILITY OF DEPRESSED COLLECTORS FOR VERY HIGH AVERAGE POWER (APPROX. 1MW) GYROTRON OSCILLATORS FOR FUSION APPLICATIONS. INITIAL CALCULATIONS INDICATE THAT COLLECTION EFFICIENCIES EXCEEDING 75% CAN BE REALIZED. USE OF SUCH A COLECTOR ON A GYROTRON WITH A BASE EFFICIENCY OF 30% WOULD INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY TO OVER 60%. SUCH A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN EFFICIENCY WOU ...

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BECAUSE OF THEIR LONG DECAY TIMES, SCINTILLATORS IN NEUTRON LOGGING TOOLS ARE RESPONSIVE PRIMARILY TO THE GAMMA RADIATION FROM THE NEUTRON CAPTURE SPECTUM. THIS INHIBITS POROSITY MEASUREMENTS IN GAS-FILLED ZONES AND SUBSTANTIALLY LIMITS THE ELEMENTAL INFORMATION ON THE STRATA WHICH CAN BE ACQUIRED. ADVANCES IN NEUTRON LOGGING TOOLS REQUIRE A NEW SCINTILLATOR MATERIAL CAPABLE OF MAKING PRECISION ME ...

REMEDIATION OF SOIL AND GROUNDWATER TO REDUCE HEAVY METAL CONTAMINANTS TO BACKGROUND LEVELS POSES A SERIOUS CHALLENGE. CONVENTIONAL METHODS ARE ABLE TO REDUCE CONTAMINATION LEVELS, BUT TOTAL REMEDIATION, DEFINED AS ACHIEVEMENT OF BACKGROUND LEVELS OF THE METAL, MAY NOT BE ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE. A PERMEABLE CHELATION BARRIER CONTAINING SILICA GEL MODIFIED TO CHELATE HEAVY METALS PROVIDES AN ECONO ...

40690 TPL, Inc. This project will develop a novel solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) that will significantly increase the practical power and energy density of state-of-the-art secondary lithium batteries. The approach will yield carbosilane-based electrolytes with high conductivities and low transference numbers. Covalently attaching thin films of these novel electrolytes to high energy density c ...

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THERE IS A RENEWED INTEREST IN FUEL CELLS AS PRIMARY POWER SOURCES FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES. THE ACIDIC PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL OPERATES AT A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 95 DEGREES CENTIGRADE AND, AT PRESENT, RELIES ON THE USE OF PLATINUM-BASED ELECTROCATALYSTS. FOR ACID FUEL CELLS OPERATING AT TEMPERATURES BELOW 130 DEGREES CENTIGRADE, HYDROGEN IS THE MOST ACTIVE COMMON FUEL THAT CAN BE USED ...

126 An Easily Dispersed Reactive Coating for Surface Decontamination--Lynntech, Inc., 7610 Eastmark Drive, Suite 105, College Station, TX 77840-4023; (409) 693-0017 Dr. Anthony Giletto, Principal Investigator Dr. Oliver J. Murphy, Business Official DOE Grant No. DE-FG03-97ER82420 Amount: $75,000 Terrorist nerve gas attacks are a growing concern facing emergency response teams. Decontam ...