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High-Solubility Thioether Quinones for Use as Redox Mediators
Shannon Stahl, James Gerken | P170383US02
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Heterogeneous Catalysts For The Oxidative Dehydrogenation Of Alkanes Or Oxidative Coupling Of Methane
Ive Hermans, William McDermott, Joseph Grant, Juan Venegas, Somphonh Phivilay | P170243US01
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High-Energy Plasma Generator Using Radio-Frequency And Neutral Beam Power
Cary Forest, Jay Anderson, John Wallace, Robert Harvey, Yuri Petrov | P200187US01
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Flow-Based Anode For The Electrocatalytic Oxidation Of A Fuel Or Other Reductant
Shannon Stahl, James Gerken, Colin Anson, Thatcher Root, Yuliya Preger | P170232US02
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Flow-Based Cathode With Immobilized Non-Platinum Transition Metal Redox Catalyst
Shannon Stahl, Sourav Biswas, Colin Anson, Yuliya Preger, Thatcher Root | P180011US02
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Bearing-Less Electrostatic Flywheel
Daniel Ludois, Eric Severson | P180324US01
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Low Voltage Drop, Cross-Field, Gas Switch And Method Of Operation
James Lawler, William Hitchon, Tim Sommerer, David Smith, Steve Aceto, Jason Trotter, Joseph Michael, Kirk Marquard | P180151US01
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Stimuli-Responsive Smart Block Copolymers Improve Dispersion of Titanium Dioxide in Architectural Coatings
Smart coatings are responsive to external or environmental factors like temperature with an engineered and predictable effect. This technology focuses on stimuli-responsive block copolymer additives t...
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Elizabeth Glogowski | T200004WO01
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Antenna-Based Power Generation with Nanoscale Rectifying Elements
“Rectennas” are antennas that can receive radio signals and rectify them to generate electrical power for wireless power transfer. Potential applications for rectennas range from large-sca...
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Robert Blick, Chulki Kim, Jonghoo Park | P100171US01
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Improving Biomass Conversion Efficiency by Modifying Lignin so Plant Cell Walls Are More Digestible and Fermentable
Lignocellulosic biomass is a very desirable feedstock for biofuel production. If the fermentation process for lignocellulose could be optimized, conversion of this biomass could yield 25 to 50 billion...
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John Ralph, John Grabber, Ronald Hatfield, Fachuang Lu | P100225US02
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Full Coverage Spray and Drainage System for Orientation-independent Removal of High Heat Flux
Removal of heat from electronic circuitry is one of the limiting factors in the design and performance of most computer systems. One current method of heat removal involves using a cone-shaped spray t...
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Timothy Shedd, Adam Pautsch | P04140US
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Transgenic Lignin Easier to Break Down for Biofuel
Lignocellulosic biomass is a very desirable feedstock for biofuel production. If the fermentation process could be optimized, conversion of this biomass could yield 25 to 50 billion gallons of ethanol...
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John Ralph, Curtis Wilkerson, Saunia Withers, Shawn Mansfield | P100281US02
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Lignin from Transgenic Poplar Is Easier to Process
Lignin is an important plant cell wall component that provides structural support and vascular functions. It is one of the most abundant organic polymers on Earth, constituting about 30 percent of non...
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John Ralph, Curtis Wilkerson, Saunia Withers, Shawn Mansfield | P100281US03
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“Green” Triboelectric Power Boards Turn Footsteps into Electricity and More
Mechanical energy takes many forms in the environment, from ambient vibrations to individual footsteps. It represents a sustainable and largely untapped energy source that could be harnessed to power ...
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Xudong Wang, Zhiyong Cai, Chunhua Yao, Alberto Hernandez Valle, Yanhao Yu | P160323US01
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Boron- and Nitride-Containing Catalysts for Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Small Alkanes and Oxidative Coupling of Methane
C3 and C4 olefins such as propene are key starting materials in the plastics and chemical industry. The main method for producing these critical building blocks is a petrochemical process called steam...
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Ive Hermans, Joseph Grant, Carlos Carrero Marquez, Alessandro Chieregato, Juan Venegas | P150387US02
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Perovskites for Stable, High Activity Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathodes and Related Technologies
The rise of alternative energy technologies is driving materials R&D. Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) may come to play an important role, as they are able to produce energy by direct chemical-to-electr...
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Dane Morgan, Ryan Jacobs | P160222US01
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Interface Switch for Distributed Energy Resources
Distributed energy resources (DER) are small power generators that are typically located near the customer’s load, where energy is used. Small DER produce low emissions, can be manufactured at l...
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Robert Lasseter, Paolo Piagi | P05322US
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Platinum-Free Catalysts for Fuel Cells
Fuel cells and other types of electrochemical cells rely on platinum cathodes to drive oxygen reduction. Although efficient, platinum cathodes are expensive given the element’s relative scarcity. On...
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Shannon Stahl, James Gerken, Colin Anson | P140274US02
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Plasma Treatment within Dielectric Fluids
Conventional techniques for generating plasmas aren't suitable for plasma reactions in liquids such as gasoline or diesel fuels. They are inefficient and can result in significant heat and unwanted ef...
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Ferencz Denes, Sorin Manolache | P03049US
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Two-Step Process Converts Lignin into Simple Aromatic Compounds
Lignin is a major component of non-edible biomass. It is a cheap byproduct of pulp and biofuel production and is one of the few naturally occurring sources of valuable aromatic compounds. Converting l...
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Shannon Stahl, Alireza Rahimi, Joshua Coon, Arne Ulbrich | P140205US01
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Powering Devices with Piezoelectric ‘Sponge’
Piezoelectric materials produce electric charge in response to mechanical stress. Such materials can be utilized as very small ‘nanogenerators’ that absorb vibrations from the environment (e.g., a...
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Xudong Wang, Ping Zhao, Yanchao Mao | P130228US01
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Environmentally Green Glue
Formaldehyde-based adhesives have been used to make interior plywood and particle board for decades. These synthetic adhesives, which are derived from petroleum, are inexpensive and perform well. Howe...
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Srinivasan Damodaran, Dani Zhu | P130276US02
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Phosphine Ligands Made Cheaper, Better
Enantiomers are pairs of compounds that have the same chemical formula but different spatial structures (like your left and right hand, they are non-superimposable mirror images of each other). This i...
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Jennifer Schomaker, Robert Grigg, Ryan Van Hoveln | P130268US02
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Biomass-Derived HMF Using Renewable Solvents
The sugars found in biomass can be treated with solvent and converted into many important building block chemicals. One such chemical is 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), which is used to make plastic ma...
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James Dumesic, Jean Marcel Ribeiro Gallo, David Martin Alonso | P120325US01
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Electrodes with Low-Cost Replaceable Tips
Electrodes routinely are used in electrochemical sensing, fuel cells, batteries and numerous other applications. Critically, the surface of an electrode must be clean before sensing elements can be at...
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Sundaram Gunasekaran, Jiang Yang | P120016US02