Low dissipation elastic piston system for energy conversion and solar energy generation

    公开(公告)号:US10323625B1

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-18

    申请号:US15713752

    申请日:2017-09-25

    Abstract: The present invention comprise an elastic piston system for the conversion of solar energy to electrical energy, the system comprising a solar energy concentrator 202, and at least two solar energy conversion cells 200 being configured to receive the sunlight 204 reflected from the solar energy concentrator 202. The solar energy conversion cell 200 comprises at least two elastic piston 302, 304 components. The elastic pistons 302, 304 being coupled via a conduit 314, 416 for the transmittal of a predetermined working fluid 418. The elastic pistons 302, 304 are configured to receive polarized sunlight and generate electrical energy in response to the reception of the polarized sunlight, The solar energy conversion cell further comprises a controller 306 component, The controller 306 being configured to regulate the compression cycles within the elastic piston 302, 304 components and extract electrical energy produced within the cell 200.

    SEPARATION, RECOVERY AND UPGRADING OF BIOMASS DERIVED 2,3-BUTANEDIOL

    公开(公告)号:US20220135507A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-05

    申请号:US17087841

    申请日:2020-11-03

    Abstract: The invention relates to a two-way approach to isolate, recover and upgrade 2,3-Butanediol (2,3-BDO) from fermentation broth. A complete separation and recovery process for 2,3-BDO using acetalization and trans-acetalization sequence. Acetalization with butyraldehyde using heterogeneous catalysts, either Amberlyst-15® or Nafion NR50®, efficiently isolates 2,3-BDO as phase-separated protected dioxolane. The approach provides significant process advantages with easy product recovery and high recyclability of the catalyst. Trans-acetalization of dioxolane with methanol (methanolysis) followed by distillation of acetal, yielded very high purity 2,3-BDO with about 90% isolated yield. Alternatively, dioxolane is used in a process direct to methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) as a BDO synthon allowing for recovery of the aldehyde.

    Electronically conductive perovskite-based oxide nanoparticles and films for optical sensing applications
    8.
    发明授权
    Electronically conductive perovskite-based oxide nanoparticles and films for optical sensing applications 有权
    电子导电钙钛矿型氧化物纳米颗粒和光学传感应用膜

    公开(公告)号:US09019502B1

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-28

    申请号:US14335149

    申请日:2014-07-18

    CPC classification number: G01N21/783 G01N2201/0826

    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method of detecting a change in a chemical composition by contacting a electronically conducting perovskite-based metal oxide material with a monitored stream, illuminating the electronically conducting perovskite-based metal oxide with incident light, collecting exiting light, monitoring an optical signal based on a comparison of the incident light and the exiting light, and detecting a shift in the optical signal. The electronically conducting perovskite-based metal oxide has a perovskite-based crystal structure and an electronic conductivity of at least 10−1 S/cm, where parameters are specified at the gas stream temperature. The electronically conducting perovskite-based metal oxide has an empirical formula AxByO3-δ, where A is at least a first element at the A-site, B is at least a second element at the B-site, and where 0.8

    Abstract translation: 本公开涉及一种通过使电子导电的钙钛矿型金属氧化物材料与监测的流体接触来检测化学组成的变化的方法,用入射光照射电子导电的钙钛矿型金属氧化物,收集离开的光,监测光学 基于入射光和出射光的比较的信号,并检测光信号的偏移。 电子导电钙钛矿型金属氧化物具有至少10-1S / cm的钙钛矿型晶体结构和电子导电性,其中在气流温度下规定了参数。 电子导电钙钛矿型金属氧化物具有经验式AxByO3-δ,其中A至少为A位的第一元素,B为B位上的至少第二元素,其中0.8

    Separation, recovery and upgrading of biomass derived 2,3-butanediol

    公开(公告)号:US11565989B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-31

    申请号:US17087841

    申请日:2020-11-03

    Abstract: The invention relates to a two-way approach to isolate, recover and upgrade 2,3-Butanediol (2,3-BDO) from fermentation broth. A complete separation and recovery process for 2,3-BDO using acetalization and trans-acetalization sequence. Acetalization with butyraldehyde using heterogeneous catalysts, either Amberlyst-15® or Nafion NR50®, efficiently isolates 2,3-BDO as phase-separated protected dioxolane. The approach provides significant process advantages with easy product recovery and high recyclability of the catalyst. Trans-acetalization of dioxolane with methanol (methanolysis) followed by distillation of acetal, yielded very high purity 2,3-BDO with about 90% isolated yield. Alternatively, dioxolane is used in a process direct to methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) as a BDO synthon allowing for recovery of the aldehyde.

    PRECISION COOKING SYSTEM
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190223474A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-25

    申请号:US16249068

    申请日:2019-01-16

    Abstract: The present invention comprises a precision cooking oven that utilizes laser sheets to cook food, thus creating homogeneously heated and uniformly seared food bodies and surfaces. Laser sheets move back and forth evenly injecting heat into items being cooked. All food cold or hot areas can be eliminated since intersecting laser lines can be completely projected on and accommodate an item's exterior surfaces. Items with non-uniform cross-sections and properties can be cooked uniformly by controlling the exact amount of energy projected into differing sections of the food. The oven is also capable of cooking autonomously. Since laser sheets can be precisely controlled, cooking results can be very predictable once the boundary conditions for a thermal analysis are determined. The oven can detect the properties of the items to be cooked and thereafter compute the needed time and power to achieve the desired results stipulated by an oven operator.

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