HIGH TEMPERATURE SUSTAINABLE Zn-Ni COATING ON STEEL SUBSTRATE

    公开(公告)号:US20200331050A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-22

    申请号:US16755210

    申请日:2018-10-10

    摘要: The present disclosure provides a one pot process for co-electrodeposition of Zn—Ni layers on steel substrates involving pretreating a steel substrate and then immersing the steel substrate into an aqueous electrolyte containing at least salts of Ni and Zn with the salts of Ni and Zn being present in concentrations to give a ratio of Ni to Zn in a range from about 1:1 to about 1000:1, the aqueous electrolyte including a buffer to give the aqueous electrolyte a pH in a range from about 3 to about 6. This is followed by electroplating a Zn—Ni layer onto the steel substrate by applying a voltage between the steel substrate as cathode and an anode electrode also immersed in the aqueous electrolyte, the applied voltage being selected to give a current density in a range from about 8 mA/mm2 to about 50 mA/mm2. The electroplating is performed with the aqueous electrolyte heated to a temperature in a range from about 20° C. to about 50° C.

    BALANCE TESTING APPARATUS
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200323477A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-15

    申请号:US16849502

    申请日:2020-04-15

    IPC分类号: A61B5/00 A61B5/107

    摘要: A balance testing apparatus for testing balance of a test subject having a stance foot and an excursion foot includes a mat, at least one elongate reference line and an electronic measuring device. The mat has a stance foot orientation guide for receiving the stance foot. The at least one elongate reference line extends radially from the stance foot orientation guide. The electronic measuring device is designed for measuring the distance between the stance foot and the excursion foot when the excursion foot is on or near the reference line. A method of balance testing using the balance testing apparatus includes the steps of: measuring a first predetermined parameter having the stance foot in a first predetermined position; storing the data; repeating the steps with the stance foot in a different predetermined position; and evaluating the data to obtain a balance test protocol score.

    HYDROTHERMAL LIQUEFACTION CO-PROCESSING OF WASTEWATER SLUDGE AND LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS FOR CO-PRODUCTION OF BIO-GAS AND BIO-OILS

    公开(公告)号:US20190263700A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-29

    申请号:US16345811

    申请日:2016-10-27

    IPC分类号: C02F11/04 C02F11/18 C10G1/08

    摘要: This disclosure provides a process based on hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) treatment for co-processing of high-water-content wastewater sludge and other lignocellulosic biomass for co-production of biogas and bio-crude oil. The mixture of waste activated sludge and lignocellulosic biomass such as birchwood sawdust/cornstalk/MSW was converted under HTL conditions in presence of KOH as the homogeneous catalyst. The operating conditions including reaction temperature, reaction time and solids concentration were optimized based on the response surface methodology for the maximum bio-crude oil production. The highest bio-crude oil yield of around 34 wt % was obtained by co-feeding waste activated sludge with lignocellulosic biomass at an optimum temperature of 310° C., reaction time of 10 min, and solids concentration of 10 wt %. The two by-products from this process (bio-char and water-soluble products) can be used to produce energy as well. Water-soluble products were used to produce biogas through Bio-methane Potential Test (BMP) and were found to produce around 800 mL bio-methane cumulatively in 30 days per 0.816 g of total organic carbon (TOC) or 2.09 g of chemical oxygen demand (COD) of water-soluble products.