Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
204157440 | Using ionizing radiation | 28 |
20090026065 | Gas-timing method for depositing oxynitride films by reactive R.F. magnetron sputtering - A gas-timing control method for depositing metal oxynitride and transition metal oxynitride (M | 01-29-2009 |
20090127093 | Method for the production of silicon from silyl halides - The present invention relates to a method for the production of silicon from silyl halides. In a first step, the silyl halide is converted, with the generation of a plasma discharge, to a halogenated polysilane, which is subsequently decomposed to silicon, in a second step, with heating. | 05-21-2009 |
20090159423 | Asymmetrical RF Drive for Electrode of Plasma Chamber - RF power is coupled to one or more RF drive points ( | 06-25-2009 |
20090200156 | Treatment of fly ash from coal combustion to improve its marketability - A system and method for treating unmarketable fly ash and improve its properties as an additive for concrete is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a gas stream containing ionized air, and an amount of fly ash containing carbon having all adsorption capacity. The fly ash is then exposed to the gas stream to expose the carbon to the ionized air to promote the attachment of the ions to the carbon to reduce the adsorption capacity of the carbon. | 08-13-2009 |
20100018852 | Process for Producing a Porous Track Membrane - Porous track membranes are produced by exposing a polymeric film to a bombardment of heavy ions to provide the film with a track density, and etching pores into the resulting tracked film with an etching solution to provide the film with a density of the pores corresponding to the track density under conditions to maintain turbulent flow. An alkaline etching solution is used that contains salts of alkali metals in sufficient concentration to increase the boiling point of the resulting alkali-metal-containing solution to temperatures in excess of about 100 up to about 150° C. | 01-28-2010 |
20100155219 | PLASMA-ENHANCED SYNTHESIS - The invention is based on the aim of developing a device and a method for the plasma-enhanced synthesis of halogenated polysilanes and polygermanes, wherein at least one reaction partner is present in a gaseous form and is excited by reactive particles from a plasma zone, and is subsequently reacted by means of at least one further reaction partner which is present in the reaction chamber in vaporous or gaseous form. Reactions of halogen silanes or germanes of the group SiCl | 06-24-2010 |
20100326814 | METHOD FOR ELIMINATING METALLIC LITHIUM - The method for eliminating metallic lithium on a support comprises a plasma application step. The plasma is formed from a carbon source and an oxygen source with a power comprised between 50 and 400 W. It transforms the metallic lithium into lithium carbonate. The method then comprises a dissolution step of the lithium carbonate in an aqueous solution. | 12-30-2010 |
20110108410 | Method and apparatus for generating ozone containing fluid and foam - A dispensing apparatus including a product dispenser in which product is dispensed by manual movement of an activation mechanism as, for example, by moving a lever with a person's hand, arm or foot. The dispensing apparatus includes an electrical generator for generating electrical energy as a result of the manual movement of the activation mechanism, preferably by electromagnetic induction, electrochemistry or piezoelectricity. The electrical energy from the generator may be utilized in the dispensing apparatus to power a data communication unit for receiving information about the product dispenser and transmitting the information to a receiver, preferably but not necessarily wirelessly. The relative amounts of electrical energy generated may be used to estimate the amount of fluid dispensed and the extent to which a fluid reservoir is full. | 05-12-2011 |
20120061232 | Infrared assisted hydrogen generation - This invention relates to a system and a method for achieving efficient production of hydrogen in a hydrogen generator, comprising at least a hydrogen generator, a liquid in said hydrogen generator to produce hydrogen from, and a ceramic that emits infrared at wavelengths covering at least a portion of 3-20 micrometers range so that said liquid can be excited with infrared at said wavelengths before or during the production of hydrogen for improved hydrogen production efficiency. The use of infrared-excited electrolyte solution in a hydrogen generator helps reduce the energy consumption, lower operating voltage, and thus reduce the cost of the production of hydrogen. | 03-15-2012 |
20120145532 | Efficient hydrogen production by photocatalytic water splitting using surface plasmons in hybrid nanoparticles - Photocatalytic water splitting is employed as a method to directly obtain clean hydrogen from solar radiation by using hybrid nanoparticles with metallic cores and semiconductor photocatalytic shells. Efficient unassisted overall photocatalytic splitting of water is based on resonant absorption from surface plasmon in metal core/semiconductor shell hybrid nanoparticles, which can extend the absorption spectra further towards the visible-near infrared range, thus dramatically increasing the solar energy conversion efficiency. When used in combination with scintillator nanoparticles, the hybrid photocatalytic nanoparticles can be used for conversion of nuclear energy into hydrogen. | 06-14-2012 |
20120152725 | FABRICATION OF PILLARED GRAPHENE - A method of fabricating pillared graphene assembles alternate layers of graphene sheets and fullerenes to form a stable protostructure. Energy is added to the protostructure to break the carbon-carbon bonds at the fullerene-to-graphene attachment points of the protostructure and allow the bonds to reorganize and reform into a stable lower energy unitary pillared graphene nanostructure in which open nanotubes are conjoined between graphene sheets. The attachment points may be functionalized using tether molecules to aid in attachment, and add chemical energy to the system. The arrangement and attachment spacing of the fullerenes may be determined using spacer molecules or an electric potential. | 06-21-2012 |
20130284587 | OZONE AND PLASMA GENERATION USING ELECTRON BEAM TECHNOLOGY - This invention proposes, among other things, systems and methods for providing ozone generators or plasma generators that generate an electric field in an electron generation chamber that is separate from a reaction chamber. An electron beam emitter in an electron generation chamber is configured to emit a beam of electrons and is separated from the reaction chamber by an electron permeable barrier that provides a window through which the beam of electrons passes. The electrons are accelerated to the required energy in the electron generation chamber and transmitted through the barrier to the reaction chamber, where an input gas source introduces an input gas into the reaction chamber. The input gas may react with the beam of electrons inside the reaction chamber to form an output gas comprising a plasma or a concentration of ozone, and the output gas passes from the reaction chamber to a wafer processing chamber. | 10-31-2013 |
20140014495 | System and Process for Functionalizing Graphene - System and process in which graphene, which may be produced on a commercial scale, is highly purified, then functionalized in a vertical plasma reactor which can also deagglomerate and/or delaminate the graphene, as well as separating or classifying the functionalized graphene particles according to size. In one disclosed embodiment, the graphene is produced by combustion of magnesium (Mg) and carbon dioxide (CO | 01-16-2014 |
20140262744 | FORMATION OF ALCOHOLS AND CARBONYL COMPOUNDS FROM HEXANE AND CYCLOHEXANE WITH WATER IN A LIQUID FILM PLASMA REACTOR - The activation of the C—H bond using low temperature plasma with an inlet liquid stream such that value added products are formed effectively. An organic liquid (e.g., hexane which is immiscible with liquid water) is injected into a flowing gas (argon) stream followed by mixing with a liquid water stream. Thereafter, the mixture contacts a plasma region formed by a pulsed electric discharge. The plasma formed with the flowing liquid and gas between the two electrodes causes chemical reactions that generate various compounds. | 09-18-2014 |
20140284204 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IONIZING PARTICLES OF A SAMPLE GAS GLOW - A device for ionizing particles (molecules or clusters) of a sample gas flow comprises a first flow tube for providing the sample gas flow, and a generator for producing reagent primary ions from particles of candidate reagent gas flow at a primary ion production region. The device also has an interaction region for introducing the reagent ions into the sample gas flow in order to arrange interaction between the reagent primary ions and the particles of the sample gas flow, thereby producing sample gas ions to be delivered to a detector. The generator for producing reagent primary ions is a non-radioactive soft X-ray radiation source. | 09-25-2014 |
20140332368 | SUPRAMOLECULAR COMPLEXES AS PHOTOCATALYSTS FOR REDUCTION - Supramolecular complexes, methods and systems for photocatalysis of the reduction of substrates are described. The supramolecular complexes of the invention have a light absorbing metal center, an electron collector ligand and a catalytically active metal. When the supramolecular complexes are exposed to radiant energy, the light absorbing metal center creates a charge that is transferred to the electron collector ligand to form a charge transfer state. The charge is then transferred through the catalytically active metal to a substrate, cause the reduction of the substrate, e.g. the reduction of water to molecular hydrogen. | 11-13-2014 |
20150008117 | CONVECTION-FREE FLOW-TYPE REACTOR AND FLOW-TYPE SYNTHESIS METHOD - A convection-free flow-type reactor includes a reactor body. The reactor body includes a reaction chamber to house a fluid. An inlet is in communication with the reaction chamber to allow input of a reactant fluid. An outlet is in communication with the reaction chamber to allow output of a product fluid. An energy beam source device provides an energy beam to irradiate the reactant fluid in the reaction chamber. The disclosure further provides a convection-free flow-type synthesis method. | 01-08-2015 |
20150053544 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR GENERATING NITRIC OXIDE - The present invention relates to a method for generating nitric oxide, which comprises the steps of: providing a precursor solution comprising a nitric oxide precursor in a first reservoir ( | 02-26-2015 |
20150083579 | GEOMETRY ENHANCEMENT OF NANOSCALE ENERGY DEPOSITION BY X-RAYS - A principle is established to show that nanoscale energy deposition in water by X-rays can be greatly enhanced via the geometry of nanostructures. The calculated results show that enhancement over background water can reach over 60 times for a single nanoshell made of gold. Other geometries and nanostructures are investigated, and it is found that a shell of gold nanoparticles can generate similar enhancement. The concepts of composition, matrix, and satellite effects are established and studied, all of which can further increase the enhancement of the effect of X-rays. | 03-26-2015 |
20150114821 | Method for Modifying Properties of Graphene - A method for modifying properties of graphene includes a graphene film provision step and a modification step. In the graphene film provision step, a graphene film is provided, and the graphene is formed on a substrate. In the modification step, the graphene film is placed in a vacuum environment and radiated by an electron beam to obtain a graphene material. | 04-30-2015 |
20150307350 | HIGH POWER NON-THERMAL PLASMA SYSTEM FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS - Methods of increasing the total power of non-thermal plasma power systems are described. Various embodiments of the present invention provide non-thermal plasma reactor assemblies and methods of operating said assemblies, each assembly comprising: (a) at least two non-thermal plasma reactors, each reactor comprising at least one inlet circumferential gas flow inlet apparatus, an electrode, and a flow restricted exit portal, said reactor configured to eject a jet of non-thermal plasma external to said reactor; (b) said at least two non-thermal plasma reactors configured to work in tandem with one another such that a first reactor electrode can be maintained at a high voltage electric potential relative to a second reactor electrode, said first and second reactor electrodes forming an electrode pair able to maintain a non-thermal plasma discharge between the first and second reactor electrodes. | 10-29-2015 |
20150314276 | PREPARATION AND APPLICATION OF CARBON NANOPARTICLE DIODE - An oxidative method for water is provided. The oxidative method includes providing a compound having properties of a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor; obtaining a mixture by adding the compound to the water; and illuminating the mixture using a light source to excite the compound. | 11-05-2015 |
20150321174 | NANOSTRUCTURED METAL OXIDE COMPOSITIONS FOR APPLIED PHOTOCATALYSIS - A nanostructured metal oxide composition comprising hydroxides or oxygen vacancies or both hydroxides and oxygen vacancies on its surface is described. A process for preparing the nanostructured metal oxide composition comprising hydroxides or oxygen vacancies or both hydroxides and oxygen vacancies on its surface, which hydroxides and oxygen vacancies can participate in chemical reactions, which composition is prepared by a method selected from the group of methods comprising: i) controlled thermally induced dehydroxylation of nanostructured metal hydroxide precursors; ii) thermochemical reaction of said nanostructured metal oxide with hydrogen gas; iii) vacuum thermal treatment of said nanostructured metal oxide; and iv) aliovalent doping with a lower oxidation state metal. A photocatalyst comprising a nanostructured metal oxide composition comprising an optimal loading of hydroxides or oxygen vacancies or both hydroxides and oxygen vacancies on its surface, which hydroxides and/or oxygen vacancies can participate in chemical or physical reactions. | 11-12-2015 |
20150352516 | TREATMENT LIQUID PRODUCTION DEVICE AND TREATMENT LIQUID PRODUCTION METHOD - A treatment liquid production device includes a first tank; a first plasma generating device that includes a first pair of electrodes and a first power supply, the first power supply applying a voltage between the first pair of electrodes, the first plasma generating device generating plasma in a liquid in the first tank; a second tank; a second plasma generating device that includes a second pair of electrodes and a second power supply, the second power supply applying a voltage between the second pair of electrodes, the second plasma generating device generating plasma in a liquid in the second tank; and a controller operative to produce a first treatment liquid having a high initial oxidizing power during a first period and a second treatment liquid having a high remaining oxidizing power during a second period which is longer than the first period. | 12-10-2015 |
20150375192 | Commercial-Scale Gamma Radiation Carbon Dioxide Reduction - The present system provides a reactor vessel for reducing a mixture of carbon dioxide and a reactant to a product by exposure to gamma radiation from spent fuel rods. The reactor vessel is constructed of a material that permits a substantial portion of the incident gamma radiation to pass through the wall, such as carbon fiber, silicon, or other low-Z material. An inlet tube introduces a mixture of carbon dioxide and a reactant into the interior of the vessel, where the mixture flows through the vessel to expose the mixture to gamma radiation to reduce the mixture to at least one product. In this way, spent radioactive fuel rods can be utilized for carbon dioxide reduction and for the production of useful chemicals. | 12-31-2015 |
20160023182 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING RADIONUCLIDE - A method for producing a radionuclide is provided that produces molybdenum trioxide 99 (Mo-99.O | 01-28-2016 |
20160045908 | CuO - TiO2 NANOCOMPOSITE PHOTOCATALYST FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION, PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF - The present investigation is development of the TiO | 02-18-2016 |
20160114305 | Gas-To-Liquids Conversion Process Using Electron Beam Irradiation - A process for converting light alkanes from a natural gas production stream to higher molecular weight hydrocarbons is provided. The method includes transporting the natural gas stream to an electron beam reactor, such as a steel flow-type radiation reactor connected hermetically to an accelerator beam window. The gas stream is exposed to electron beam radiation to generate an upgraded and substantially liquefied hydrocarbon stream. The method then includes transporting the substantially liquefied hydrocarbon stream into a scrubber to remove non-condensed gases. The remaining liquid hydrocarbon stream is then transported as condensate to a distillation tower, where high octane products are separated through fractionation. | 04-28-2016 |