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Proppant For Use In Hydraulic Fracturing To Stimulate A Well, Thomas Lee Robl, Anne Elizabeth Oberlink Oct 2019

Proppant For Use In Hydraulic Fracturing To Stimulate A Well, Thomas Lee Robl, Anne Elizabeth Oberlink

Center for Applied Energy Research Faculty Patents

A proppant for use in hydraulic fracturing to stimulate a well is provided. The proppant is fly ash particles having a mean particle size (d50) of between 45 μm and 150 μm and a size distribution defined by (d10) ≤ 5 μm and (d98) ≤ 250 μm.


Computationally Aided Design Of A High-Performance Organic Semiconductor: The Development Of A Universal Crystal Engineering Core, Anthony J. Petty Ii, Qianxiang Ai, Jeni C. Sorli, Hamna F. Haneef, Geoffrey E. Purdum, Alex M. Boehm, Devin B. Granger, Kaichen Gu, Carla Patricia Lacerda Rubinger, Sean R. Parkin, Kenneth R. Graham, Oana D. Jurchescu, Yueh-Lin Loo, Chad Risko, John E. Anthony Oct 2019

Computationally Aided Design Of A High-Performance Organic Semiconductor: The Development Of A Universal Crystal Engineering Core, Anthony J. Petty Ii, Qianxiang Ai, Jeni C. Sorli, Hamna F. Haneef, Geoffrey E. Purdum, Alex M. Boehm, Devin B. Granger, Kaichen Gu, Carla Patricia Lacerda Rubinger, Sean R. Parkin, Kenneth R. Graham, Oana D. Jurchescu, Yueh-Lin Loo, Chad Risko, John E. Anthony

Chemistry Faculty Publications

Herein, we describe the design and synthesis of a suite of molecules based on a benzodithiophene “universal crystal engineering core”. After computationally screening derivatives, a trialkylsilylethyne-based crystal engineering strategy was employed to tailor the crystal packing for use as the active material in an organic field-effect transistor. Electronic structure calculations were undertaken to reveal derivatives that exhibit exceptional potential for high-efficiency hole transport. The promising theoretical properties are reflected in the preliminary device results, with the computationally optimized material showing simple solution processing, enhanced stability, and a maximum hole mobility of 1.6 cm2 V−1 s−1.


Nanogaps On Atomically Thin Materials As Non-Volatile Read/Writable Memory Devices, Douglas Robert Strachan, Abhishek Sundararajan, Mathias Joseph Boland Aug 2019

Nanogaps On Atomically Thin Materials As Non-Volatile Read/Writable Memory Devices, Douglas Robert Strachan, Abhishek Sundararajan, Mathias Joseph Boland

Physics and Astronomy Faculty Patents

The present invention relates to the presence of nanogaps across a metal dispersed over an atomically-thin material, such that the nanogap exposes the atomically-thin material. The resulting device offers an ultra-short gap with ballistic transport and demonstrated switching in the presence of a gate or dielectric material in close proximity to the channel.


Thermal Interface Material, Matthew Collins Weisenberger, John Davis Craddock Jul 2019

Thermal Interface Material, Matthew Collins Weisenberger, John Davis Craddock

Center for Applied Energy Research Faculty Patents

A flexible sheet of aligned carbon nanotubes includes an array of aligned nanotubes in a free standing film form not adhered to the synthesis substrate, with a matrix infiltrated interstitially into the nanotube array with access to the nanotube tips from both the top and bottom. That is, the infiltrant is purposely limited from over-filling or coating one or both exterior top and/or bottom surfaces of the array, blocking access to the tips. A typical matrix is a polymer material.


Method Of Development And Use Of Catalyst-Functionalized Catalytic Particles To Increase The Mass Transfer Rate Of Solvents Used In Acid Gas Cleanup, Leland R. Widger, Cameron A. Lippert, Kunlei Liu Jun 2019

Method Of Development And Use Of Catalyst-Functionalized Catalytic Particles To Increase The Mass Transfer Rate Of Solvents Used In Acid Gas Cleanup, Leland R. Widger, Cameron A. Lippert, Kunlei Liu

Center for Applied Energy Research Faculty Patents

The present invention relates to methods for improving carbon capture using entrained catalytic-particles within an amine solvent. The particles are functionalized and appended with a CO2 hydration catalyst to enhance the kinetics of CO2 hydration and improve overall mass transfer of CO2 from an acid gas.


Composite Membranes Derived From Cellulose And Lignin Sulfonate For Selective Separations And Antifouling Aspects, Andrew Steven Colburn, Ronald J. Vogler, Aum Patel, Mariah Bezold, John D. Craven, Chunqing Liu, Dibakar Bhattacharyya Jun 2019

Composite Membranes Derived From Cellulose And Lignin Sulfonate For Selective Separations And Antifouling Aspects, Andrew Steven Colburn, Ronald J. Vogler, Aum Patel, Mariah Bezold, John D. Craven, Chunqing Liu, Dibakar Bhattacharyya

Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications

Cellulose-based membrane materials allow for separations in both aqueous solutions and organic solvents. The addition of nanocomposites into cellulose structure is facilitated through steric interaction and strong hydrogen bonding with the hydroxy groups present within cellulose. An ionic liquid, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate, was used as a solvent for microcrystalline cellulose to incorporate graphene oxide quantum dots into cellulose membranes. In this work, other composite materials such as, iron oxide nanoparticles, polyacrylic acid, and lignin sulfonate have all been uniformly incorporated into cellulose membranes utilizing ionic liquid cosolvents. Integration of iron into cellulose membranes resulted in high selectivity (> 99%) of neutral …


Optimization Of Induction Quenching Processes For Hss Roll Based On Mmpt Model, Ligang Liu, Hui Yu, Zhiqiang Yang, Chunmei Zhao, Tongguang Zhai Jun 2019

Optimization Of Induction Quenching Processes For Hss Roll Based On Mmpt Model, Ligang Liu, Hui Yu, Zhiqiang Yang, Chunmei Zhao, Tongguang Zhai

Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications

To improve the comprehensive performance of high speed steel (HSS) cold rolls, the induction hardening processes were analyzed by numerical simulation and experimental research. Firstly, a modified martensitic phase transformation (MMPT) model of the tested steel under stress constraints was established. Then, the MMPT model was fed into DEFORM to simulate the induction quenching processes of working rolls based on an orthogonal test design and the optimal dual frequency of the induction quenching process was obtained. The results indicate that the depth of the roll’s hardened layer increases by 32.5% and the axial residual tensile stress also becomes acceptable under …


Synthesis Of Metal Oxide Surfaces And Interfaces With Crystallographic Control Using Solid-Liquid-Vapor Etching And Vapor-Liquid-Solid Growth, Beth S. Guiton, Lei Yu Jun 2019

Synthesis Of Metal Oxide Surfaces And Interfaces With Crystallographic Control Using Solid-Liquid-Vapor Etching And Vapor-Liquid-Solid Growth, Beth S. Guiton, Lei Yu

Chemistry Faculty Patents

The present invention provides integrated nanostructures comprising a single-crystalline matrix of a material A containing aligned, single-crystalline nanowires of a material B, with well-defined crystallographic interfaces are disclosed. The nanocomposite is fabricated by utilizing metal nanodroplets in two subsequent catalytic steps: solid-liquid-vapor etching, followed by vapor-liquid-solid growth. The first etching step produces pores, or “negative nanowires” within a single-crystalline matrix, which share a unique crystallographic direction, and are therefore aligned with respect to one another. Further, since they are contained within a single, crystalline, matrix, their size and spacing can be controlled by their interacting strain fields, and the array …


Transient Analysis Of Diffusion-Induced Deformation In A Viscoelastic Electrode, Yaohong Suo, Fuqian Yang Jun 2019

Transient Analysis Of Diffusion-Induced Deformation In A Viscoelastic Electrode, Yaohong Suo, Fuqian Yang

Chemical and Materials Engineering Faculty Publications

In this study, we analyze the transient diffuse-induced-deformation of an electrode consisting of the conducting polymer polypyrrole (PPY) by using the theories of linear viscoelasticity and diffusion-induced stress. We consider two constitutive relationships with dependence of viscosity on strain rate: Kelvin-Voigt model and three-parameter solid model. A numerical method is used to solve the problem of one-dimensional, transient diffusion-induced-deformation under potentiostatic operation. The numerical results reveal that the maximum displacement occurs at the free surface and the maximum stress occurs at the fixed end. The inertia term causes the stress to increase at the onset of lithiation. The stress decreases …


Triperyleno[3,3,3]Propellane Triimides: Achieving A New Generation Of Quasi-D3h Symmetric Nanostructures In Organic Electronics, Lingling Lv, Josiah Roberts, Chengyi Xiao, Zhenmei Jia, Wei Jiang, Chad Risko, Lei Zhang May 2019

Triperyleno[3,3,3]Propellane Triimides: Achieving A New Generation Of Quasi-D3h Symmetric Nanostructures In Organic Electronics, Lingling Lv, Josiah Roberts, Chengyi Xiao, Zhenmei Jia, Wei Jiang, Chad Risko, Lei Zhang

Chemistry Faculty Publications

Rigid three-dimensional (3D) polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), in particular 3D nanographenes, have garnered interest due to their potential use in semiconductor applications and as models to study through-bond and through-space electronic interactions. Herein we report the development of a novel 3D-symmetric rylene imide building block, triperyleno[3,3,3]propellane triimides (6), that possesses three perylene monoimide subunits fused on a propellane. This building block shows several promising characteristics, including high solubility, large π-surfaces, electron-accepting capabilities, and a variety of reactive sites. Further, the building block is compatible with different reactions to readily yield quasi-D3h symmetric nanostructures (9, …


Using Numerical Models Of Dewatering At Coal Ash Impoundments To Understand Cost And Schedule, Peter Bell, Joel Thompson, Don Fuller May 2019

Using Numerical Models Of Dewatering At Coal Ash Impoundments To Understand Cost And Schedule, Peter Bell, Joel Thompson, Don Fuller

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Demonstration Of “No Migration” Alternative Performance Standard For Ccr Facilities In Arid To Semi- Arid Regions Using Unsaturated Zone Modeling, James Aiken, Katy Lindstom May 2019

Demonstration Of “No Migration” Alternative Performance Standard For Ccr Facilities In Arid To Semi- Arid Regions Using Unsaturated Zone Modeling, James Aiken, Katy Lindstom

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Investigating Ccr Units And Evaluating The Physical Properties Of Ponded Ccr, David Skeggs, Zahra Aghazadeh, Rachel Combs May 2019

Investigating Ccr Units And Evaluating The Physical Properties Of Ponded Ccr, David Skeggs, Zahra Aghazadeh, Rachel Combs

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Coal Combustion Residuals Management Using Geotextile Containers- Considerations For Various Options, Randall Wilcox, Gregg Lebster, Bryan Hamilton, Thomas Stephens May 2019

Coal Combustion Residuals Management Using Geotextile Containers- Considerations For Various Options, Randall Wilcox, Gregg Lebster, Bryan Hamilton, Thomas Stephens

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


State Vs Federal Ccr Rule Regulations: Comparisons And Impacts, Nicole Kron, Eric Nelson May 2019

State Vs Federal Ccr Rule Regulations: Comparisons And Impacts, Nicole Kron, Eric Nelson

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Continuous, Real-Time Tss Monitoring Verifies Effluent Quality And Coal Ash Management Performance While Reducing Compliance Costs, Dave Fraley, Chris Bauman, Dave Donahue May 2019

Continuous, Real-Time Tss Monitoring Verifies Effluent Quality And Coal Ash Management Performance While Reducing Compliance Costs, Dave Fraley, Chris Bauman, Dave Donahue

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Geochemical Tools For Groundwater Monitoring At Coal Fired Utilities, Jeff Gillow, Bruce Sass, Hari Parthasarathy May 2019

Geochemical Tools For Groundwater Monitoring At Coal Fired Utilities, Jeff Gillow, Bruce Sass, Hari Parthasarathy

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Bottom Ash Handling Conversions – Lessons Learned, Dustin Doerr May 2019

Bottom Ash Handling Conversions – Lessons Learned, Dustin Doerr

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Effect Of Coal Fly Ash On Agricultural Crops :Second Phase Showcase Project On Use Of Fly Ash In Agriculture In And Around Thermal Power Station Areas Of National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd., India., K. Arivazhagan, M. Ravichandran, S.K. Dube, V.K. Mathur May 2019

Effect Of Coal Fly Ash On Agricultural Crops :Second Phase Showcase Project On Use Of Fly Ash In Agriculture In And Around Thermal Power Station Areas Of National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd., India., K. Arivazhagan, M. Ravichandran, S.K. Dube, V.K. Mathur

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Advantages Of Single Source Contracting In-Plant Ccr Services, Kevin Foody, Marcella Funderburg, Blake Whittington May 2019

Advantages Of Single Source Contracting In-Plant Ccr Services, Kevin Foody, Marcella Funderburg, Blake Whittington

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Design And Construction Of A Ccr Landfill Adjacent To The Missouri River, Thomas Gredell, Jeffrey Fouse, Jay Ellington May 2019

Design And Construction Of A Ccr Landfill Adjacent To The Missouri River, Thomas Gredell, Jeffrey Fouse, Jay Ellington

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Recycling Of Coal Ash In Agriculture: Use Of Vermicomposting Biotechnology, G.N. Chattopadhyay, Gourab Roy, Wasim Iftikar May 2019

Recycling Of Coal Ash In Agriculture: Use Of Vermicomposting Biotechnology, G.N. Chattopadhyay, Gourab Roy, Wasim Iftikar

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Alternate Source Demonstration Considerations Within The Appalachian Basin, Joseph Robb, Larry Mastera May 2019

Alternate Source Demonstration Considerations Within The Appalachian Basin, Joseph Robb, Larry Mastera

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Locating And Permitting A Ccr Landfill Adjacent To The Missouri River, Paul Reitz, Thomas Gredell, Jay Ellington May 2019

Locating And Permitting A Ccr Landfill Adjacent To The Missouri River, Paul Reitz, Thomas Gredell, Jay Ellington

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Encapsulation Of Thermoevaporation Brines Using Coal Combustion Residuals, Dale Prentice, Kirk Ellison, Gaurav Sant May 2019

Encapsulation Of Thermoevaporation Brines Using Coal Combustion Residuals, Dale Prentice, Kirk Ellison, Gaurav Sant

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Surface Water And Groundwater Mixing In Alluvial Floodplains: A Significant Issue For Understanding Contaminant Transport At Coal Ash Facilities Adjacent To Rivers, Joel Thompson, Peter Bell, John Griggs May 2019

Surface Water And Groundwater Mixing In Alluvial Floodplains: A Significant Issue For Understanding Contaminant Transport At Coal Ash Facilities Adjacent To Rivers, Joel Thompson, Peter Bell, John Griggs

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Groundwater Corrective Action Assessment Using Fate And Transport Modeling, Brian Hennings, Glenn Luke, Jacob Walczak May 2019

Groundwater Corrective Action Assessment Using Fate And Transport Modeling, Brian Hennings, Glenn Luke, Jacob Walczak

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Coal Ash 2.0: The Calculus Of The Ore Body, Claudio Arato May 2019

Coal Ash 2.0: The Calculus Of The Ore Body, Claudio Arato

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Extensive Real Time Monitoring Of Ash Response To Construction-Induced Activity, Anita Perry, Alex Rudy, Kenny Campbell, Ryan Smith May 2019

Extensive Real Time Monitoring Of Ash Response To Construction-Induced Activity, Anita Perry, Alex Rudy, Kenny Campbell, Ryan Smith

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.


Alkali-Silica Reaction Of Geopolymer Concrete Made Of Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion Fly Ash, Chang-Seon Shon, Dong-Un Lee May 2019

Alkali-Silica Reaction Of Geopolymer Concrete Made Of Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion Fly Ash, Chang-Seon Shon, Dong-Un Lee

World of Coal Ash Proceedings

No abstract provided.