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Scale-Up of Photocatalysis-Assisted Water Disinfection: Opportunities and Barriers
(2021-10-20)
Dwindling supplies of readily available freshwater, coupled with the continuous growth of the human population, necessitates the purification and reuse of wastewater. This requires next-generation treatment processes, such ...
Spatially Coherent Spectral Localization and Quantitative Probabilistic Petroleum System Analysis
(2021-11-23)
The Fourier transform generates a time-averaged amplitude spectrum of time series; seismic
data however is non-stationary, i.e., the frequency content of seismic data changes with time and depth. Spectral decomposition is ...
Bioactive, Self-fitting Scaffolds Prepared from Siloxane-based Shape Memory Polymers
(2021-12-08)
Thermoresponsive shape memory polymer (SMP) scaffolds afford conformal “self-fitting” into irregularly shaped craniomaxillofacial (CMF) bone defects. Grunlan and co-workers previously reported SMP scaffolds based on ...
Nonionic Surfactant Performance in High-Temperature Eagle Ford Reservoir
(2021-12-08)
The focus of this study was the use of nonionic surfactants and novel nonionic-ionic surfactant blends for enhanced oil recovery in high-temperature liquid-rich unconventional reservoirs. Through cloud point, wettability, ...
Enhancing the Volumetric Effect of Point-Focusing Concentrating Solar Receivers via Partially Reflective Surfaces
(2021-12-10)
One of the remaining challenges of point focusing concentrating solar power systems is the realization of a true volumetric receiver, one whose entire volume is utilized for the absorption of irradiance. Current state-of-the-art ...
Characterization of Intermolecular Interactions Using Hyperpolarized NMR
(2021-12-07)
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a widespread analytical technique used to characterize intermolecular interactions. However, due to the inherent insensitivity of NMR, long experimental times and large ...
Developmental Outcomes of Prenatal E-cig Aerosol Vaping
(2021-12-13)
Electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) are tobacco products that have become popular among youth and young adults due to targeted advertising and misconceptions about their safety. The unfounded perception that e-cigs are less ...
Motion Planning with Discrete Geodesics
(2021-12-09)
Several civil and military applications such as surveillance and reconnaissance require unmanned vehicles to visit targets while being optimized for travel time, fuel, and other communication and kinematic constraints. ...
Modifications of Polyurethane Shape Memory Polymers for Medical Devices
(2021-12-08)
Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are materials with the ability to undergo geometric change in response to a stimulus, also known as the shape memory effect. This shape memory behavior enables minimally-invasive delivery of ...
A Novel Class of Halite Scale Inhibitors: A Systematic Study
(2021-12-08)
Halite (NaCl) scaling complicates oil and gas production from many reservoirs worldwide because of its facile and fast precipitation in well tubulars or near-wellbore areas. Current industry approaches to remove halite ...