Battelle Memorial Institute

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Charles J Freeman

David J Heldebrant

Paul H Humble

Phillip K Koech

Jamelyn D Holladay

Feng Zheng

Ward Evan TeGrotenhuis

Michael L Elliott

Daniel T Howe

Jian Zhang

Juan A Lopez-Ruiz

Jonathan D Egbert

Oliver Y Gutiérrez Tinoco

Yang Qiu

Ismael A Rodriguez Perez

An anode, a flow cell including the anode, and a method for electrocatalytic treatment of bio-oil and/or wastewater are disclosed. The anode comprises RuOparticles on a titanium support. The method includes flowing a process stream through the flow cell in the absence of added hydrogen, at a temperature of 0° C. to 50° C. and atmospheric pressure, and applying a potential across the flow cell such that the anode is positive with respect to the cathode, thereby electrocatalytically oxidizing compounds in the process stream to produce a treated process stream at the anode and generating hydrogen gas as a byproduct at the cathode.

Electrocatalytic bio-oil and wastewater treatment

A polarity swing-assisted regeneration (PSAR) process is disclosed for improving the efficiency of releasing gases chemically bound to switchable ionic liquids. Regeneration of the SWIL involves addition of a quantity of non-polar organic compound as an anti-solvent to destabilize the SWIL, which aids in release of the chemically bound gas. The PSAR decreases gas loading of a SWIL at a given temperature and increases the rate of gas release compared to heating in the absence of anti-solvent.

System and process for polarity swing assisted regeneration of gas selective capture liquids

A novel lifting tool for lifting rooted trees and the like from the ground. There is: at least one main boom; at least one outrigger coupled to a first end of the main boom; at least one mounting member coupled to a second end of the main boom, the mounting member adapted to couple the main boom to a lifting force machine; and at least one set of tongs coupled to the main boom, the tongs adapted to clamp a tree or the like to be lifted around at least a portion of the periphery of the tree or the like, and lift the tree or the like when the main boom is lifted. The tongs are located along the main boom at a position to multiply the force input by the lifting force machine. In the preferred embodiment, the lifting force machine is subsumed by a skid loader.

Tree jack

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West Richland, WA, United States of America

Charles J Freeman