The Lubrizol Corporation

The University of Alabama

Texaco Inc.

Other

Beijing University of Technology

Texaco Chemical Company

The Queen's University of Belfast

Texaco Technology Europe Gmbh

Daniel T Daly

Robin Don Rogers

Frederick W Koch

Stephen H Stoldt

Nai Z Huang

Scott Kevin Spear

John J Mullay

Scott T Jolley

Richard A Denis

Reed H Walsh

Christopher J Kolp

Elizabeth A Schiferl

Rodney L Sung

Paul E Adams

Mitchell M Jackson

William D Abraham

Deborah A Langer

David L Westfall

Richard Patrick Swatloski

Harshida C Dave

Brian Bernard Filippini

Robert T Graf

Whitney Lauren Hough

Morris E Smith

David C Arters

Dennis M Dishong

Marcin Smiglak

Rachel M Frazier

Juliusz Pernak

James Hilliard Davis, Jr

Ying Qin

James Hillard Davis

Whitney L Hough

Michael Cuscurida

Robert L Zimmerman

Wei-Yang Su

Sheldon Herbstman

Wheeler C Crawford

Kenneth Richard Seddon

James D Burrington

Thomas F Steckel

Frank J DeBlase

Douglas Robert MacFarlane

Thomas E Hayden

Herman F George

Ryan D Nelms

Raymond Edward Paggi

Gabriela Gurau

Kurt F Wollenberg

Thomas J Wolak

Keith Corkwell

Michael M Blackmon

Malcolm G J Macduff

Hector Rodriguez

Marcus Demetris Ashford

Megan B Turner

Jennifer N Fakult

Jelena Turanjanin

Michael D Redemer

Pamela M Dean

Semih Olcmen

Whitney L Hough-Troutman

Anwarul Haque

Mustafizur Rahman

Ning Sun

Janet L Scott

Rolf Sieverding

Katharina Bica

Clifton W Wetherbee

John D Holbrey

A system and method for treating contaminated wastewater is provided. The system and method may be used to treat wastewater such as hydraulic fracturing flowback water, which is contaminated with guar gum, similar gelling agents, or other biological polymers. The contaminated wastewater is pressurized and heated and then allowed to spend a residence time in a vessel. The process may be a continuous or a batch process. The exposure to a combination of heat and pressure causes the high molecular weight guar molecules to break down into simple sugars and other smaller, relatively low molecular weight compounds, thereby decreasing the viscosity of the fluid. Once the viscosity is reduced, the flowback water can then be treated for other contaminants using conventional treatment technologies and reused in fracking operations.

System and method for treating contaminated wastewater

Compositions containing biomass, an ionic liquid, and an amide are described herein. Methods of their preparation and use in extracting and processing biomass are also described herein. Further described herein are films and fibers prepared from the compositions. Methods of recovering the ionic liquids used to process the biomass are also provided.

Compositions containing recyclable ionic liquids for use in biomass processing

Disclosed herein are ionic liquid compositions comprising active pharmaceutical, biological, and nutritional compounds, and methods of use. Further disclosed are compositions of matter including liquid ion pairs alone or in solution and their use; compositions of ionic liquids that are 'solvated,' for example, 'hydrated' and their uses.

Dual functioning ionic liquids and salts thereof

Disclosed is a process for forming films, fibers, and beads comprising a chitinous mass, for example, chitin, chitosan obtained from one or more biomasses. The disclosed process can be used to prepare films, fibers, and beads comprising only polymers, i.e., chitin, obtained from a suitable biomass, or the films, fibers, and beads can comprise a mixture of polymers obtained from a suitable biomass and a naturally occurring and/or synthetic polymer. Disclosed herein are the films, fibers, and beads obtained from the disclosed process. This Abstract is presented solely to aid in searching the subject matter disclosed herein and is not intended to define, limit, or otherwise provide the full scope of the disclosed subject matter.

Process for forming films, fibers, and beads from chitinous biomass

Photoactive layers for use in a photovoltaic cell are described. The photoactive layers comprise at least one photoactive ion paired with another ion. This photoactive ion pair can be in the form of an ionic liquid, hydrogen bonded ion pair, cocrystal, or complex to allow for greater flexibility and portability. Also described are photovoltaic cells that contain the described photoactive layers sandwiched between two electrodes.

Organic photovoltaic-battery hybrid device

A vapor recovery system for an internal combustion engine is provided, the system having a fuel tank containing fuel and vapor that is in select fluid communication with an intake of the internal combustion engine, a compressor, a condensate tank, a condensate composition sensor, and an engine control unit. The engine control unit can be configured to select a desired operating mode for the internal combustion engine and to control the supply of condensate to the intake of the internal combustion engine based on the selected desired operating mode.

On-board vapor recovery system and apparatus

Disclosed are composites that comprise regenerated cellulose, a first active substance, a second active substance, and a linker. Methods for preparing the composites that involve the use of ionic liquids are also disclosed. Articles prepared from the disclosed composites and methods of using them are further disclosed.

Cellulosic biocomposites as molecular scaffolds for nano-architectures

Disclosed are ionic liquids and methods of preparing ionic liquid compositions of active pharmaceutical, biological, nutritional, and energetic ingredients. Also disclosed are methods of using the compositions described herein to overcome polymorphism, overcome solubility and delivery problems, to control release rates, add functionality, enhance efficacy (synergy), and improve ease of use and manufacture.

Multi-functional ionic liquid compositions for overcoming polymorphism and imparting improved properties for active pharmaceutical, biological, nutritional, and energetic ingredients

Disclosed are conductive composites prepared from ionic liquids, compositions for preparing the composites, and methods of making and using the composites.

Conductive composites prepared using ionic liquids

Disclosed herein are compositions and methods that involve ionic liquids and biomass. Multiphasic compositions involving ionic liquids and a polymer and uses of such compositions for fractioning various components of biomass are disclosed. Methods of making and using compositions comprising an ionic liquid, biomass, and a catalyst are also disclosed.

Ionic liquid systems for the processing of biomass, their components and/or derivatives, and mixtures thereof

The present disclosure discloses a child safety seat comprising: (a) a supporting base structure adapted to be secured to a vehicle seat; (b) a child seating surface wherein the seating surface comprises a seat bottom and a seat back, and wherein the seat back has disposed therein at least one pair of laterally spaced shoulder belt restraints; (c) a child harness wherein the harness comprises a pair of shoulder belts running from the restraints in the seat back to a seat bottom locking tongue, each shoulder belt having a restraint engaging means affixed to an extreme end of the belt for insertion into the laterally spaced pair of restraints in the seat back, and a buckle affixed to the front center portion of the seat bottom for receiving the seat bottom locking tongue; and (d) an emergency means of disengaging at least one of shoulder belts from at least one of the restraints in the back of the seat, the disengaging means being actuated from the rear face or side of the seat.

Child safety seat with emergency harness release

Disclosed are compositions, methods, and devices that generally relate to silanes and silicides and to uses thereof for hydrogen generation. Methods and devices for generating hydrogen for fuel cells and for other applications such as fuel or a supplementary fuel for internal combustion engines and reducing agents to improve catalyst efficiency are also disclosed.

Silanes as a source of hydrogen

An additive gel for fuels that reduces the soot content in lubricating oil and/or emission in an engine. Further a process employing an additive gel for fuel in a fuel system to decrease the amount of soot in the lubricating oil of an engine and/or decrease the emissions from an engine.

Gel additives for fuel that reduce soot and/or emissions from engines

The present invention is directed to a method to clean up or keep clean the fuel system of a direct injection spark-ignited engine by operating the engine with a fuel composition that includes a liquid fuel and a fuel additive composition. The fuel additive composition useful in the present invention has at least one nitrogen-containing dispersant and optionally a fluidizer where the dispersant has a specific lipophilic parameter and the dispersant or the dispersant and the fluidizer have a specific hydrophilic-lipophilic parameter, the dispersant provides about 0.15 to about 50 ppm by weight nitrogen in the fuel composition, and the fluidizer and/or the dispersant provide about 10 to about 10,000 ppm by weight active components in the fuel composition. The method of the present invention is effective in controlling deposits in fuel injectors and combustion chambers of a direct injection spark-ignited engine.

Method of operating a direct injection spark-ignited engine with a fuel composition

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Daniel T Daly