Uchicago Argonne, LLC

Kraft Foods Global Brands LLC

Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas

University of Chicago

The United States of America As Represented by the Department of Energy

Intercontinental Great Brands LLC

Lyondellbasell Acetyls, LLC

US Kidney Research Corporation

Jamie Allen Hestekin

YuPo J Lin

Seth W Snyder

Edward J St Martin

Ted Riley Lindstrom

George William Haas

Fu-I Mei

Danielle Elizabeth Perkins

Michelle B Arora

Heather Marie Hudson

Charles Wang

Kenneth William Cale

Michael P Henry

Yinqing Ma

Santi Kulprathipanja

Peter Anthony Crooks

Anil Rajaram Oroskar

Daniel F White

Peter R Pujado

Noel C Hallinan

Sarabjit Singh Randhava

Narsimha Reddy Penthala

Barbara Kimmich

Gerald Olean Fountain

Chad David Galer

Shobanbabu Bommagani

Alexander Matthew Lopez

Colin Patrick Crowley

Mure Te

Christa Noel Hestekin

John P Moore

Soma Shekar Dachavaram

Kathryn Marie Baker

Yinging Ma

Hailey Dunsworth

Sadia Ali Paracha

Grace Ann C Morrison

Dmytro Demydov

Danielle Elisabeth Perkins

In one aspect, TEMPO-cellulose structures and method of making the same are described herein. Briefly, a method of synthesizing TEMPO-cellulose comprises disposing cellulose in an aqueous medium, disposing first and second oxidizing agents in the aqueous medium and oxidizing hydroxyl groups of the cellulose via the first and second oxidizing agents in the presence of a 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine 1-oxyl radical (TEMPO) catalyst.

Tempo-cellulose structures and related methods

Electrodeionization apparatuses, systems including a reactor system and an electrodeionization system, and methods of purifying acetic acid are provided herein. In some embodiments, the electrodeionization apparatus includes an anode, and three spaced apart membranes located between the anode and the cathode: a first cation exchange membrane, a first anion exchange membrane, a second cation exchange membrane, defining: a first electrode rinse passage between the anode and the first cation exchange membrane, a first concentrate passage between the first cation exchange membrane and the first anion exchange membrane, a feed stream passage located between the first anion exchange membrane and the second cation exchange membrane, and a second electrode rinse passage between the second cation exchange membrane and the cathode. In some embodiments, the electrodeionization apparatus also includes at least one propionate-selective ion exchange resin wafer within the feed stream passage.

Method and apparatus for wafer enhanced electrodeionization of acid streams

A device and method are described for the treatment of blood, which device may be used in conjunction with or in place of a failed Kidney. The device includes an ultrafiltration unit to remove proteins, red and white blood cells and other high molecular weight components, a nanofiltration unit to remove glucose, at least one electrodeionization unit to transport ions from the blood stream, and a reverse osmosis unit to modulate the flow of water, to both the blood and urine streams. In one embodiment, a specialized electrodeionization unit is provided having multiple chambers defining multiple dilute fluid channels, each channel filled with an ion specific resin wafer, and electrodes at the extremity of the device and proximate each of the resin filled dilute channels. By selective application of voltages to these electrodes, the ion transport functionality of a given dilute channel can be turned on or off.

Dialysate free artificial kidney device

In one aspect, reverse electrodialysis systems are described herein having constructions operable to reduce membrane stack resistance, thereby requiring significantly less membrane surface area for meaningful electrical power generation. A reverse electrodialysis system described herein comprises an anode and cathode adjacent to a membrane stack, the membrane stack comprising alternating anion and cation exchange membranes defining diluate and concentrate ionic solution compartments, wherein an ion exchange medium is positioned in a diluate compartment.

Reverse electrodialysis systems comprising wafer and applications thereof

The invention provides a stable concentrated dairy liquid, such as concentrated milk, with improved flavor, color, and mouthfeel, and a method of production thereof. The method utilizes specific thermal treatments to produce the stable concentrated dairy liquid to which a stabilizer and mouthfeel enhancer are added. The resulting products have a sterilization value Fof at least 5 that is also resistant to gelling and browning during high temperature sterilization and is also resistant to gelling and browning during storage for greater than six months. The method balances such thermal treatments with addition of stabilizer and enhancer to achieve the desired flavor/mouthfeel and sterilization and to achieve reduced level of soluble protein in the concentrated milk prior to concentration to resist gelation and minimize browning. Moreover, such processing may be utilized in a milk that is concentrated to a factor of 2.7 fold or higher and contains at least 8.5 percent protein.

Heat-stable concentrated milk product

A beverage preparation machine is provided that is arranged and configured to dispense infant formula or children's beverages from a liquid concentrate with a consistent temperature in a receiving receptacle. In one form, the beverage preparation machine operates to provide a beverage in a receiving receptacle consistently and reliably at or near a predetermined final temperature based on the beverage type, such as formula or children's beverage, and independent of environmental conditions.

Automated preparation of infant formula and children's beverages

The present invention relates to a membrane contactor assisted extraction system and method for extracting a single phase species from multi-phase working solutions. More specifically one preferred embodiment of the invention relates to a method and system for membrane contactor assisted water (MCAWE) extraction of hydrogen peroxide (HO) from a working solution.

Membrane contactor assisted water extraction system for separating hydrogen peroxide from a working solution, and method thereof

A porous solid ion exchange wafer having a combination of a biomolecule capture-resin and an ion-exchange resin forming a charged capture resin within said wafer. Also disclosed is a porous solid ion exchange wafer having a combination of a biomolecule capture-resin and an ion-exchange resin forming a charged capture resin within said wafer containing a biomolecule with a tag. A separate bioreactor is also disclosed incorporating the wafer described above.

Method of stripping genetically tagged biomolecules from porous solid ion exchange wafer

Porous solid ion exchange wafer for immobilizing biomolecules

A method of and apparatus for continuously making an organic ester from a lower alcohol and an organic acid is disclosed. An organic acid or salt is introduced or produced in an electrode ionization (EDI) stack with a plurality of reaction chambers each formed from a porous solid ion exchange resin wafer interleaved between anion exchange membranes or an anion exchange membrane and a cation exchange membrane or an anion exchange membrane and a bipolar exchange membranes. At least some reaction chambers are esterification chambers and/or bioreactor chambers and/or chambers containing an organic acid or salt. A lower alcohol in the esterification chamber reacts with an anion to form an organic ester and water with at least some of the water splitting with the ions leaving the chamber to drive the reaction.

Single-stage separation and esterification of cation salt carboxylates using electrodeionization

An electrodeionization method for continuously producing and or separating and/or concentrating ionizable organics present in dilute concentrations in an ionic solution while controlling the pH to within one to one-half pH unit method for continuously producing and or separating and/or concentrating ionizable organics present in dilute concentrations in an ionic solution while controlling the pH to within one to one-half pH unit.

Electrodeionization method

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Morton Grove, IL, United States of America

Jamie Allen Hestekin