University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.

University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated

Richard George Blair

Nina Orlovskaya

Zhilin Xie

Joshua H Truitt

Sandra M Hick

Ghatu Subhash

Deepti A Siddhanti

David J Nash

David A Cullen

A portable spectrometer system is disclosed for more reliable and convenient on-site drug testing. More particularly, but not by way of limitation, the presently disclosed and/or claimed inventive concept(s) relates to a portable spectrometer system having a test strip having a fluorescent indicator, a fluorimeter, and a mobile computing device capable of determining the identity of an unknown substance in the sample.

Portable spectrometer for the presumptive identification of substances

Existing methods of producing high quality graphene/graphite oxides are generally accomplished by exfoliating graphite into flakes and oxidizing the graphite flakes with strong oxidizers under extreme conditions and require careful purification. The oxidizers are typically strong acids used in high concentrations at elevated temperatures requiring complicated purification processes to yield oxidized graphene/sheets. The existing processes can cost up to $12,000/gram. This invention uses a mild oxidant combined with mechanical processing where the sole products are oxidized graphite/graphene and water without the need for further purification.

Large scale oxidized graphene production for industrial applications

The present disclosure relates generally to a composition comprising at least one of iridium diboride and iridium monoboride, and methods of making such. The present disclosure also relates to a composition comprising iridium monoboride and at least one of (a) rows of single iridium atoms and/or (b) one or more clusters of iridium atoms, and methods of making such.

Mechanochemical synthesis of iridium diboride and iridium monoboride

The presently disclosed and/or claimed inventive concept(s) relates generally to the reduction of carbon dioxide by heterogeneous catalysis. More particularly, but not by way of limitation, the presently disclosed and/or claimed inventive concept(s) relates to the reduction of carbon dioxide by heterogeneous catalysis with a heterogeneous hydrogenation catalyst comprising structurally frustrated Lewis pairs, wherein, for example but not by way of limitation, formic acid is produced and hydrocarbons are indirectly produced. In one non-limiting embodiment, the heterogeneous catalyst comprises hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) having structurally frustrated Lewis pairs therein.

Chemical reduction using a catalyst comprising frustrated lewis pairs

The inventive concepts disclosed and/or claimed herein relate generally to catalysts and, more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to a heterogeneous, metal-free hydrogenation catalyst containing frustrated Lewis pairs. In one non-limiting embodiment, the heterogeneous, metal-free catalyst comprises hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) having frustrated Lewis pairs therein.

Heterogeneous metal-free catalyst

The presently disclosed and/or claimed inventive concept(s) relates generally to oxidative oxidized reaction products made from the mechanocatalytic oxidative depolymerization of lignin. More particularly, but without limitation, the mechanocatalytic oxidative depolymerization of lignin is performed in a non-aqueous/non-solvent based and solvent-free process, i.e., via a solid-solid mechanocatalytic oxidative reaction methodology. In one particular embodiment, the process of making such oxidative oxidized reaction products includes, without limitation, the step of mechanocatalytically reacting an oxidation catalyst with lignin or a lignin-containing material. The oxidative reaction products obtained from the process include, for example, at least one of vanillin, and syringealdehyde, vanillic acid, and syringic acid.

Catalysts for the mechanocatalytic oxidative depolymerization of polymer-containing materials and methods of making oxidized reaction products using same

Portable spectrometer for the presumptive identification of illicit drugs and substances of abuse

A method of preparing fluorescent material containing carbon quantum dots, comprising milling a metal in the presence of carbon dioxide in a sealed container for a set duration to form the carbon quantum dots containing material. The carbon dioxide is preferably obtained as a waste gas from a human related activity such as an industrial process and may be provided in the form of dry ice.

Green production of highly fluorescent carbon quantum dots from carbon dioxide

The presently disclosed and/or claimed inventive concept(s) relates generally to hexagonal osmium boride, OsB, and methods of producing the same. In one non-limiting embodiment, hexagonal OsBis produced by mechanochemical synthesis of osmium and boron in a high energy ball mill.

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Heterogeneously catalyzed chemical reduction of carbon dioxide

A super-hard material is a late transition metal doped BC ceramic. The lightweight ceramics can display Vickers Hardness in excess of 45 GPa. Transition metals, such as Ni, Co, Rh, and Pd can be doped into the boron carbide at levels up to about 2.5%. A spark plasma sintering (SPS) of an evacuated powder of BC and the transition metal at temperatures up to 2000&#xb0; C., and pressures of up to about 100 GPa forms a super-hard material as a body. The late transition metal doped BC ceramic can be used for armor, grinding materials, thermoelectric materials, and catalysts.

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Richard George Blair