Patent application number | Description | Published |
20150114261 | HEAT RESISTANCE BIO-ADHESIVES - An adhesive material produced by contacting a catechol with an amine may be stable under heated conditions and produce minimal outgassing under vacuum. The catechol may be an un-substituted catechol or a substituted catechol, such as hydroxychavicol. In some examples, the catechol may be derived from botanical sources. The amine may be a diamine, such as phenylene diamine. The adhesive polymer may form dendritic structures or macrocyclic structures. A joined article may be fabricated from two materials by applying the adhesive to a prepared surface of at least one of the materials, and the two materials may be placed together with the adhesive between them. The adhesive in the joined article may be cured at ambient temperature or under heating conditions. | 04-30-2015 |
20150116906 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDE SHEETS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION AND USE - Methods of forming two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide sheets are provided. The methods include adding a cross-linking agent to an activating agent to form a solution and mixing a two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide with the solution to form a mixture. The methods also include adding a cleaving agent to the mixture to form one or more contiguous sheets of transition metal dichalcogenide. | 04-30-2015 |
20150118467 | TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDE AEROGELS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION AND USE - Methods of forming transition metal dichalcogenide aerogels are provided. Some methods include adding at least one solvent to one or more two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenide sheets to form a transition metal dichalcogenide solution and freeze drying the transition metal dichalcogenide solution to form frozen transition metal dichalcogenide. The methods also include heating the frozen transition metal dichalcogenide to form a transition metal dichalcogenide aerogel. | 04-30-2015 |
20150131292 | ORGANIC PHOSPHORESCENT MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND USE - Methods of forming an organic phosphorescent material are provided. The methods include dissolving a cellulosic material in a solvent to form a cellulosic mixture and filtering the cellulosic mixture. The methods also include heating the cellulosic mixture to form an organic phosphorescent material that includes a plurality of aliphatic compounds. | 05-14-2015 |
20150140342 | BORON CHAIN EMBEDDED CARBON NANOTUBES - Compositions comprising boron chain embedded carbon nanotubes, methods of making, and methods of using are provided. Electroluminescent compositions comprising the same are also provided. | 05-21-2015 |
20150251981 | METHODS, MATERIALS, AND SYSTEMS FOR CONVERTING ORGANIC ACIDS TO ALCOHOLS - Systems and methods are disclosed for synthesizing one or more simple alcohols from mixtures including organic acids, water, and a superparamagnetic catalyst exposed to fluctuating magnetic fields under ambient conditions. | 09-10-2015 |
20150259268 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING ALCOHOLS AND AMIDES FROM CARBON DIOXIDE - Methods and systems for producing butanol from carbon dioxide, and water are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of producing butanol from carbon dioxide and water involves contacting carbon dioxide with a reaction mixture containing water and a catalyst, and heating the carbon dioxide and reaction mixture by fluctuating magnetic field. In some embodiments, the catalyst used may be FeAl | 09-17-2015 |
20150295156 | BI-POLAR ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTORS FOR THERMOELECTRIC POWER GENERATION - Disclosed are bi-polar semiconductor composites that include at least one organic p-type semiconductor; and at least one organic n-type semiconductor, and methods of making and using them. In particular, collagen based semiconductors may be used. The composite may be used to generate electricity from heat loss via industrial processes, such as heat lost via pipes, heat sinks, and so on. | 10-15-2015 |
20160001263 | PREPARATION AND USE OF MAGNETIC POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES - A magnetic polymer nanocomposite is provided. The magnetic polymer nanocomposite includes a polymeric matrix and plurality of magnetic nanoparticles embedded within the polymeric matrix. The polymeric matrix of the magnetic polymer nanocomposite is configured to adsorb water molecules as air is passed through the nanocomposite and is configured to release the adsorbed water molecules on exposure of the nanocomposite to an electromagnetic field. | 01-07-2016 |
20160045887 | METHODS, MATERIALS, AND SYSTEMS FOR CONVERTING ALCOHOLS - Described herein is a method of converting a first alcohol to a second alcohol that includes forming a mixture including a superparamagnetic catalyst and a feedstock, wherein the feedstock includes the first alcohol, and exposing the mixture to a fluctuating magnetic field to form a product, wherein the product includes a second alcohol having a longer carbon chain length than the first alcohol. A flow-through method is described for converting a first alcohol to a second alcohol, wherein the second alcohol has a longer carbon chain length than the first alcohol. Also described is a method of converting glycerol to butanol that includes forming a mixture including a superparamagnetic catalyst and a feedstock, wherein the feedstock includes glycerol, and exposing the mixture to a fluctuating magnetic field to form a product, wherein the product includes butanol. A flow-through method is described for converting glycerol to butanol. | 02-18-2016 |