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Improved morphology in electrochemically grown conducting polymer films

Description: A conducting polymer film with an improved space filling is formed on a metal electrode surface. A self-assembling monolayer is formed directly on the metal surface where the monolayer has a first functional group that binds to the metal surface and a second chemical group that forms a chemical bonding site for molecules forming the conducting polymer. The conducting polymer is then conventionally deposited by electrochemical deposition. In one example, a conducting film of polyaniline is forme… more
Date: December 31, 1990
Creator: Rubinstein, I.; Gottesfeld, S. & Sabatani, E.
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Improved thermal storage module for solar dynamic receivers

Description: This invention relates to a thermal storage apparatus and more particularly to an apparatus for use in conjunction with solar dynamic energy storage systems. The invention is comprised of a thermal energy storage system comprising a germanium phase change material and a graphite container.
Date: January 1, 1990
Creator: Beatty, R. L. & Lauf, R. J.
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Improved thermal storage module for solar dynamic receivers

Description: This invention relates to a thermal storage apparatus and more particularly to an apparatus for use in conjunction with solar dynamic energy storage systems. The invention is comprised of a thermal energy storage system comprising a germanium phase change material and a graphite container.
Date: December 31, 1990
Creator: Beatty, R. L. & Lauf, R. J.
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Measurement of average density and relative volumes in a dispersed two-phase fluid

Description: An apparatus and a method are disclosed for measuring the average density and relative volumes in an essentially transparent, dispersed two-phase fluid. A laser beam with a diameter no greater than 1% of the diameter of the bubbles, droplets, or particles of the dispersed phase is directed onto a diffraction grating. A single-order component of the diffracted beam is directed through the two-phase fluid and its refraction is measured. Preferably, the refracted beam exiting the fluid is incident… more
Date: December 19, 1990
Creator: Sreepada, S. R. & Rippel, R. R.
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A method and apparatus for continuous electrophoresis

Description: A method and apparatus for conducting continuous separation of substances by electrophoresis are disclosed. The process involves electrophoretic separation combined with couette flow in a thin volume defined by opposing surfaces. By alternating the polarity of the applied potential and producing reciprocating short rotations of at least on of the surfaces relative to the other, small increments of separation accumulate to cause substantial, useful segregation of electrophoretically separable co… more
Date: January 1, 1990
Creator: Watson, J. S.
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A method and apparatus for continuous electrophoresis

Description: A method and apparatus for conducting continuous separation of substances by electrophoresis are disclosed. The process involves electrophoretic separation combined with couette flow in a thin volume defined by opposing surfaces. By alternating the polarity of the applied potential and producing reciprocating short rotations of at least on of the surfaces relative to the other, small increments of separation accumulate to cause substantial, useful segregation of electrophoretically separable co… more
Date: December 31, 1990
Creator: Watson, J. S.
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Method for co-processing waste rubber and carbonaceous material

Description: In a process for the co-processing of waste rubber and carbonaceous material to form a useful liquid product, the rubber and the carbonaceous material are combined and heated to the depolymerization temperature of the rubber in the presence of a source of hydrogen. The deploymerized rubber acts as a liquefying solvent for the carbonaceous material while a beneficial catalytic effect is obtained from the carbon black released on deploymerization the reinforced rubber. The reaction is carried out… more
Date: October 9, 1990
Creator: Farcasiu, M. & Smith, C. M.
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Method for Improving the Growth of Cadmium Telluride on a Gallium Arsenide Substrate

Description: A method for preparing a gallium arsenide substrate, prior to growing a layer of cadmium telluride on a support surface thereof. The preparation includes the steps of cleaning the gallium arsenide substrate and thereafter forming prepatterned shapes on the support surface of the gallium arsenide substrate. The layer of cadmium telluride then grown on the prepared substrate results in dislocation densities of approximately 1{times}10{sup 6}/cm{sup 2} or less. The prepatterned shapes on the suppo… more
Date: December 31, 1990
Creator: Reno, John L.
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A method for joining ceramic shapes

Description: The invention is a method for joining shapes of ceramic materials together to form a unitary ceramic structure. In the method of the invention, a mixture of two or more chemical components which will react exothermically is placed between the surfaces to be joined, and the joined shapes heated to a temperature sufficient to initiate the exothermic reaction forming a joining material which acts to bond the shapes together. Reaction materials are chosen which will react exothermically at temperat… more
Date: December 31, 1990
Creator: Rabin, B. H.
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Method for preparing homogeneous single crystal ternary III-V alloys

Description: A method for producing homogenous single crystal III--V ternary alloys of high crystal perfection using a floating crucible system in which the outer crucible holds a ternary alloy of the composition desired to be produced in the crystal and an inner floating crucible having a narrow, melt-passing channel in its bottom wall holds a small quantity of melt of a pseudo-binary liquidus composition which would freeze into the desired crystal composition. The alloy of the floating crucible is maintai… more
Date: August 14, 1990
Creator: Ciszek, T. F.
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Method of electrode fabrication and an electrode for metal chloride battery

Description: A method of fabricating an electrode for use in a metal chloride battery and an electrode are provided. The electrode has relatively larger and more uniform pores than those found in typical electrodes. The fabrication method includes the steps of mixing sodium chloride particles selected from a predetermined size range with metal particles selected from a predetermined size range, and then rigidifying the mixture. The electrode exhibits lower resistivity values of approximately 0.5 {Omega}cm{s… more
Date: October 9, 1990
Creator: Bloom, I.D.; Nelson, P.A. & Vissers, D.R.
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Method of Electrode Fabrication and an Electrode for Metal Chloride Battery

Description: A method of fabricating an electrode for use in a metal chloride battery and an electrode are provided. The electrode has relatively larger and more uniform pores than those found in typical electrodes. The fabrication method includes the steps of mixing sodium chloride particles selected from a predetermined size range with metal particles selected from a predetermined size range, and then rigidifying the mixture. The electrode exhibits lower resistivity values of approximately 0.5 {Omega}cm{s… more
Date: October 9, 1990
Creator: Bloom, Ira D.; Nelson, Paul A. & Vissers, Donald R.
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A method of genetically engineering acidophilic, heterotrophic, bacteria by electroporation and conjugation

Description: A method of genetically manipulating an acidophilic bacteria is provided by two different procedures. Using electroporation, chimeric and broad-host range plasmids are introduced into Acidiphilium. Conjugation is also employed to introduce broad-host range plasmids into Acidiphilium at neutral pH.
Date: August 7, 1990
Creator: Roberto, F. F.; Glenn, A. W. & Ward, T. E.
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Method of recovering hazardous waste from phenolic resin filters

Description: A method has been found for treating phenolic resin filter, whereby the filter is solubilized within the filter cartridge housing so the filter material can be removed from the cartridge housing in a remote manner. The invention consists of contacting the filter within the housing with an aqueous solution of about 8 to 12M nitric acid, at a temperature from about 110 to 190{degree}F, maintaining the contact for a period of time sufficient to solubilize the phenolic material within the housing, … more
Date: December 31, 1990
Creator: Meikrantz, David H.; Bourne, Gary L.; McFee, John N.; Burdge, Bradley G. & McConnell, John W., Jr.
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Method of separating organic contaminants from fluid feedstreams with polyphosphazene membranes

Description: A method is provided for separating polar hydrocarbons from a fluid feedstream. The fluid feedstream is flowed across a first surface of a polyphosphazene semipermeable membrane. At least one polar hydrocarbon from the fluid feedstream permeates through the polyphosphazene semipermeable membrane to a second opposed surface of the semipermeable membrane. Then the permeated polar hydrocarbon is removed from the second opposed surface of the polyphosphazene semipermeable membrane. Outstanding and … more
Date: December 31, 1990
Creator: McCaffrey, R. R. & Cummings, D. G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Method of solubilizing phthalocyanines and metallophthalocyanines

Description: A one-step method of manufacturing soluble phthalocyanines and metallophthalocyanines, like zinc phthalocyanine, by converting a phthalocyanine or a metallophthalocyanine to a trialkylsilyl-substituted derivative is disclosed. The phthalocyanine or metallophthalocyanine is converted to a soluble trialkylsilyl-substituted derivative by interacting the phthalocyanine or metallophthalocyanine with an active metal amide, like lithium 2,2,6, 6-tetra-methylpiperidide, and a halotrialkylsilane, like c… more
Date: June 1, 1990
Creator: Rathke, J. W.; Chen, M. J. & Fendrick, C. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Method of solubilizing phthalocyanines and metallophthalocyanines

Description: A one-step method of manufacturing soluble phthalocyanines and metallophthalocyanines, like zinc phthalocyanine, by converting a phthalocyanine or a metallophthalocyanine to a trialkylsilyl-substituted derivative is disclosed. The phthalocyanine or metallophthalocyanine is converted to a soluble trialkylsilyl-substituted derivative by interacting the phthalocyanine or metallophthalocyanine with an active metal amide, like lithium 2,2,6, 6-tetra-methylpiperidide, and a halotrialkylsilane, like c… more
Date: June 1, 1990
Creator: Rathke, Jerome W.; Chen, Michael J. & Fendrick, Carol M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Passive decay heat removal system for water-cooled nuclear reactors

Description: This document describes passive decay-heat removal system for a water-cooled nuclear reactor which employs a closed heat transfer loop having heat-exchanging coils inside an open-topped, insulated evaporator located inside the reactor vessel, below its normal water level, in communication with a condenser located outside of containment and exposed to the atmosphere. The heat transfer loop is located such that the evaporator is in a position where, when the water level drops in the reactor, it w… more
Date: January 1, 1990
Creator: Forseberg, C.W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Passive decay heat removal system for water-cooled nuclear reactors

Description: This document describes passive decay-heat removal system for a water-cooled nuclear reactor which employs a closed heat transfer loop having heat-exchanging coils inside an open-topped, insulated evaporator located inside the reactor vessel, below its normal water level, in communication with a condenser located outside of containment and exposed to the atmosphere. The heat transfer loop is located such that the evaporator is in a position where, when the water level drops in the reactor, it w… more
Date: December 31, 1990
Creator: Forseberg, C. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Phosphazene polymer containing composites and method for making phosphazene polymer containing composites

Description: The object of the invention is to provide a composite material comprised of phosphazene polymer. A feature of phosphazene-containing composites is their superior stiffness, thermal stability, and hardness which is lacking in more typical composite constituents. An advantage of using phosphazene composites is a wider range of applications, including uses in harsh environments. Another object of the present invention provides a method for producing phosphazene-containing composite materials throu… more
Date: December 31, 1990
Creator: Allen, C. A.; Grey, A. E.; McCaffrey, R. R.; Simpson, B. M. & Stone, M. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Plenum type crystal growth chamber

Description: Crystals are grown in a tank which is divided by a baffle into a crystal growth region above the baffle and a plenum region below the baffle. A turbine blade or stirring wheel is positioned in a turbine tube which extends through the baffle to generate a flow of solution from the crystal growing region to the plenum region. The solution is pressurized as it flows into the plenum region. The pressurized solution flows back to the crystal growing region through return flow tubes extending through… more
Date: December 31, 1990
Creator: Montgomery, K. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Precision wire feeder for small diameter wire

Description: This invention is comprised of a device for feeding small diameter wire having a diameter less than .04 mm (16 mil) to a welding station which includes a driving wheel for controllably applying a non-deforming driving force to the wire to move the free end of the wire towards the welding station; and a tension device such as a torque motor for constantly applying a reverse force to the wire in opposition to the driving force to keep the wire taut. 1 fig.
Date: December 31, 1990
Creator: Brandon, E. D.; Hooper, F. M. & Reichenbach, M. L.
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Preparation of high specific activity technetium-96

Description: The present invention relates to a method of producing Tc-96 from the proton irradiation of a rhodium target and a technique for isolating under remote hot cell conditions the Tc-96 from the proton irradiated target.
Date: December 31, 1990
Creator: Mausner, L. F.; Srivastava, S. C. & Prach, T.
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Process and apparatus for coal hydrogenation

Description: In a coal liquefaction process an aqueous slurry of coal is prepared containing a dissolved liquefaction catalyst. A small quantity of oil is added to the slurry and then coal-oil agglomerates are prepared by agitation of the slurry at atmospheric pressure. The resulting mixture is drained of excess water and dried at atmospheric pressure leaving catalyst deposited on the agglomerates. The agglomerates then are fed to an extrusion device where they are formed into a continuous ribbon of extruda… more
Date: December 31, 1990
Creator: Ruether, J. A. & Simpson, T. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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