Recently Developed Innovative Technologies

Ozmotech have developed a Thermofuel process whereby waste plastic is converted into diesel by thermal degradation in the absence of oxygen. In this process the plastic waste is first melted and then cracked in a stainless steel chamber at a temperature of 350-425°C under inert gas (nitrogen). The catalytic reaction tower is designed in such a way that hot pyrolytic gases take a spiral or zigzag path to maximize contact area and time with the metal catalyst. The metal catalyst cracks hydrocarbon chains longer than C25 and reforms chains shorter than Ce. This leads to the formation of saturated alkanes. 

The catalyst is not consumed or poisoned, unlike zeolite catalysts. The catalyst metal plate needs periodic cleaning and polishing. 

Polymers containing heteroatoms other than carbon and hydrogen, such as chlorine, oxygen, nitrogen, etc. (polyurethane. Nylon, PVC, ABS, PET) are not suitable for the process as they may cause problems such as plant corrosion and poor fuel quality. 

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U.S. EPA, Recent Developments for In Situ Treatment of Metal Contaminated Soils, EPA-542-R-97-004, Technology Innovation Office, Washington, 1997. 

U.S. EPA, Recent developments for in-situ treatment of metal contaminated soils, U.S. EPA, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Technology Innovation Office, EPA Contract No. 68-W5-006, 1997, pp. 1-47. 

Mueller, J. G., Lin, J-E., Lantz, S. E. Pritchard, P. H. (1993b). Recent developments in cleanup technologies implementing innovative bioremediation technologies. Remediation, 3, 369-91. 

Catalytic cracking and conversion of plastics wastes is currently a field of intense research and open to innovative technologies to be discovered and applied. Significant advances have been carried out in recent years, with several commercial plants being already in operation based on the use of catalytic cracking for the plastic waste conversion into valuable products. However, there is still room for further developments. In this regard, the following fields of research can be foreseen in the next years ... 

The post-1986 developments that caused the Raman renaissance are mainly technological, but they largely overcome the fundamental problems of a weak Raman signal and interference from fluorescence. To be sure, there were major technical developments preceding 1986, such as photon counting detection and the introduction of the laser, but the more recent technical innovations have been responsible for the transition of Raman spectroscopy from the research lab to the real world. These advances are listed here and discussed in detail in subsequent chapters. 

Bohm, L.L. Bilda, D. Breuers, W. Enderle, H.F. Lecht, R. The microreactor model-guideline for PE-HD process and product development. In Ziegler Catalysts. Recent Scientific Innovations and Technological Improvements, Fink, G., Millhaupt, R., Brintzinger, H.H., Eds. Springer-Verlag Berlin, 1995 387 00. 

The book is meant to serve specialists in the held of IMS who are interested in details of recent developments and to aid researchers and engineers who want a comprehensive overview of this technology. This text may also be considered useful as a foundation for graduate-level university courses. For those new to IMS, we trust you will find this blend of chemistry, physics, and engineering informative, and we hope it will inspire you to innovation and activity in a field of exploration still rich with opportunity to discover and advance. We welcome you to this third edition with our sincere hope that our labors here will be helpful and interesting. 

The acrylic fiber business has matured in the sense that most of the growth in traditional markets have been realized. The U.S. shipments of acrylic staple products peaked in the late 1970s, and recent growth has taken the form of expansion to developing countries. However, innovative technology has created many new nontextile applications for acrylic fibers. Some... 

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