Technical Proceedings of the 2007 Cleantech Conference and Trade Show

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Technical Proceedings of the 2007 Cleantech Conference and Trade Show

ABSTRACT

The Cleantech conference, which runs parallel with NSTI's Nanotech, is designed to promote advancements in traditional technologies, emerging technologies, and clean business practices, covering important developments in renewable energy, clean technologies, business and policy, bio-energy, and novel technologies, as well as environme

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter |4 pages

Energy Balance Development in a Cogeneration with Biogas for H2 Production by Catalytic Reforming

part |1 pages

Energy and Fuels

chapter |4 pages

Extracting unburnt coal from black coal fly ash

chapter |4 pages

Bacterial Desulphurization of Brown Coals

chapter |4 pages

Amorphous Diamond Solar Cells

chapter |4 pages

Integrated Multistage Supercritical Technology to Produce High Quality Vegetable Oils and Biofuels

chapter |4 pages

8nm Cerium Oxide as a Fuel Additive for Fuel Consumption and Emissions Reduction

chapter |4 pages

Effect of Surface Hydration and Interfusion of Suspended Silica Nanoparticles on Heat Transfer

part |1 pages

Energy Applications of Nanotechnology

chapter |4 pages

Evaluation of Nanostructured Polymeric Coatings for Steel Corrosion Protection

chapter |4 pages

Preparation and Characterization of Nafion/Microporous Titanosilicate Composite Membranes as Ion-Conducting Materials

chapter |4 pages

Amorphous Diamond as a Thermionic Material

chapter |4 pages

Ultra-short pulsed laser for nano-texturization associated to plasma immersion implantation for 3D shallow doping: Application to silicon photovoltaic structures.

chapter |4 pages

Dye-sensitized solar cell using a TiO2 nanocrystalline film electrode prepared by solution combustion synthesis

chapter |4 pages

Synthesis and characterization of a highly cross linked PEGME and PEG for solid electrolyte and its application in dye-sensitized solar cells

chapter |4 pages

Nano-Hetero Structure for direct energy conversion

chapter |3 pages

Nanotechnology – Disruptive Technologies for Electric Utility Systems. Challenges and Opportunities.

chapter |3 pages

The Use of Microfluidics to Combat Fuel Crime (Catching Mr Big with the Small)

chapter |4 pages

TiN/GaN Metal/Semiconductor Multilayers for Thermionic Energy Conversion

chapter |4 pages

Pt and Pt-Ru/Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites Synthesized in Supercritical Fluid as Electrocatalysts for Low-Temperature Fuel Cells

chapter |4 pages

Nanoporous Silicon Membrane Based Micro Fuel Cells for Portable Power Sources

chapter |4 pages

Novel Electrolyte Membrane for Fuel Cell Utilizing Nano Composite

chapter |4 pages

Heat Transfer Cost-Effectiveness of Nanofluids

part |1 pages

Emissions, and Environmental

chapter |4 pages

Influence of His-195 on the nitrogenase FeMo-cofactor activity

chapter |4 pages

Development of Functionally Graded SiC-Based Diesel Engine Exhaust Gas Filter

chapter |4 pages

Study on Non-Freon Air Cooling System Using Water Refrigerant

chapter |1 pages

Conjugates of Magnetic Nanoparticle-Enzyme for Bioremediation

chapter |4 pages

Recovery of Caustic Soda in Textile Mercerization by Combined Membrane Filtration

chapter |3 pages

Desorption studies of model contaminants from recycled PET in dry air and nitrogen atmosphere by thermogravimetric analysis

chapter |4 pages

Mobile Asbestos Decontamination By Microwave Hybrid Heating

chapter |4 pages

Serpentine Fluidic Structures for Particle Separation

chapter |4 pages

Sorption of Ethylbenzene, Toluene and Xylene onto Crumb Rubber from Aqueous Solutions

chapter |4 pages

Growth and Some Enzymatic Responses of E. coli to Photocatalytic TiO2

chapter |4 pages

Novel FD SOI Devices Structure for Low Standby Power Applications

chapter |4 pages

Solar-Blind Dual-Band UV/IR Photodetectors Integrated on a Single Chip

part |1 pages

Enviroment, Health and Society

chapter |4 pages

Characterization on Dioxin Emission of TiO2 Nanoparticle-Encapsulating Poly(vinyl chloride) (TEPVC) compared to conventional PVC

chapter |6 pages

Theoretical Study of the Reaction between OH Radicals and Formaldehyde adsorbed on Small Silica Clusters

chapter |4 pages

An investigation of natural nano-particles for cleaning

chapter |4 pages

Aided Transport of Nano-Iron in Clay Soils Using Direct Electric Field

chapter |4 pages

Nano-Catalysts and Colloidal Suspensions of Carbo-Iron for Environmental Application

chapter |3 pages

An integrated NMR/nanosensor system for sensitive detection of environmental toxins and harmful microbes

chapter |4 pages

Nanotechnology and the Global Poor: United States Policy and International Collaborations

chapter |4 pages

Nanotechnology and the Water Market: Applications and Health Effects

part |1 pages

Novel Technologies

chapter |4 pages

Nano-structures materials for Energy Direct Conversion and Fuel Breeding

chapter |4 pages

Building Green with Nanotechnology

chapter |4 pages

Heat is the Enemy of Energy Efficiency: a Novel Material for Thermal Management

chapter |3 pages

Self-Assembled Soft Nanomaterials from Renewable Resources

part |1 pages

Industry and Policy

chapter |3 pages

Designing Today’s CleanTech Research Facility: Sustainable, Highly Technical Architectural and Engineering Design Applied to the New York State Alternative Fuel Vehicle Research Laboratory (AFVRL)

chapter |2 pages

Good Policy Makes Good Business

chapter |4 pages

Clean Tech: New Paradigms and Communications Challenges

chapter |4 pages

Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization (PVIC) in Ohio

part |1 pages

Photovoltaics and Fuel Cells

chapter |4 pages

Bulk Heteroj unction Organic-Inorganic Photovoltaic Cell Based on Doped Silicon Nanowires

chapter |4 pages

Molecular Building Blocks for Efficient Solid State Lighting

chapter |4 pages

Dynamics of Water in Nation Fuel Cell Membranes: the Effects of Confinement and Structural Changes on the Hydrogen Bonding Network

chapter |4 pages

Determination of Pore Size Distribution of Nafion/Sulfated β-Cyclodextrin Composite Membranes as Studied by 1H Solid-State NMR Cryoporometry

chapter |4 pages

Hydroxyapatite-imidazole-polymer composite films as a proton conductor under no humidified condition

chapter |4 pages

Block Copolymer Directed Nanoparticle for Fuel Cell Applications

chapter |4 pages

Biofilm Based Microbial Fuel Cell

chapter |4 pages

Flame spray synthesis of visible light active nanocrystalline bismuth oxide based

part |1 pages

Nanoparticle Processes & Applications

chapter |4 pages

Nanoparticles Formed by Complexation of Poly-γ-glutamic Acid and Lead Ions

chapter |4 pages

Nano hetero nuclear fuel structure

chapter |3 pages

Development of a novel material for hydrogen storage

chapter |4 pages

Active Coatings Technologies for Customized Military Coating Systems

chapter |4 pages

Design and Manufacturing Concepts of Nanoparticle-reinforced Aerospace Materials

chapter |4 pages

Titanium Dioxide Nanostructured Coatings: Application in Photocatalysis and Sensors

chapter |5 pages

CNT Composites for Aerospace Applications

chapter |4 pages

Advancements in the Supercritical Water Hydrothermal Synthesis (scWHS) of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles

chapter |4 pages

Monometallic nano-catalysts for the reduction of perchlorate in water

chapter |3 pages

Functionalized Nanoporous Ceramic Sorbents for Removal of Mercury And Other Contaminants

chapter |4 pages

Thermostability of TiO2 nanoparticle and its Photocatalytic Reactivity at Different Anatase/Rutile Ratio

chapter |4 pages

Destruction of Organophosphate Agents by Recyclable Catalytic Magnetic Nanoparticles

chapter |4 pages

Enhancement of Oxygen Transfer in Fermentation by Use of Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles

chapter |4 pages

Nanostructured perovskite-based oxidation catalysts for improved environmental emission control

chapter |4 pages

Nano-Engineering Of Magnetic Particles For Biocatalysis And Bioseparation

chapter |3 pages

Gas Sensor Arrays by Supersonic Cluster Beam Deposition

chapter |4 pages

Preparation and Characterization of Various Nanofluids

chapter |4 pages

High performance iPP based nanocomposites for food packaging application

chapter |4 pages

Enlarge the distance of water molecules to incise microorganism cell—the development and application of nano-grade microorganism cell crushing machine

chapter |4 pages

Systematic Approach on Modeling and Identification for Nanobattery Prototyping

part |1 pages

Sensor

chapter |3 pages

Biosensor for heavy metals using hydrothermally grown ZnO nanorods and metal-binding peptides

chapter |4 pages

Multiplexed immunoassays by flow cytometry for detection of clenbuterol, chloramphenicol and sulfadimidine with high sensitivity and selectivity

chapter |4 pages

The Chemical Nano-Sensor Development and Characterization

chapter |4 pages

Composite Carbon Nanostructures as Promising Carriers for Gaz Analysis

chapter |4 pages

Molecular Simulation Studies on the Adsorption of Mercuric Chloride

chapter |2 pages

Layer by Layer Fabrication of an Amperometric Nanocomposite Biosensor for Sulfite

chapter |4 pages

Electrochemical ‘Lab on a chip’ for Toxicity Detection in Water

chapter |4 pages

Investigating the Benefit-Cost of MEMS Application for Structural Health Monitoring of Transportation Infrastructure

chapter |4 pages

Wireless Micro and Nano Sensors for Physiological and Environmental Monitoring

chapter |5 pages

Electrospun TiO2 nanofibers for gas sensing applications