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Argonne's 2004 R&D 100 AwardsEach year, R&D Magazine recognizes the 100 most technologically significant
new products of the Grancrete™ Spray-On Structural Cement and Rapid
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Hydrogen Transport Membrane (HTM) for Separation of Pure Hydrogen at High TemperaturesThe hydrogen transport membrane for the separation of pure hydrogen at high temperatures was developed by Argonne scientist Balu Balachandran and colleagues Stephen Dorris and Tae Lee, in collaboration with Gary J. Steigel, Richard Dunst and John Winslow at the National Energy Technology Laboratory in Pittsburgh. This ceramic membrane provides pure hydrogen gas by selectively separating hydrogen from gas mixtures generated by fossil fuel-based processes. The membrane operates at the high temperatures and pressures required by such processes as coal gasification and methane reforming, without becoming embrittled by its interactions with hydrogen and sulfur. The membrane was patented in 2003, and development of the technology is underway with industrial partners Eltron Research, Inc., and ITN Energy Systems, Inc. The technology is expected to help advance the emerging “hydrogen economy” by enabling the economical and environmentally friendly production of hydrogen from carbon-based feedstocks, permitting the highly efficient generation of electricity via fuel cells. |
For more information on the work in the Energy Technology Division at Argonne, click here For additional information contact the Office of Technology Transfer, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne Illinois 60453, 1-800-627-2596, or email partners@anl.gov. |
Grancrete™ Spray-On Structural Cement and Rapid Construction Process for Low-Cost HousingGrancrete spray-on structural cement was developed by Argonne scientist Arun Wagh in collaboration with Jim Paul of Casa Grande International of Mechanicsville, Va. The Grancrete magnesium-phosphate cement powder would be mixed at a construction site with water and sand into a slurry that would be sprayed onto frames and set as structural cement.
For more information on the work in the Energy Technology Division at Argonne, click here For additional information contact the Office of Technology Transfer, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne Illinois 60453, 1-800-627-2596, or email partners@anl.gov. |
Glass Furnace Model (GFM)The Glass Furnace Model was developed by Argonne scientist Brian Golchert and colleagues Steve Lottes, Michael Petrick, Chenn Qian Zhou and the late Shen Lin Chang as a three-dimensional computer code, developed for the glass industry to evaluate furnace design, performance and operation. |
The code is used to generate a computer simulation that allows engineers to “visualize” critical heat transfer, flow and reaction patterns within the interior of a glass furnace. The simulation is used to conduct extensive experiments, inexpensively on the computer, by varying key operating and design parameters to determine their impact of overall furnace performance. For more information on the work in the Energy Systems Division at Argonne, click here. For additional information contact the Office of Technology Transfer, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne Illinois 60453, 1-800-627-2596, or email partners@anl.gov. |
Powertrain System Analysis Toolkit (PAST)The Powertrain System Analysis Toolkit
allows hybrid and standard drive vehicle designers to develop realistic
powertrain control systems. Developed by Argonne engineer Aymeric
Rousseau, the computer simulation provides accurate performance,
The Toolkit was released in 2003, and licensed not only to industry, including Ford Motor Co., DaimlerChrysler Corp., General Motors, Exxon/Mobil, and Lockheed Martin, and also to universities using the program to develop designs for student competitions. For more information on the work in the Energy Systems Division at Argonne, click here.
The nation’s first national laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory conducts basic and applied scientific research across a wide spectrum of disciplines, ranging from high-energy physics to climatology and biotechnology. Argonne has worked with more than 600 companies and numerous federal agencies and other organizations to help advance America's scientific leadership and prepare the nation for the future. The University of Chicago operates Argonne as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s national laboratory system. For More InformationFor additional information contact the Office of Technology Transfer, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne Illinois 60453, 1-800-627-2596, or email partners@anl.gov. |
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