Abstract: Methods and compositions provided concerning pillared lamellar mesoporous crystalline microporous material (CMM), such as pillared lamellar zeolites. In certain embodiments herein methods and compositions concern pillared FAU zeolite, such as FAU zeolite that has stabilized mesopores derived from pillaring of a FAU zeolite having a long-range mesoporous ordering having a lamellar mesophase.

Abstract: Described herein is aerobic granular sludge gravity-driven membrane system, methods of making and using thereof are described. The aerobic granular sludge (AGS) integrated with a gravity-driven membrane (GDM) filtration system is an energy efficient wastewater treatment system that takes advantage of AGS reactor systems integrated with gravity-driven membrane system to reduce membrane fouling and produce microbiologically and chemically safe water. The AGS-GDM system includes at least an AGS reactor tank containing raw wastewater and granular sludge and a membrane tank including one or more gravity-driven membrane(s).

Abstract: Systems and methods for quantifying and remediating an oil spill in a body of water can include obtaining a synthetic aperture radar image of the body of water and/or a multispectral image of the body of water. One or more features representing a physical feature of a surface of the body of water can be extracted from the image(s). The extracted features can be processed using a machine learning model trained with labeled image data representing instances of oil on the surface of the body of water to associate oil appearances code with portions of the surface of the water body based on the extracted features. Based on the processing, areas of the body of water associated with each oil appearance code as well as locations and volumes of oil in the body of water can be determined.

Abstract: A MEMS temperature sensor including a clamped-clamped microbeam having a drive electrode on one side configured for applying an AC current, and a sense electrode diagonally situated on the other side, a first anchor at one end and a second anchor at the other end of the microbeam. The first anchor receive a DC bias currents, which heats the microbeam to an operating temperature. The sense electrode is configured to capacitively sense oscillations in the microbeam due to an applied AC current. The MEMS temperature sensor has a three wafer construction in which the components are formed. The device is encapsulated by aluminum, and metal wires connect the first and second anchor, the drive electrode and the sense electrode to side electrode pads outside of the encapsulation. The MEMS temperature sensor has a linear operating region of 30-60 degrees Celsius.

Abstract: Methods and systems for a novel three-dimensional (“3D”) pore roughness quantification are disclosed. The methods include obtaining an image of a pore space. The methods further include, using an image analysis system: discretizing the 3D image to generate a meshed surface; constructing a reference surface and a constructed surface from the meshed surface; evaluating a plurality of surface distances; and determining a roughness coefficient. The methods further include obtaining an observed T2 time for at least one sample depth in a well; determining a corrected T2 time from the observed T2 time; and determining an average pore size in a rock formation.

Abstract: Methods of making hierarchically ordered crystalline microporous materials are provided. The method may include forming an aqueous suspension comprising a parent crystalline microporous material, an alkaline reagent, a supramolecular template, and a silica source material, an alumina source material, or both. The method may further include hydrothermally treating the aqueous suspension to form the hierarchically ordered crystalline microporous material. The hierarchically ordered crystalline material may have a greater degree of mesoporosity than the parent crystalline microporous material and may have a silica-to-alumina ratio (SAR) that is at least 0.5 different than the parent crystalline microporous material.

Abstract: A composition of matter is provided comprising hierarchically ordered crystalline microporous material having well-defined long-range mesoporous ordering of lamellar symmetry. The composition possesses mesopores having walls of crystalline microporous material and a mass of mesostructure between mesopores of crystalline microporous material. Long-range ordering is defined by presence of secondary peaks in an X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern and/or lamellar symmetry observable by microscopy.

Abstract: Systems and methods include a computer-implemented method for determining a concentration of hydrocarbon fuel in a fluid sample. A thin Cyclic Olefin Copolymer (COC) film of a COC layer having a honeycomb mesh-pattern forming a conductive metal trace is sputtered. The thin COC film is configured to dissolve upon contact with alkyl aromatic compounds present in hydrocarbon fuels. A fluid sample of a hydrocarbon fuel is positioned in an open area on the thin COC film. A resistivity of the conductive metal trace is monitored. A determination is made in response to the monitoring that a change in resistivity of the conductive metal trace has occurred resulting from dissolution of the thin COC film. A time duration is measured from the positioning of the fluid sample to the resistivity change. A concentration of the hydrocarbon fuel in the fluid sample is determined based on the time duration.

Abstract: A composition of matter is provided comprising hierarchically ordered crystalline microporous material having well-defined long-range mesoporous ordering of hexagonal symmetry. The composition possesses mesopores having walls of crystalline microporous material and a mass of mesostructure between mesopores of crystalline microporous material. Long-range ordering is defined by presence of secondary peaks in an X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern and/or hexagonal symmetry observable by microscopy.

Abstract: A method includes modeling a reservoir using a lab scale set of models and a field scale set of models. The reservoir is modeled using the lab scale set of models by scanning a sample of the reservoir into the lab scale set of models to create modeled fractures, estimating hydraulic properties of the modeled fractures, estimating multi-phase dynamic properties of the modeled fractures, and determining characteristics of a flow regime of a fluid flowing through the modeled fractures. The reservoir is modeled using the field scale set of models by modeling a discrete fracture network of the reservoir, upscaling the discrete fracture network, and calibrating the discrete fracture network. An enhanced oil recovery operation is designed and performed on the reservoir using the calibrated discrete fracture network.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are modified zeolites and methods for making modified zeolites. In one or more embodiments disclosed herein, a modified zeolite may include a microporous framework including a plurality of micropores having diameters of less than or equal to 2 nm. The microporous framework may include at least silicon atoms and oxygen atoms. The modified zeolite may further include organometallic moieties each bonded to a nitrogen atom of a secondary amine functional group comprising a nitrogen atom and a hydrogen atom. The organometallic moieties may comprise a hafnium atom that is bonded to the nitrogen atom of the secondary amine functional group. The nitrogen atom of the secondary amine function group may bridge the hafnium atom of the organometallic moiety and a silicon atom of the microporous framework.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, a zeolite beta material may be made by a method that may include adding a parent zeolite beta in a basic solution to form a basic zeolite beta suspension, adding water to the basic zeolite beta suspension to form a dilute basic zeolite beta suspension, hydrothermally treating the dilute basic zeolite beta suspension to form a hydrothermally treated mixture, and separating from the hydrothermally treated mixture a solid zeolite beta material consisting essentially of polymorph-A and polymorph-B. The molar ratio of polymorph-A to polymorph-B of the solid zeolite beta material may be greater than molar ratio of polymorph-A to polymorph-B of the parent zeolite beta.

Abstract: A sensor can include a redox-active complex. The sensor can be voltage sensitive.

Abstract: A composition of an indium oxide catalyst including an alkali dopant and a method for producing an indium oxide catalyst including an alkali dopant. The alkali dopant may include a cation of Li+, Na+, K+, Rb+, Cs+, and Fr+. The method for producing the indium oxide catalyst including an alkali dopant includes mixing a solution of an indium salt with a base to form precipitated indium hydroxide, contacting the precipitated indium hydroxide with a solution including an alkali metal salt to produce an indium hydroxide solution, and calcinating the indium hydroxide solution to form indium oxide; thereby forming the indium oxide catalyst including an alkali dopant.

Abstract: Modified zeolites may include a microporous framework including a plurality of micropores having diameters of less than or equal to 2 nm. The microporous framework may include at least silicon atoms and oxygen atoms. The modified zeolite may include a plurality of mesopores having diameters of greater than 2 nm and less than or equal to 50 nm, wherein the plurality of mesopores are ordered with cubic symmetry. The modified zeolite may include a plurality of titanium atoms each bonded to four bridging oxygen atoms, wherein each of the bridging oxygen atoms bonded to the titanium atoms bridges one of the plurality of the titanium atoms and a silicon atom of the microporous framework.

Abstract: A functionalized fibrous hierarchical zeolite includes a framework comprising aluminum atoms, silicon atoms, and oxygen atoms, the framework further comprising a plurality of micropores and a plurality of mesopores. The functionalized fibrous hierarchical zeolite is functionalized with at least one terminal amine bonded to a silicon atom. Terminal organometallic functionalities are bonded to a nitrogen atom of the at least one terminal amine, the terminal organometallic functionalities comprising a platinum atom.

Abstract: A method may include obtaining fracture image data regarding a geological region of interest. The method may further include determining various fractures in the fracture image data using a first artificial neural network and a pixel-searching process. The method may further include determining a fracture model using the fractures, a second artificial neural network, and borehole image data. The method may further include determining various fracture permeability values using the fracture model and a third artificial neural network. The method may further include determining various matrix permeability values for the geological region of interest using core sample data. The method may further include generating a coarsened grid model for the geological region of interest using a fourth artificial neural network, the matrix permeability values, and the fracture permeability values.

Abstract: A functionalized fibrous hierarchical zeolite includes a framework comprising aluminum atoms, silicon atoms, and oxygen atoms, the framework further comprising a plurality of micropores and a plurality of mesopores. The functionalized fibrous hierarchical zeolite is functionalized with at least one amine. A plurality of nanoparticles comprising nickel are immobilized on the framework.

Abstract: Modified zeolites may include a microporous framework including a plurality of micropores having diameters of less than or equal to 2 nm. The microporous framework may include at least silicon atoms and oxygen atoms. The modified zeolite may include a plurality of mesopores having diameters of greater than 2 nm and less than or equal to 50 nm, wherein the plurality of mesopores are ordered with cubic symmetry. The modified zeolite may include a plurality of zirconium hydride moieties each bonded to at least two bridging oxygen atoms, wherein a zirconium atom of the zirconium hydride is bonded to the bridging oxygen atom, and wherein the bridging oxygen atom bridges the zirconium atom of the zirconium hydride moiety and a silicon atom of the microporous framework.

Abstract: A method for water drainage of a substrate includes creating, on a surface of the substrate, a designated hydrophobic region having hydrophobic surfaces of a hydrophobic film. Electronic circuitries are fabricated in the designated hydrophobic region of the substrate. The method further includes creating, on the surface of the substrate, a designated hydrophilic region having hydrophilic surfaces of the substrate. A drainage channel is formed in the designated hydrophilic region. The method further includes facilitating, based on capillary imbibition of the drainage channel, fluid flow from the designated hydrophobic region to a drainage/evaporation port to prevent damage of the electronic circuitries by moisture accumulation in the designated hydrophobic region.