Abstract: The invention of the current application is directed to a wastewater treatment apparatus. The invention includes a divided membrane electrochemical cell including an anode contained within a anode compartment and cathode contained within a cathode compartment. The anode compartment and said cathode compartment are separated by a proton selective membrane. The invention also includes a voltage source, and a liquid-gas separator. The invention is an economically viable electrochemical advanced oxidation system that can cost-effectively treat recalcitrant COD with low energy, without the necessity for chemicals, and reduce or prevent sludge production in a single step.

Abstract: The invention of the current application is directed to a wastewater treatment apparatus. The invention includes a divided membrane electrochemical cell including an anode contained within a anode compartment and cathode contained within a cathode compartment. The anode compartment and said cathode compartment are separated by a proton selective membrane. The invention also includes a voltage source, and a liquid-gas separator. The invention is an economically viable electrochemical advanced oxidation system that can cost-effectively treat recalcitrant COD with low energy, without the necessity for chemicals, and reduce or prevent sludge production in a single step.

Abstract: An efficient method and system for the electrochemical treatment of waste water comprising organic and/or inorganic pollutants is disclosed. The system comprises at least first and second solid polymer electrolyte electrolytic cell stacks in which each cell comprises a solid polymer, proton exchange membrane electrolyte operating without catholyte or other supporting electrolyte. The first and second stacks differ either in construction or operating condition. The cell stack design and operating conditions chosen provide for significantly greater operating efficiency.

Abstract: An electrolytic cell, system, and method for the energy efficient electrochemical treatment of wastewater comprising organic and/or inorganic pollutants are disclosed. The system comprises an electrolytic cell comprising a solid polymer, proton exchange membrane electrolyte operating without catholyte or other supporting electrolyte. The electrolytic cell also comprises a filter layer incorporated between the anode fluid delivery layer and the anode flow field plate for removing various contaminants including particulates and/or suspended solids from the wastewater stream. The cell design and operating conditions chosen provide for significantly greater operating efficiency.

Abstract: An efficient method and system for the electrochemical treatment of waste water comprising organic and/or inorganic pollutants is disclosed. The system comprises an electrolytic cell comprising a solid polymer, proton exchange membrane electrolyte operating without catholyte or other supporting electrolyte. The cell design and operating conditions chosen provide for significantly greater operating efficiency.

Abstract: An electrolytic cell, system, and method for the energy efficient electrochemical treatment of wastewater comprising organic and/or inorganic pollutants are disclosed. The system comprises an electrolytic cell comprising a solid polymer, proton exchange membrane electrolyte operating without catholyte or other supporting electrolyte. The electrolytic cell also comprises a filter layer incorporated between the anode fluid delivery layer and the anode flow field plate for removing various contaminants including particulates and/or suspended solids from the wastewater stream. The cell design and operating conditions chosen provide for significantly greater operating efficiency.

Abstract: An efficient method and system for the electrochemical treatment of waste water comprising organic and/or inorganic pollutants is disclosed. The system comprises at least first and second solid polymer electrolyte electrolytic cell stacks in which each cell comprises a solid polymer, proton exchange membrane electrolyte operating without catholyte or other supporting electrolyte. The first and second stacks differ either in construction or operating condition. The cell stack design and operating conditions chosen provide for significantly greater operating efficiency.

Abstract: An efficient method and system for the electrochemical treatment of waste water comprising organic and/or inorganic pollutants is disclosed. The system comprises an electrolytic cell comprising a solid polymer, proton exchange membrane electrolyte operating without catholyte or other supporting electrolyte. The cell design and operating conditions chosen provide for significantly greater operating efficiency.

Abstract: The invention is a method for depositing nano-particles on micro-structured objects that have features with sizes measured in microns or smaller by forming a nano-particle dispersion having a polymer with an acrylate, a metal component, a carrier, and nano-particles with a mean average diameter of less than about 10 nm, then coating a micro-structured object with dimensions of between 50 nanometers and 200 microns with the nano-particle dispersion and penetrating nano-particles from the nano-particle dispersion into the features forming a nano-composite.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for making an electrochemical cell by forming a curable PFSI electrolyte by mixing a perfluro sulfonate ionomer (PFSI) with a monomer and a cross linking agent having at least two vinyl functionalities in order to form a mixture, and then removing the solvent of the PFSI by distillation to obtain a curable PFSI electrolyte, disposing the curable PFSI electrolyte on a first electrode and a second electrode forming a precursor, and treating the precursor to cure at least a portion of the curable PFSI electrolyte forming a cured electrolyte composition, and, further, the invention relates to an electrochemical cell made by the method and fuel cell made by the method.

Abstract: The invention is an electrochemical cell made of a first electrode, a second electrode, and a curable liquid electrolyte located between the first and second electrodes, wherein the curable liquid electrolyte is made of a protonic polymer having an polymeric backbone with side chains with acidic groups for conducting proton for an electrochemical cell, a first vinyl monomer with a —(COOH)— group, and a cross linking agent with a second vinyl monomer.

Abstract: The invention is a method for making an electrode by depositing nano-particles on an object by forming a nano-particle dispersion, coating an object with the nano-particle dispersion thereby disposing nano-particles from the nano-particle dispersion on the object forming an electric conductor, removing at least a portion of the carrier, forming an electrical circuit using the electric conductor such that electric current flows in at least a portion of a medium using the electric conductor, and connecting the electrical circuit to a load, wherein the nano-particle dispersion has between 0.05 wt % and 10 wt % of a charged soluble polymer having a molecular weight of less than 25,000 amu, between 0.5 wt % and 10 wt % of a metal component, and balance of a carrier.