Abstract: An aqueous solvent composition useful for CO2 capture is described, that includes one or more CO2-sorbing amines, e.g., an amino acid salt and a tertiary or a sterically hindered amine. The solvent composition may include one or more promoters that are effective to enhance solvent characteristics such as (i) CO2 sorption capacity, (ii) CO2 sorption rate, (iii) CO2 desorption capacity, (iv) CO2 desorption rate, and (v) regeneration temperature, in relation to a corresponding solvent lacking the promoters. In relation to existing CO2 capture solvent compositions, the disclosed aqueous solvent composition provides high solvent CO2 capacity, high rate of CO2 absorption and desorption, high thermal and oxidative stability, low solvent regeneration energy, low solvent emissions, and low solvent toxicity.

Abstract: A gas conditioning system removes contaminants including carbon dioxide from flue gas, such as flue gas of a marine vessel, and includes a rotating backed bed assembly. The rotating packed bed assembly fluidly connects to an exhaust port of an engine, and receive a flue gas from the exhaust port. The rotating packed bed assembly includes a first rotating packed bed having an absorption agent to absorb a portion of the carbon dioxide from the flue gas, and a second rotating packed bed to receive the absorption agent from the first rotating packed bed and desorb at least some of the portion of the carbon dioxide from the absorption agent.

Abstract: A gas conditioning system removes contaminants including nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides from flue gas of a marine vessel, and includes an oxidizer unit and a direct contact cooler. The oxidizer unit receives an exhaust flue gas from a marine engine through a fluid inlet, such as at a temperature between 150 degrees Celsius and 550 degrees Celsius, and converts at least a portion of the nitrogen oxides in the flue gas into nitrogen gas, nitrogen dioxide, or both. The direct contact cooler is fluidly connected to the oxidizer unit, and includes a housing defining a cooling chamber. The direct contact cooler directs the flue gas into contact with seawater residing in the cooling chamber and cools the flue gas to a temperature less than or equal to 60 degrees Celsius. The seawater removes some or all nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide from the flue gas in the cooling chamber.

Abstract: A gas conditioning system removes contaminants including nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides from flue gas of a marine vessel, and includes an oxidizer unit and a direct contact cooler. The oxidizer unit receives an exhaust flue gas from a marine engine through a fluid inlet at a temperature between 150 degrees Celsius and 550 degrees Celsius, and converts at least a portion of the nitrogen oxides in the flue gas into nitrogen gas, nitrogen dioxide, or both. The direct contact cooler is fluidly connected to the oxidizer unit, and includes a housing defining a cooling chamber. The direct contact cooler directs the flue gas into contact with seawater residing in the cooling chamber and cools the flue gas to a temperature less than or equal to 60 degrees Celsius. The seawater removes some or all nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide from the flue gas in the cooling chamber.

Abstract: A bioenergy generator to increase the life force of a biological system is provided. The bioenergy generator includes fine pieces of natural stone selected from the group of diamond, amethyst, tourmaline, jadestone with any color, and obsidian. The bioenergy generator includes fine pieces of natural sand selected from the group of white sand, black sand, pink sand, red sand, yellow sand, orange sand, and green sand. The bioenergy generator includes fine pieces of metal selected from the group of steel, iron, copper, zinc, aluminum, calcium, magnesium, silver, and gold. The bioenergy generator includes water and a supporting material operable to hold the natural sand, the natural stone, the metal, and the water together. Uses of the bioenergy generator are also provided, in particular, to enhance natural healing ability of a biological body and to treat a disease in a mammal.

Abstract: A spectrometer for detecting an electromagnetic (EM) wave spectrum having one or more wavelength components within a spectral band of interest, and a method of detecting an electromagnetic (EM) wave spectrum having one or more wavelength components within a spectral band of interest.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are medical devices, uses thereof, methods of manufacture, and kits comprising medical devices. Also disclosed herein are uses of medical devices. For example, medical devices are used to produced biophotons for biophoton therapy. Also disclosed herein is the administration of biophoton therapy for the treatment of stroke in a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: A dielectric barrier discharge plasma reactor and method in which plasma is used to activate difficult-to-activate molecules and the catalyst so that chemical conversion of the activated molecules can occur at reduced temperature and pressure conditions to carry out chemical reactions that ordinarily occur at high temperature and high pressure conditions or otherwise do not occur at all.

Abstract: A structured material assembly for removing CO2 from a gas, comprises a substrate, a sorbent for adsorbing CO2 from the gas, and a desorption material integrated into the structured material assembly, which is responsive to inputted energy to generate heat to desorb CO2 from the sorbent. The CO2-containing gas may comprise ambient air.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition or a health food composition for controlling blood sugar, raw materials of which include dioscoreae rhizome, medlar, and coconut oil. A preparation method for the composition includes: mixing dioscoreae rhizome and a decoction thereof with medlar for homogenization, pulverization and drying, and mixing the resultant product with coconut oil and water, followed by baking and drying. Further disclosed are a pharmaceutical preparation or a health food including the composition and an excipient, and a use of the composition in the preparation of a pharmaceutical preparation or a health food for reducing or eliminating diabetic conditions.

Abstract: A small intelligent robot system includes a main body including a right driving wheel and a left driving wheel at both sides thereof; a camera module that takes photos located above the main body; a speech recognition module that receives input indicative of a user request; and an internet connection processor that initiates a telephone call in response to the user request.

Abstract: A bioenergy generator to increase the life force of a biological system is provided. The bioenergy generator includes fine pieces of natural stone selected from the group of diamond, amethyst, tourmaline, jadestone with any color, and obsidian. The bioenergy generator includes fine pieces of natural sand selected from the group of white sand, black sand, pink sand, red sand, yellow sand, orange sand, and green sand. The bioenergy generator includes fine pieces of metal selected from the group of steel, iron, copper, zinc, aluminum, calcium, magnesium, silver, and gold. The bioenergy generator includes water and a supporting material operable to hold the natural sand, the natural stone, the metal, and the water together. The increase in life force is measured by an increase in Bovis values of the biological system, a Bioplasm 9D-NLS Bioresonance Machine, a Biophoton detector, Gas discharge visualization (GDV), or an increase in compensatory reactions.

Abstract: A bioenergy generator to increase the life force of a biological system is provided. The bioenergy generator includes fine pieces of natural stone selected from the group of diamond, amethyst, tourmaline, jadestone with any color, and obsidian. The bioenergy generator includes fine pieces of natural sand selected from the group of white sand, black sand, pink sand, red sand, yellow sand, orange sand, and green sand. The bioenergy generator includes fine pieces of metal selected from the group of steel, iron, copper, zinc, aluminum, calcium, magnesium, silver, and gold. The bioenergy generator includes water and a supporting material operable to hold the natural sand, the natural stone, the metal, and the water together. The increase in life force is measured by an increase in Bovis values of the biological system, a Bioplasm 9D-NLS Bioresonance Machine, a Biophoton detector, Gas discharge visualization (GDV), or an increase in compensatory reactions.

Abstract: A sorbent useful for CO2 capture is described, including a solid support with CO2-sorbing amine and ionic liquid thereon. The ionic liquid is catalytically effective to enhance sorbent characteristics such as (i) CO2 sorption capacity, (ii) CO2 sorption rate, (iii) CO2 desorption capacity, (iv) CO2 desorption rate, and (v) regeneration temperature, in relation to a corresponding sorbent lacking the ionic liquid. In specific implementations, the sorbent is regenerable at temperatures significantly below 100° C., thereby avoiding the need for steam heat desorption and enabling utilization of waste heat or other low energy thermal regeneration sources.

Abstract: A bioenergy generator to increase the life force of a biological system is provided. The bioenergy generator includes fine pieces of natural stone selected from the group of diamond, amethyst, tourmaline, jadestone with any color, and obsidian. The bioenergy generator includes fine pieces of natural sand selected from the group of white sand, black sand, pink sand, red sand, yellow sand, orange sand, and green sand. The bioenergy generator includes fine pieces of metal selected from the group of steel, iron, copper, zinc, aluminum, calcium, magnesium, silver, and gold. The bioenergy generator includes water and a supporting material operable to hold the natural sand, the natural stone, the metal, and the water together. The increase in life force is measured by an increase in Bovis values of the biological system, a Bioplasm 9D-NLS Bioresonance Machine, a Biophoton detector, Gas discharge visualization (GDV), or an increase in compensatory reactions.

Abstract: A carbon dioxide reduction reaction electrocatalyst comprises a pyrolyzed copper-based metal-organic framework (MOF) that produces isopropanol from electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide. A process for producing isopropanol from electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide comprises applying a potential in an electrochemical cell in the range of about ?2V to about ?3V versus a silver chloride electrode.

Abstract: This invention provides synthesis method, crystallization method, etc. for troxacitabine, and also the crystal form and use of troxacitabine.

Abstract: Synthesis gas containing nitrogen as the majority component is processed to increase the hydrogen to carbon dioxide ratio. Nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and other contaminants are subsequently removed by a purification unit to produce a purified hydrogen gas stream. A recycle stream within the purification unit helps achieve a hydrogen purity greater than 99.9 percent, and hydrogen recovery greater than 99 percent.

Abstract: A gas-liquid contacting apparatus and method are described, in which at least one rotor assembly including packing is arranged in a contacting chamber containing at least one stator assembly including at least one heat exchanger arranged to thermally modulate the gas-liquid contacting so that each stator assembly is operatively arranged with each stator assembly to provide gas-liquid contacting at temperatures effective for mass exchange between the gas and liquid. The rotor and stator assemblies may be of annular shape, or may be of disk shape in a stacked array of rotor assemblies alternating with stator assemblies. Such apparatus and method are usefully employed for CO2 capture from CO2-containing flue gases such as combustion effluents from power generation plants.

Abstract: A method for reducing the concentration of amines in a wash liquid stream exiting a wash section in an acid gas scrubbing process includes introducing the wash liquid stream exiting the wash section of the acid gas scrubbing process to an adsorbent material, wherein the wash liquid stream has a first concentration of amines. The wash liquid stream having the first concentration of amines is flowed through the adsorbent material, and the adsorbent material retains at least a portion of the amines thereby providing a wash liquid stream having a second, reduced concentration of amines. The wash stream with reduced concentration of amines is recycled back to the wash section to remove amines more effectively from the acid gas being scrubbed. The adsorbent material can be regenerated for reuse. Amine recovered from the regenerated adsorbent material can be recycled to the process for reuse.