Abstract: A heat integration process and system for a chemical recycling facility is provided that can lower the carbon footprint and global warming potential of the facility. More particularly, one or more heat transfer media may be used to recover heat energy from a waste plastic pyrolysis effluent and redistribute the recovered heat energy throughout the chemical recycling facility. Furthermore, at least a portion of the pyrolysis oil produced by the pyrolysis process may be used to liquefy at least a portion of the waste plastics. Thus, the global warming potential of the chemical recycling facility may be optimized and lowered due to the heat integration process and system herein.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and kits for high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) fluorescence or chemiluminescence detection. Beneficially, the kits are miniaturized, portable, and can provide low-cost instrumentation. The systems disclosed can utilize a smartphone, tablet or similar device to capture emitted fluorescence or chemiluminescence and to analyze the data to provide chromatograms in different detection channels by plotting red, green, and blue color intensities of emitted fluorescence or chemiluminescence versus time. The systems preferably comprise a flow cell capable of withstanding high mobile phase flow rates, a chamber box, and for fluorescence an LED as a light source and fiber optics to transmit emitted fluorescence to a smartphone camera.

Abstract: A system and method for 3D printed polymeric ionic liquid (PIL) extraction sorbents that includes a photocuring 3D printer utilizing a buildplate having a plurality of holes and a resin tank formed of a plurality of individual wells with a prepolymer monomer blended with a crosslinker and a photoinitiator is placed in the plurality of wells to form a plurality of 3D printed PIL sorbents on the buildplate, a fabrication device that prepares the polymeric ionic liquid (PIL) for extraction, at least one container for conditioning, extracting, and desorption of the polymeric ionic liquid (PIL); and a high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) to provide separation resulting in batch production of PIL sorbents. A polymeric ionic liquid (PIL) sorbent printed by 3D printer includes at least one PIL sorbent and can be in the form of a blade or fiber that has a high level of consistency.

Abstract: A process and system for recovering a recycle content carbon dioxide is provided that can lower the carbon footprint and global warming potential of a chemical recycling facility. More particularly, a pyrolysis gas from waste plastic pyrolysis may be treated in an absorber system to thereby form a recovered CO2 stream comprising recycle content carbon dioxide. Thus, the global warming potential of the chemical recycling facility may be optimized and lowered due to the carbon dioxide recovery process and system herein.

Abstract: Integrated processes and facilities for providing recycled content hydrocarbon products (r-products) from mixed waste plastic are provided. Carbon dioxide capture and energy recovery from one or more process streams described herein increase energy efficiency and help reduce overall environmental impact while producing valuable final products from chemically recycled waste plastic.

Abstract: An authentication system is implemented for authenticating the identity of an entity. By registering and verifying user accounts for entities using the authentication system, the authentication system ensures with high confidence that user accounts are associated with verified entities. Authenticating identities between entities may be established and represented in the authentication system by authenticated identity objects. The entities may access the authenticated identity objects by requesting dynamic tokens linked to the authenticated identity object. A requesting entity can provide the dynamic token to another entity who may then provide the dynamic token back to the authentication system. Based on verifying the dynamic token, the authentication system provides an indication of a verification of the entity. In this way, an entity may rely on the verification prior to further interacting with another entity or individual.

Abstract: An adjustable hold-down shoe assembly having an assembly body, a plurality of hold-down shoes movably mounted to the assembly body, a bias device that biases the plurality of hold-down shoes in a direction away from the lumber bias surface, a body mount, and a lifting/lowering mechanism movably connecting the assembly body to the body mount that moves the assembly body in relation to the body mount and in a first direction towards the lumber bias surface and in a second direction away from the lumber bias surface. A planermill trimmer having the adjustable hold-down shoe assembly mounted thereon and a method of end trimming lumber using the planermill trimmer.

Abstract: It has been found that duplex monolithic parts can be manufactured in high volume at low cost by using powder metal technology to mold and sinter an inner component of the part into an outer component of the part. This technique reduces the cost of manufacturing intricate metal products by taking advantage of the attributes of powder metal technology in making the inner component of the part. The outer component of the part can be wrought machined, stamped or forged, or made by double press double sinter or forging a powder metal component of the part. In any case, this technique can beneficially be used in making a wide variety of toroid parts, such as gears, clutches, sprags, bearing races, one-way diodes, and the like.

Abstract: Disclosed is a touchless engagement system for a user having at least one computer processor and user interface operable with at least one memory storage medium on which operates a gesture-reading software platform, an access portal, and at least one data collection software program. The system includes at least one digital display. The system includes at least one motion sensing input interface has at least one RGB camera assembly and at least one infrared projector and detector assembly. At least one gesture-reading software platform is designed to assess the user within a selected physical area via the motion sensing input. A data collection software program is designed to collect data about at least one or more of user gestures, user commands, data retrieved because of commands, and identifiers, and assess data for user needs. The system may display advertisement, textual information, and statistics, and offers one or more command pathways.

Abstract: A heat integration process and system for a chemical recycling facility is provided that can lower the carbon footprint and global warming potential of the facility. More particularly, one or more heat transfer media may be used to recover heat energy from a waste plastic pyrolysis effluent and redistribute the recovered heat energy throughout the chemical recycling facility. Thus, the global warming potential of the chemical recycling facility may be optimized and lowered due to the heat integration process and system herein.

Abstract: A system for warning that a slope is too steep for securely parking a machine includes: at least one inclinometer configured to be disposed on the machine, the machine being disposed on the slope and to measure a pitch of the machine; a controller that includes a processor and is configured to be operatively connected to the at least one inclinometer and to determine, using the pitch, if the machine cannot park securely; and a warning generator configured to be operatively connected to the controller and to alert at least an operator of the machine that the machine cannot park securely when the controller so determines.

Abstract: An embolic protection device with a flexible fiber-based filter element is described associated with an integrated guide structure. The integrated guide structure comprises a corewire within a hypotube having an uncut proximal section and a distal section having laser cuts through the hypotube wall. A corewire extends through the hypotube with a low friction channel, which can have a friction reducing coil between the corewire and at least a portion of the hypotube. A torque coupler restricts rotation of the corewire while allowing at least some sliding of the corewire within the hypotube that provides for actuating the filter element and for curving the laser cut hypotube. Torque coupler designs provide connection to the laser cut hypotube. The fiber bundle has an initial undeployed configuration with the fibers aligned and a deployed configuration with the fibers bent.

Abstract: A surgical system includes a steerable instrument. The steerable instrument includes a first tube including a first serpentine beam formed in a tubular sidewall thereof, and a second tube including a second serpentine beam formed in a tubular sidewall thereof. The first and second tubes are concentrically nested and positioned so that the first and second serpentine beams are at least partially aligned with each other axially and face in radial directions that differ angularly from one another. The first and second tubes are connected to each other distally of the first and second serpentine beams. The first and second serpentine beams define a bending segment that is actuatable to form a bend in the nested tube structure in response to differential axial forces applied to the first and second tubes.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method and kit for capturing, concentrating, and detecting microbes in a sample using magnetic ionic liquids (MILs) and recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA). Specifically, a method combining magnetic ionic liquid (MIL)-based sample preparation and Recombinase Polymerase Amplification (RPA) for rapid detection of viable microbes in a sample is disclosed. The MILs employed comprise a DGE as the cationic ligand along with an anionic ligand.

Abstract: A heat integration process and system for a chemical recycling facility is provided that can lower the carbon footprint and global warming potential of the facility. More particularly, one or more heat transfer media may be used to recover heat energy from a waste plastic pyrolysis effluent and redistribute the recovered heat energy throughout the chemical recycling facility. Thus, the global warming potential of the chemical recycling facility may be optimized and lowered due to the heat integration process and system herein.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for rapid detection of antibiotic resistance of a microorganism in a sample. A modified recombinant phage is also disclosed which comprises an indicator gene in the late gene region. The specificity of infectious agents allows a specific microorganism to be targeted, and an indicator signal may be amplified to optimize assay sensitivity.

Abstract: A process and system for recovering a recycle content carbon dioxide is provided that can lower the carbon footprint and global warming potential of a chemical recycling facility. More particularly, a pyrolysis flue gas and/or a pyrolysis gas from waste plastic pyrolysis may be treated in an absorber system to thereby form a recovered CO2 stream comprising recycle content carbon dioxide. Thus, the global warming potential of the chemical recycling facility may be optimized and lowered due to the carbon dioxide recovery process and system herein.

Abstract: Processes and facilities for providing recycled content hydrocarbon products (r-products) from the pyrolysis of waste plastic are provided. Processing schemes are described herein that increase energy efficiency and help reduce overall environmental impact while producing valuable final products from chemically recycled waste plastic.

Abstract: A heat integration process and system for a chemical recycling facility is provided that can lower the carbon footprint and global warming potential of the facility. More particularly, one or more heat transfer media may be used to recover heat energy from a waste plastic pyrolysis effluent and redistribute the recovered heat energy throughout the chemical recycling facility. Furthermore, a staged condensation configuration may be utilized to produce multiple pyrolysis oil streams and to provide heat to the heat transfer media. Thus, the global warming potential of the chemical recycling facility may be optimized and lowered due to the heat integration process and system herein.

Abstract: Various processes and configuration are provided for a chemical recycling facility that can lower the carbon footprint and global warming potential of the facility. More particularly, we have discovered numerous ways for reducing the carbon footprint of the facility by: (i) recycling at least a portion of the residual heat energy from the pyrolysis effluent back upstream to the pyrolysis process and waste plastic liquification stage; (ii) recovering at least a portion of the carbon dioxide from at least a portion of the pyrolysis flue gas and/or the pyrolysis gas; (iii) feeding at least a portion of the pyrolysis gas at a cracker facility at a position downstream of a cracker furnace; (iv) using at least a portion of a demethanizer overhead stream as a fuel in a pyrolysis facility and/or a cracking facility; and (v) providing a chemical recycling facility that contains a pyrolysis facility co-located with a cracking facility.