Abstract: A system of treating reject brine and capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) includes a two-stage electrodialysis (ED) process for producing multiple products with high purity from rejected brine and flue gas mixtures (10% CO2 and 90% N2) emitted from an industrial plant. According to an embodiment, the system includes a first electrodialysis (ED) stage and a second electrodialysis (ED) stage in series.

Abstract: An automated system that determines the presence of bacteria in a urine sample, concentration of the bacteria, and the bacteria's resistance to a panel of antibiotics, in around one hour instead of days. An automated assay to detect cell viability in mammalian cell cultures using reduction of alamarBlue through oxidation by NADH to NAD+. The assay is conducted within a fluidic chip, wherein a sample is mixed with alamarBlue, a weakly fluorescent indicator dye. Its rate of conversion to a highly fluorescent compound is monitored using a kinetics fluorimeter for 15 minutes, and metabolic activity is shown by an increase in fluorescence. A sample with live bacteria displays a consistent and rapid increase in fluorescence, whereas the negative control exhibits little to no increase over time.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a process that includes providing bitumen; performing thermal upgrading on the bitumen to form mildly upgraded bitumen; distilling the mildly upgraded bitumen to form streams of naphtha; distillates and/or gas oils; and residue; combining the naphtha and residue to form a naphtha/residue stream, which causes deasphalting to occur, and forming streams of deasphalted oil and high-carbon pitch comprising asphaltenes; and adding the distillates and/or gas oils to the deasphalted oil to form partially upgraded bitumen.

Abstract: Invoking smart contracts in data confidence fabrics is disclosed. Trust functions are applied to data that is ingested into and/or flowing in a data confidence fabric. When a trust function is applied, a smart contract is invoked. The smart contract is configured to publish annotations to a distributed ledger that reflect the confidence information added by the trust function and to perform payment as a service such that the trust provider is paid. Publishing the annotations to a distributed ledger may be coupled or uncoupled to performing payment as a service.

Abstract: One example method includes connecting a digital wallet of a customer to an agent of a data confidence fabric, receiving, from an application, a request for performance of a trust function, by the data confidence fabric, with respect to customer data, processing the customer data by applying the trust function to the customer data, returning the data, after the processing, to the agent, creating annotations for the customer data, based on the trust function that was applied, transmitting the annotations, and a corresponding trust provider fee amount, to a smart contract, and when the digital wallet of the customer does not have adequate funds to cover the trust provider fee amount, obtaining funds from an alternate source of funding associated with the data confidence fabric.

Abstract: One example method includes receiving, by a trust provider from a third party proxy, an indication that the third party proxy has instantiated a smart contract on behalf of the trust provider, connecting wallets of a customer to an agent of a data confidence fabric, in response to a request from an application, providing a trust service that includes processing customer data by applying a trust function to the customer data, creating annotations for the customer data based on the trust function, providing the processed customer data to a recipient, calling the smart contract using successive ones of the customer wallets until the smart contract is successfully executed, transferring, from the customer wallet that resulted in successful execution of the smart contract to the third party proxy, a trust provider fee, and transferring the trust provider fee from a third party proxy wallet to a trust provider wallet.

Abstract: One example method includes connecting a digital wallet of a customer to an agent of a data confidence fabric, receiving, from an application, a request for performance of a trust function, by the data confidence fabric, with respect to customer data, processing the customer data by applying the trust function to the customer data, returning the customer data, after the processing, to the agent, creating annotations for the customer data, based on the trust function that was applied, upon successful execution of a smart contract, transferring a fee from the digital wallet to a trust provider associated with the data confidence fabric, and providing the processed customer data to another entity.

Abstract: A proxy or sidecar configured to connect an application to a data confidence fabric is discloses. The sidecar is configured to perform functions related to the transmission of data. As the sidecar intercepts communications to/from an associated application, the sidecar determines which of several functions to perform related to the transmission of data. In addition, the sidecar ensures that data confidence related operations and trust functions, as specified by the application, are applied to the data. Further, the sidecar identifies lineage when data is changed by an application.

Abstract: Global topics in distributed ledgers are disclosed. A distributed ledger is configured with a global topic whose identifier is publicized and well known. The global topic stores information about trust providers including topic identifiers and smart contract identifiers. Requestors can query the global topic to retrieve the information of specific trust providers. Once the information of the specific trust providers is known, the requestors can publish or write annotations and transactions to the distributed ledger. By associating the entries in the global topic with timestamps, requestors can reconfigure themselves automatically with updated trust provider information whenever a write to the distributed ledger fails.

Abstract: A modular geologic core examination table is claimed. The modular geologic core examination table includes at least two legs, each leg comprising an extending portion for increasing the effective length of each leg, the extending portion at least partially concentrically disposed within or around the leg from which it extends, and wheels affixed to each of the at least two legs, wherein the wheels comprise braking functionality. The modular geologic core examination table also includes a tabletop coupled to the at least two legs, the tabletop including a top surface for receiving a core sample tray configured to hold the geologic core samples, wherein the tabletop is disposed above an automated guided vehicle (AGV) configured to navigate the modular core examination table while carrying geologic core samples from one geologic processing station to another without collisions.

Abstract: Processes comprising: heat treating a heavy hydrocarbon feedstock in a heat treatment unit to produce a first effluent comprising a heat treated product; at least partially removing a mixture of gas and distillate from the first effluent in a first separation unit to produce a second effluent comprising a separation bottom product; deasphalting the second effluent in a second separation unit in the presence of a first solvent to produce: a soluble product fraction comprising a first portion of the first solvent, a deasphalted oil (DAO) product, and a first pitch product; an insoluble product fraction comprising a second portion of the first solvent and a portion of the first pitch product; and at least partially removing the second portion of the first solvent from the first pitch product in a third separation unit to produce a purified pitch product.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to demulsifier compositions containing one or more demulsifying polymers and an alkyl carboxylic acid solvent, and methods of using the compositions for separating water-in-oil emulsions.

Abstract: Mineral-rich streams of water may be processed using a method including separation. For example, a method may include: providing a first production stream and a second production stream, wherein both the first production stream and the second production stream comprise hydrocarbons and water, and wherein the first production stream contains carbonates and/or sulfates and the second production stream contains minerals, such that if the first production stream and the second production stream were combined scale would form; either (i) separating the first production stream into a first aqueous stream and a first hydrocarbon stream, wherein the first aqueous stream includes the carbonates and/or sulfates or (ii) separating the second production stream into a second aqueous stream and a second hydrocarbon stream, wherein the second aqueous stream includes the minerals; and combining the first hydrocarbon stream and the second production stream for further processing.

Abstract: Antenna allocation is configured by way of a methodically random TDMA pattern that can allow the decrease in the pulse repetition rate without the reduction in the maximum resolved cross-range associated with conventional uniform TDMA. Embodiments disclosed herein offer opportunity for development of high-resolution mmWave radar systems for walk-through search and reduces the interference from surrounding objects. Other applications include synthetic-aperture radar (SAR), and other radar Range-Velocity-DOA imaging systems in automotive applications and robotics.

Abstract: An assembly, comprising a basin, a submersible pump, having an outlet, disposed within the basin, and an adapter. The adapter comprises a housing having a first side and a second side, a reducing passage extending axially through the housing from the first side to the second side, wherein the reducing passage has a varying inner diameter such that a first inner diameter transitions to a second inner diameter, a plurality of fastener receiving holes extending transversely through the housing and disposed radially and circumferentially around the reducing passage, and a plurality of fastening elements extending from the housing at the second side. The submersible pump outlet is connected to the adapter on the second side and an existing discharge line connected to the adapter on the first side. The adapter provides a transition from a diameter of the submersible pump outlet to a diameter of the existing discharge line.

Abstract: An assembly and a method for cooling a downhole logging tool. The assembly includes a coiled tubing assembly having a downhole logging tool and a coiled tubing pipe. The coiled tubing pipe is coupled to the downhole logging tool. The coiled tubing pipe includes a cooling fluid tube. The cooling fluid tube conducts a cooling fluid to the downhole logging tool.

Abstract: A method of removing wellbore water from a production wellbore includes determining a production flow rate. The method also includes determining a target production flow rate of the production fluid and comparing the production flow rate to a flow rate threshold associated with the target production flow rate. The method also includes determining, based on a result of comparing the production flow rate to the flow rate threshold, that the production flow rate satisfies the threshold. The method also includes activating a fluid moving device fluidly coupled to a wellbore string extending from a terranean surface to the water to inject, into the water, at least one of i) a surfactant, ii) a gas, or iii) a foaming agent, allowing the water and the production fluid to emulsify together and thereby allowing a mixture of water and production fluid to flow to the terranean surface of the wellbore.

Abstract: Systems and methods for a guided extend reach tractor are disclosed. The method includes installing a packer and a tractor string operatively connected to the packer in a borehole; lowering the guided extend reach tractor into the borehole; supplying power, via a power source, to the guided extend reach tractor; attaching the guided extend reach tractor to the tractor string using an electromagnet; and clamping the guided extend reach tractor onto the tractor string. The method further includes activating helical bars to propel the guided extend reach tractor forward or backward in the borehole; performing well intervention operations in the borehole; and extracting the guided extend reach tractor from the borehole.

Abstract: An assembly, comprising a basin, a submersible pump, having an outlet, disposed within the basin, and an adapter. The adapter comprises a housing having a first side and a second side, a reducing passage extending axially through the housing from the first side to the second side, wherein the reducing passage has a varying inner diameter such that a first inner diameter transitions to a second inner diameter, a plurality of fastener receiving holes extending transversely through the housing and disposed radially and circumferentially around the reducing passage, and a plurality of fastening elements extending from the housing at the second side. The submersible pump outlet is connected to the adapter on the second side and an existing discharge line connected to the adapter on the first side. The adapter provides a transition from a diameter of the submersible pump outlet to a diameter of the existing discharge line.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting a formation fluid kick in a wellbore include drilling into a subsurface formation using a drill string including a pup joint. Measuring properties of a drilling fluid inside of the drill string at the pup joint using a first sensor module and measuring properties of the drilling fluid outside of the drill string at the pup joint using a second sensor module. Analyzing the measured properties of the drilling fluid inside and outside of the drill string at the pup joint including calculating a difference between the properties of the drilling fluid inside and outside of the drill string at the pup joint. Determining an occurrence of the kick based on the difference between the properties of the drilling fluid inside and outside of the drill string at the pup joint exceeding a pre-determined threshold value.