Abstract: Methods of delivering microorganisms loaded onto an inorganic porous medium. Methods of treating wastewater to increase effluent and biosolids quality. Methods of reducing ammonia and denitrifying wastewater effluent. Methods of reducing phosphorous concentration in wastewater effluent. Composition of biosolids derived from wastewater treatment. Wastewater treatment assemblage for increasing wastewater effluent and biosolids quality.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for preparing a lithium activated alumina intercalate solid by contacting a three-dimensional activated alumina with a lithium salt under conditions sufficient to infuse lithium salts into activated alumina for the selective extraction and recovery of lithium from lithium containing solutions, including brines.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for preparing a lithium activated alumina intercalate solid by contacting a three-dimensional activated alumina with a lithium salt under conditions sufficient to infuse lithium salts into activated alumina for the selective extraction and recovery of lithium from lithium containing solutions, including brines.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for preparing a lithium activated alumina intercalate solid by contacting a three-dimensional activated alumina with a lithium salt under conditions sufficient to infuse lithium salts into activated alumina for the selective extraction and recovery of lithium from lithium containing solutions, including brines.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for preparing a lithium activated alumina intercalate solid by contacting a three-dimensional activated alumina with a lithium salt under conditions sufficient to infuse lithium salts into activated alumina for the selective extraction and recovery of lithium from lithium containing solutions, including brines.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for preparing a lithium activated alumina intercalate solid by contacting a three-dimensional activated alumina with a lithium salt under conditions sufficient to infuse lithium salts into activated alumina for the selective extraction and recovery of lithium from lithium containing solutions, including brines.

Abstract: A system may include a plurality of tow band processing lines and a master air jet in communication with the tow band processing lines to receive a plurality of processed tow bands from the tow band processing lines to form a bulked web. The system may be used to form a bulked web that itself is a nonwoven material or that may be further processed into a nonwoven material.

Abstract: Systems for producing bulked webs and/or nonwoven materials may include at least one extruder having a plurality of nozzles and a master air jet in communication with at least one extruder to receive a plurality of polymer melt filaments from at least one extruder to form a bulked web. Producing bulked webs may include at least the steps of forming a plurality of polymer melt filaments; passing the plurality of polymer melt filaments through a master air jet thereby forming a bulked web; and collecting the bulked web.

Abstract: A system may include a plurality of tow band processing lines and a master air jet in communication with the tow band processing lines to receive a plurality of processed tow bands from the tow band processing lines to form a bulked web. The system may be used to form a bulked web that itself is a nonwoven material or that may be further processed into a nonwoven material.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device comprises a cathode, an anode, and has therebetween a light emitting layer (LEL), the device further containing an electron transport layer (ETL) on the cathode side of the LEL and an organic electron injection layer (EIL) contiguous to the ETL on the cathode side, wherein the ETL contains a monoanthracene compound bearing aromatic groups in the 2-, 9-, and 10-positions.

Abstract: An OLED device comprises a cathode, an anode, and has therebetween a light emitting layer (LEL), at least one layer between the cathode and anode comprising a carbocyclic 2-aryl-9,10-biphenylanthracene compound containing a total of 8-12 aromatic rings, wherein the 6-substituent is hydrogen or an alkyl group and the 2-substituent is: (A) an unsubstituted phenyl group; (B) a phenyl group substituted with (a) a fluoro, a cyano, or an alkyl group or (b) a m- or p-phenyl group; or (C) a substituted or unsubstituted fused ring aromatic group.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device comprises a cathode, an anode, and has therebetween a light emitting layer (LEL), the device further containing an electron transport layer (ETL) comprising an anthracene compound on the cathode side of the LEL and an organic electron injection layer (EIL) between the ETL and the cathode comprising a phenanthroline compound, wherein the thickness of the EIL and LEL are such that the ratio of the thickness of the EIL to LEL is greater than 0.125.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting device (OLED) includes an anode, a cathode, and a light-emitting layer disposed between the anode and the cathode, wherein the light-emitting layer includes a dominant host and a dopant. The device also includes an electron-transporting layer disposed in direct contact with the light-emitting layer on the cathode side, wherein the electron-transporting layer includes an electron-transporting material having the same chromophore as that of the dominant host in the light-emitting layer, wherein the electron-transporting material constitutes more than 50% by volume of the electron-transporting layer, and wherein the electron-transporting material has a greater reduction potential than that of the dominant host in the light-emitting layer.

Abstract: An OLED device comprises a cathode, an anode, and having therebetween a light emitting layer containing (a) an anthracene material represented by Formula (1): wherein: Ar2, Ar9, and Ar10 independently represent an aryl group, v1, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7, and v8 independently represent hydrogen or a substituent; and (b) a light emitting dopant; the device further containing on the cathode side of the light emitting layer an electron transporting layer that contains a minor portion or no AlQ3. The device exhibits improved color or operating voltage or both.

Abstract: An OLED device for emitting white light comprises adjacent layers 1 and 2 wherein layer 1 contains a host and a yellow, orange, or red emitter and layer 2 contains a host and a blue or blue-green light emitter wherein the host in layer 2 comprises an anthracene material bearing an aromatic ring bonded to the 2-, 9-, and 10-positions of the anthracene nucleus.

Abstract: A process for forming an unsymmetric anthracene compound comprises a first step of forming a 9-perfluoroalkylsulfonate derivative of anthrone by reacting the anthrone with a perfluoroalkyl sulfonating agent, followed by a second step of contacting the reaction product with an aryl or heteroaryl boronic acid, ester or anhydride, and a palladium catalyst for a period of time sufficient to form an unsymmetric anthracene compound having at least one 9-position aromatic substituent.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device comprises a light emitting layer including an anthracene material bearing at least one aryl ring in the 2-position and having a hydrogen or an alkyl group in the 6-position and having up to 12 aromatic carbocyclic rings including at least one naphthalene group in the 9-position of the anthracene group and an aryl group in the 10-position, the anthracene material including among the rings only carbocyclic rings.

Abstract: An electroluminescent device comprises a cathode, an anode, and therebetween a layer containing a host material and a second material comprising a bis(aryloxy)azine borohalide complex. The invention also includes a display device and an area lighting device incorporating the electroluminescent device and a process for emitting light.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electroluminescent device comprising a light emitting layer comprising a boron complex wherein the boron is bonded to a nitrogen atom of a 6-membered heteroaromatic ring group and to a nitrogen atom of a 5-membered heteroaromatic ring group, provided that the 5- and 6-membered heteroaromatic ring groups are further connected by an imine group, and provided that the 5-membered heteroaromatic ring group contains at least one additional heteroatom that is divalent or trivalent, and a process or device employing the device.

Abstract: An OLED device comprises an anode and a cathode and located there-between a light emitting layer containing a light emitting dopant and a host comprising a monoanthracene derivative.