Abstract: A composite material, compositions, processes and methods of using coal and coal by-products composite ceramics is provided for use as a safe, non-toxic material for construction, building and architecture components. The composite material disclosed herein is formed from resin/coal aggregates that contain and prevent the release of harmful impurities that naturally occur in both coal and coal by-products while the advantages of coal-based composites are made available to the building industry. The strength, density and porosity of the composites can be tailored within a wide range to fit the final application by controlling the materials, form factor and processing parameters during fabrication.

Abstract: A complex composite particle is made of a coal dust and binder composite that is pyrolyzed. Constituent portions of the composite react together causing the particles to increase in density and reduce in size during pyrolyzation, yielding a particle suitable for use as a proppant or in a composite structure.

Abstract: Polymer derived ceramic (PDC) materials, compositions and methods of making high capacity, long cycle, long life battery anodes to improve the performance of batteries of all types, including but not limited to coin cell batteries, electric vehicle (EV) batteries, hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) batteries, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) batteries, battery electric vehicle (BEV) batteries, lithium cobalt (LCO) batteries, lithium iron (LFP) batteries; and lithium-ion (Li) batteries, and lead acid batteries. Silicon is incorporated in the PDC material at a molecular level when reacting a polymer derived ceramic precursor and a silicon hydride constituent or a silicon alkoxide constituent to form a PDC composition useful as a powdered battery anode material. A predetermined amount of divinylbenzene is added as a crosslinker and a modifier to increase free carbon content.

Abstract: A polymer derived ceramic precursor is selected and mixed with a contaminated recycled electrode material or materials. The mixture is pyrolyzed to form a ceramic or ceramic-carbon composite, reduced to a powder and formed into an electrode of a battery, such as a lithium ion battery.

Abstract: A composite material, compositions, processes and methods of using coal and coal by-products composite ceramics is provided for use as a safe, non-toxic material for construction, building and architecture components. The composite material disclosed herein is formed from resin/coal aggregates that contain and prevent the release of harmful impurities that naturally occur in both coal and coal by-products while the advantages of coal-based composites are made available to the building industry. The strength, density and porosity of the composites can be tailored within a wide range to fit the final application by controlling the materials, form factor and processing parameters during fabrication.

Abstract: A polymer derived ceramic precursor is selected and mixed with a contaminated recycled electrode material or materials. The mixture is pyrolyzed to form a ceramic or ceramic-carbon composite, reduced to a powder and formed into an electrode of a battery, such as a lithium ion battery.

Abstract: Methods, processes, systems, devices and apparatus are provided for additive manufacture resulting in the 3D printing of ceramic materials and components with a thickness greater than three millimeters (3 mm). A sulfur-free 3D printable formulation comprises a liquid inorganic polymer resin using Stereolithograpy (SLA) printers and Digital Light Processing (DLP) curing of the polymer resin via the chemical bonding of the materials rather than sintering. Thus, the process has shorter manufacturing intervals, significantly lower energy use and produces larger scale ceramic components having less linear shrinkage, less mass loss and high ceramic yield with no corrosive sulfur compounds present in the ceramic component.

Abstract: A composite tile is comprised of coal dust and a pre-ceramic polymer that are mixed together and pyrolyzed to form a ceramic composite. For example, a chemical reaction during pyrolysis chemically converts at least a portion of the coal dust and pre-ceramic polymer to a fire proof ceramic composite suitable for use as a roofing tile either as pyrolyzed or as post-treated to seal cracks and pores formed during pyrolysis.

Abstract: PDC resins are mixed with various sources of carbon to form electrodes through pyrolysis of the mixture of PDC resins and coal dust derived materials with or without other sources of carbon, substrates and the like. For example, a PDC resin-coal dust mixture produces a material for use as an anode in lithium ion batteries and supercapacitors when pyrolyzed to form a porous, electrically conductive ceramic composite.

Abstract: A composite tile is comprised of coal dust and a pre-ceramic polymer that are mixed together and pyrolyzed to form a ceramic composite. For example, a chemical reaction during pyrolysis chemically converts at least a portion of the coal dust and pre-ceramic polymer to a fire proof ceramic composite suitable for use as a roofing tile either as pyrolyzed or as post-treated to seal cracks and pores formed during pyrolysis.

Abstract: Polymer derived ceramic (PDC) materials, compositions and methods of making high capacity, long cycle, long life battery anodes to improve the performance of batteries of all types, including but not limited to coin cell batteries, electric vehicle (EV) batteries, hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) batteries, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) batteries, battery electric vehicle (BEV) batteries, lithium cobalt (LCO) batteries, lithium iron (LFP) batteries; and lithium-ion (Li) batteries, and lead acid batteries. Silicon is incorporated in the PDC material at a molecular level when reacting a polymer derived ceramic precursor and a silicon hydride constituent or a silicon alkoxide constituent to form a PDC composition useful as a battery anode material. The resulting battery anode materials increase the specific capacity of a battery measured in milliampere-hours per gram (mAh/g) and increase the life cycle of a battery while minimizing distortion and stress of the anode structure.

Abstract: There is provided synthetic proppants, and in particular polysilocarb derived ceramic proppants. There is further provided hydraulic fracturing treatments utilizing these proppants, and methods of enhance hydrocarbon recovery.

Abstract: A complex composite particle is made of a coal dust and binder composite that is pyrolyzed. Constituent portions of the composite react together causing the particles to increase in density and reduce in size during pyrolyzation, yielding a particle suitable for use as a proppant or in a composite structure.

Abstract: A solid material can be prepared from a liquid precursor in solvent free conditions.

Abstract: There is provided synthetic proppants, and in particular polysilocarb derived ceramic proppants. There is further provided hydraulic fracturing treatments utilizing these proppants, and methods of enhance hydrocarbon recovery.

Abstract: A solid material can be prepared from a liquid precursor in solvent free conditions.

Abstract: Silicon (Si) based materials and methods of making those materials. More specifically, methods and materials having silicon, oxygen and carbon that form filled and unfiled plastic materials and filled and unfilled ceramics.

Abstract: There is provided synthetic proppants, and in particular polysilocarb derived ceramic proppants. There is further provided hydraulic fracturing treatments utilizing these proppants, and methods of enhance hydrocarbon recovery.

Abstract: Silicon (Si) based materials and methods of making those materials. More specifically, methods and materials having silicon, oxygen and carbon that form filled and unfilled plastic materials and filled and unfilled ceramics.

Abstract: A solid material can be prepared from a liquid precursor in solvent free conditions.