Savannah River National Laboratory

Ongoing studies show numerous metals and metal oxides can be considered for nanorod formations to elevate charge capabilities of the anodes in lithium-ion batteries. The replacement of graphite anodes is inevitable as the demand for battery power increases for transportation markets.
 

• Transportation Markets
• Manufacturing Markets

While the Orangutank^tm was originally designed for inspection, sampling and removal of radioactive waste products, the capabilities of the equipment would also allow for its use in any application involving a forest of vertical pipes such as remote chemical cleanup operations, construction or demolition activities, and petrochemical processes.

Biotechnology industries such as energy generation, environmental cleanup, pharmaceutical production, food manufacturing

• Corrosion coupon providers (Metals Samples)

• Corrosion Test Laboratories

• (DNV GL Labs and National Labs)

• End users such as oil and gas industry and chemical industry

Most applicable to automotive industry and other commercial markets that utilize (or plan to use) mobile gas storage (e.g., in forklifts, heavy machinery, and portable generators)

Could also be useful in stationary gas storage vessels needing both heating and cooling utilities

Natural gas

Hydrogen gas

Automotive

Electrical power industry

• law enforcement
• laboratories
• Coast Guard
• Military

Potential users include fuel cell developers, auto makers, and federal and state governments, since this type of crosscutting technology will enable fuel cell development to overcome two major challenges: efficiency and cost.
Fuel cell applications include:
-Vehicle market
-Stationary and portable power
-Off-road applications
-Marine vessels
-Consumer electronics
-Direct fuel cell

Other applications include:
-LEL sensors
-Rechargeable batteries
-Petrochemicals
-Radioactive material confinement
-Homeland Security/Nonproliferation

Work since then has shown potential in other uses, including battery applications and medicine. An article co-authored by the Medical College of Georgia and SRNL has been accepted for publication in the peer-reviewed journal Nanomedicine:
Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine (Porous-wall hollow glass microspheres as novel potential nanocarriers for biomedical applications; Shuyi Li, Lynsa Nguyen, Hairong Xiong, Meiyao Wang, Tom C.-C. Hu, Jin-Xiong She, Steven M. Serkiz, George G. Wicks, William S. Dynan; article in press), discusses a possible application for the delivery of anti-cancer drugs.

This technology has market applications for biomass, or coal conversion into transportation fuels. This process provides potential energy and environmental benefits as well as profitability to major oil companies, biomass producers, biorefiners, coal mining and federal and state governments.

The In-situ Production of Microbial Pigments for Metal and Actinide Immobilization should be useful for applications such as:

• mine reclamation
• landfill management and operations
• nuclear sites
• military bases
• testing sites
• combat zones
• radioactive waste
• nuclear medicine
• Brownfield and superfund sites
• pharmaceuticals
• phytoremediation

Evidence indicates this method can provide extremely rapid results without the extensive regulatory concerns and without the high cost associated with alternative methods.

Possible applications would be ethanol production, biomass industry, alternative fuels

This technology exhibits properties that could be instrumental in the rapid reclamation of existing tailing ponds and potential recovery of significant amounts of bitumen currently discarded to the tailing ponds. There is potential for other oil recovery initiatives, including oil shale and other underground areas with oil deposits.  Research is currently being conducted for applications on contaminated seawater, beach sand, and estuary cleanup.

A wide range of applications in the area of energy storage  are industries such as automotive, portable power, stationary power sources and backup power systems.

This technology primarily benefits the industries involved in gas production and separations applications.  In addition, energy conversion applications such as fuel cells will benefit from a consistent and reliable supply of hydrogen.  Nanostructured mixed conducting may be employed directly in fuel cells as electrodes and in catalytic membrane reactors.

Automotive and insurance industries.

Contamination due to CEs is a global problem.  Many government, industrial and private lands within the U. S. and abroad are contaminated by chlorinated ethenes.  It is estimated that over 50,000 sites in the U. S. alone are contaminated by chlorinated ethenes.  An international market exists as well due to contamination by and accumulation of halogenated hydrocarbons affecting all industrialized countries.  As long as these pollutants continue to enter and persist in the environment there will be the need for a detoxification and remediation response.  MicroCED is that cost effective and proven response media.

This technology can be applied to:

• electronic circuits and components
• radioactive types of waste
• weapons components
• infectious medical wastes
• tires and rubber components

Interest in this device would be heavy equipment manufacturers, operators, and rigging operation on virtually any scale.

• Applicable to all electronics for the following industries/applications:
• Computers and Servers
• Nuclear (relays)
• Medical (pacemakers)
• Transportation (Avionics, Satellite, Automotive)

Useful applications:

• medical
• defense
• environmental mobile laboratories
• mobile command centers
• mobile broadcast vehicles

SmartLatch^TM is a compelling product for households with children, elderly, or high traffic areas such as an office where a properly closed and latched door is essential for security and safety.

• Sulfate-laden waters are produced by the government, the mining industry, the power generation industry, and some chemical companies
• Nitrate/nitrite contaminated waters are produced by the fertilizer industry, farming, and some chemical companies

• Coast Guard
• Military
• Port personnel
• security personnel
• law enforcement

Nuclear facilities that perform cleanup oprations as a routing or from an unexpected incident will need to determine the location of radioactive contamination in areas such as shielded enclosures or entire laboratory modules.  These determinations are typically performed with portable count rate instruments operated by personnel wearing protective gear.  These oeprations can be time-consuming and can expose personnel to unnecessary exposure.  Some areas may be too small, confined, or have limited entry for personnel to access.  Existing portable instruments may be difficult to deply in these areas.

While mainly focused on Weapons of Mass Effect (WME) agents (biological, chemical and radiological), this approach could also be applied to the following:  monitoring chemical production plants; nuclear enrichment/reprossing operations; as well as air pollutants; pollen; or biocontrol agents used for agricultural purposes.

Adaptable to any company or corporation conducting an employee suggestion program.

This technology can be applied to any industry requiring a precise, high-pressure spray cleaning device with a limited access area.  Some prospective areas of use would include slurry tanks for food processing; fermentation tanks for beverage manufacturing; paint and textile processing vessels; batch process tanks for chemical manufacturing; and hazardous waste storage tanks. This technology has been tested and deployed in the field for effective cleaning of evaporator tanks at the Savannah River Site (SRS).

VZCOMML© has been approved by regulators and used at more than 100’s of cleanup sites at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site for over 10 years. The Software has been sold commercially to a global market of consulting companies and universities.  It has also been recommended by an independent environmental consultant to protect groundwater resources in New Zealand.

The dissolution actuated valve sampler should be useful for applications such as chemical, environmental (groundwater testing, radioactive waste, waste management), medical/pharmaceutical, oil refining, feed and grain production, food and beverage, aquariums, and oceanic testing.

• Environmental and Regulatory Monitoring

• Scientific Research

• Aquaculture

• Environmental sampling equipment suppliers and analytical equipment manufacturers

Agile is heavily used in the software development industry. However, this tool is designed to be used in any industry that is applying project management Agile methodologies.

The conceptualized technology is applicable to the power industry.

• Specialty metal alloy casting industry

• Specialty metal alloy foundry operations

• Nuclear fuel recovery

These fluids will be useful for engines, microsystems, solar power heat transfer fluids.