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View article: The potential of valuable metal recovery from low-grade mixed waste printed circuit boards: Perspectives from mechanical preprocessing
The potential of valuable metal recovery from low-grade mixed waste printed circuit boards: Perspectives from mechanical preprocessing Open
To recover valuable metals from electronic waste (e-waste), industry prefers feedstock streams by category to improve efficiency. This though ignores the massive mixed waste printed circuit board (WPCBs) that are fragmented, hard to separa…
View article: Systems Analysis and Optimization of Circular PET Packaging Supply Chains in the United States: Environmental and Socioeconomic Impacts
Systems Analysis and Optimization of Circular PET Packaging Supply Chains in the United States: Environmental and Socioeconomic Impacts Open
Many actions are underway at global, national, and local levels to address the plastic waste problem and transition toward a circular economy of plastics. Studies evaluating environmental and socioeconomic impacts of such a transition are …
View article: Mesoscopic flow simulation to understand the percolation through fine-ground electronic waste particle bed
Mesoscopic flow simulation to understand the percolation through fine-ground electronic waste particle bed Open
View article: Minimum GHG emissions and energy consumption of U.S. PET and polyolefin packaging supply chains in a circular economy
Minimum GHG emissions and energy consumption of U.S. PET and polyolefin packaging supply chains in a circular economy Open
Systems analysis tools such as material flow analysis, process simulation, life cycle assessment, and system optimization were applied to minimize environmental impacts of the U.S. plastics packaging recycling infrastructure in a circular …
View article: Evaluation of sustainable waste management: An analysis of techno-economic and life cycle assessments of municipal solid waste sorting and decontamination
Evaluation of sustainable waste management: An analysis of techno-economic and life cycle assessments of municipal solid waste sorting and decontamination Open
View article: BENEFICIATION OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS
BENEFICIATION OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS Open
View article: The effect of air separations on fast pyrolysis products for forest residue feedstocks
The effect of air separations on fast pyrolysis products for forest residue feedstocks Open
This study investigates the intricate relationship between biomass preprocessing and pyrolysis product yields, employing the air classification technique for the treatment of loblolly pine residues with varying moisture content. A comprehe…
View article: PET and polyolefin plastics supply chains in Michigan: present and future systems analysis of environmental and socio-economic impacts
PET and polyolefin plastics supply chains in Michigan: present and future systems analysis of environmental and socio-economic impacts Open
Many actions are underway at global, national, and local levels to increase plastics circularity. However, studies evaluating the environmental and socio-economic impacts of such a transition are lacking at regional levels in the United St…
View article: Characterization of a three-phase magnetically stabilized fluidized bed bioreactor
Characterization of a three-phase magnetically stabilized fluidized bed bioreactor Open
View article: Environmental and Economic Analyses of Chemical Recycling via Dissolution of Waste Polyethylene Terephthalate
Environmental and Economic Analyses of Chemical Recycling via Dissolution of Waste Polyethylene Terephthalate Open
Globally, more than 1000 organizations and 175 nations are facing the plastic waste problem and have realized the need to transition from “linear-to-circular” economy of plastics. While the current mechanical recycling technologies for pla…
View article: Techno-economic Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment of Gluconic Acid and Xylonic Acid Production from Waste Materials
Techno-economic Analysis and Life Cycle Assessment of Gluconic Acid and Xylonic Acid Production from Waste Materials Open
Organic acid-based bioleaching has attracted significant research interest for the recovery of rare earth elements(REEs) and other critical metals. Utilizing biologically produced leaching agents, known as biolixiviants, derived from waste…
View article: Thermophilic and thermoacidophilic metabolism genes and enzymes from alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius and related organisms, methods
Thermophilic and thermoacidophilic metabolism genes and enzymes from alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius and related organisms, methods Open
Isolated and/or purified polypeptides and nucleic acid sequences encoding polypeptides from Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius are provided. Further provided are methods for modulating or altering metabolism in a cell using isolated and/or pu…
View article: An experiment-informed discrete element modelling study of knife milling for flexural biomass feedstocks
An experiment-informed discrete element modelling study of knife milling for flexural biomass feedstocks Open
View article: Sustainable bioleaching of lithium-ion batteries for critical metal recovery: Process optimization through design of experiments and thermodynamic modeling
Sustainable bioleaching of lithium-ion batteries for critical metal recovery: Process optimization through design of experiments and thermodynamic modeling Open
View article: Methods of combined bioprocessing and related microorganisms, thermophilic and/or acidophilic enzymes, and nucleic acids encoding said enzymes
Methods of combined bioprocessing and related microorganisms, thermophilic and/or acidophilic enzymes, and nucleic acids encoding said enzymes Open
A genetically modified organism comprising: at least one nucleic acid sequence and/or at least one recombinant nucleic acid isolated from Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius and encoding a polypeptide involved in at least partially degrading, …
View article: Thermal and acid tolerant beta-xylosidases, genes encoding, related organisms, and methods
Thermal and acid tolerant beta-xylosidases, genes encoding, related organisms, and methods Open
Isolated and/or purified polypeptides and nucleic acid sequences encoding polypeptides from Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius and variations thereof are provided. Further provided are methods of at least partially degrading xylotriose and/or…
View article: Thermophilic and thermoacidophilic glycosylation genes and enzymes from Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius and related organisms, methods
Thermophilic and thermoacidophilic glycosylation genes and enzymes from Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius and related organisms, methods Open
Isolated and/or purified polypeptides and nucleic acid sequences encoding polypeptides from Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius are provided. Further provided are methods for glycosylating and/or post-translationally modifying proteins using i…
View article: Alteration and modulation of protein activity by varying post-translational modification
Alteration and modulation of protein activity by varying post-translational modification Open
Embodiments of the invention include methods of altering the enzymatic activity or solubility of an extremophilic enzyme or post-translationally modifying a protein of interest via using isolated or partially purified glycosyltransferases …
View article: Antibody profiling sensitivity through increased reporter antibody layering
Antibody profiling sensitivity through increased reporter antibody layering Open
A method for analyzing a biological sample by antibody profiling for identifying forensic samples or for detecting the presence of an analyte. In an embodiment of the invention, the analyte is a drug, such as marijuana, Cocaine (crystallin…
View article: Thermophilic and thermoacidophilic sugar transporter genes and enzymes from Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius and related organisms, methods
Thermophilic and thermoacidophilic sugar transporter genes and enzymes from Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius and related organisms, methods Open
Isolated and/or purified polypeptides and nucleic acid sequences encoding polypeptides from Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius are provided. Further provided are methods for transporting sugars across cell membranes using isolated and/or puri…
View article: Identification of discriminant proteins through antibody profiling, methods and apparatus for identifying an individual
Identification of discriminant proteins through antibody profiling, methods and apparatus for identifying an individual Open
A method for determining a plurality of proteins for discriminating and positively identifying an individual based from a biological sample. The method may include profiling a biological sample from a plurality of individuals against a pro…
View article: Type II restriction-modification system methylation subunit of Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius
Type II restriction-modification system methylation subunit of Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius Open
Isolated and/or purified polypeptides and nucleic acid sequences encoding polypeptides from Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius are provided. Further provided are methods for modulating or altering recombination inside or outside of a cell usi…
View article: Thermal and acid tolerant beta xylosidases, arabinofuranosidases, genes encoding, related organisms, and methods
Thermal and acid tolerant beta xylosidases, arabinofuranosidases, genes encoding, related organisms, and methods Open
Isolated and/or purified polypeptides and nucleic acid sequences encoding polypeptides from Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius and variations thereof are provided. Further provided are methods of at least partially degrading xylotriose, xylob…
View article: Thermophilic and thermoacidophilic biopolymer degrading genes and enzymes from Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius and related organisms, methods
Thermophilic and thermoacidophilic biopolymer degrading genes and enzymes from Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius and related organisms, methods Open
Isolated and/or purified polypeptides and nucleic acid sequences encoding polypeptides from Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius are provided. Further provided are methods of at least partially degrading, cleaving, or removing polysaccharides, …
View article: Thermophilic acetylxylan esterase genes and enzymes from alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius and related organisms and methods
Thermophilic acetylxylan esterase genes and enzymes from alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius and related organisms and methods Open
A genetically modified organism comprising at least one nucleic acid sequence and/or at least one recombinant nucleic acid isolated from Alicyclobacillus acidocaldarius and encoding a polypeptide involved in at least partially degrading, c…
View article: Image portion identification methods, image parsing methods, image parsing systems, and articles of manufacture
Image portion identification methods, image parsing methods, image parsing systems, and articles of manufacture Open
Image portion identification methods, image parsing methods, image parsing systems, and articles of manufacture are described. According to one embodiment, an image portion identification method includes accessing data regarding an image d…
View article: Rapid classification of biological components
Rapid classification of biological components Open
A method is disclosed for analyzing a biological sample by antibody profiling for identifying forensic samples or for detecting the presence of an analyte. In an illustrative embodiment of the invention, the analyte is a drug, such as mari…
View article: Enzyme and methodology for the treatment of a biomass
Enzyme and methodology for the treatment of a biomass Open
An enzyme isolated from an extremophilic microbe, and a method for utilizing same is described, and wherein the enzyme displays optimum enzymatic activity at a temperature of greater than about 80.degree. C., and a pH of less than about 2,…
View article: Decontamination Strategies to Increase Fuel and Product Conversion Yields of Municipal Solid Waste
Decontamination Strategies to Increase Fuel and Product Conversion Yields of Municipal Solid Waste Open
View article: Chemical Recycling of Waste Polyethylene Terephthalate Via Solvent Based Dissolution-Precipitation Technologies: Economic and Environmental Performance Metrics
Chemical Recycling of Waste Polyethylene Terephthalate Via Solvent Based Dissolution-Precipitation Technologies: Economic and Environmental Performance Metrics Open