The present invention relates to mutant strains of Clostridium beijerinckii, particularly produced by chemical mutagenesis of the parent strains C. beijerinckii BA101 and NCIMB 8052. Said mutants can produce more butanol, by means of anaerobic fermentation processes, than the parent strain from which same originate, using different substrates as a carbon source. Therefore, the invention also relates to the use of said mutant strains in methods for producing acetone, butanol and ethanol (ABE) by means of fermentation, and to a method for obtaining said mutant strains.
The present invention relates to new hole-transporting materials (HTMs) and optoelectronic and/or electrochemical devices comprising the new hole-transporting materials. In some aspects, the HTMs comprise a core based on thienothiophene, dithienothiophene or benzothiazole (???). The core is preferably conjugated to the triarylamine, carbazole or diindocarbazole part, which may be substituted with alkoxy groups, via π-bonds. The HTMs thus obtained represent an alternative to spiro-OMeTAD. Synthesis of the latter is complex and expensive.
The invention relates to a catalytic process for lignin depolymerisation, which uses a catalyst consisting of a transition metal and a support selected from the list containing metal oxide nanoparticles, a one-dimensional structure, and metal oxide nanoparticles supported in a one-dimensional structure. The invention also relates to the catalyst and to the use of said catalyst for the depolymerisation of lignin.
C12P 7/10 - Ethanol, i.e. non-beverage produced as by-product or from waste or cellulosic material substrate substrate containing cellulosic material
B01J 23/00 - Catalysts comprising metals or metal oxides or hydroxides, not provided for in group
B01J 21/00 - Catalysts comprising the elements, oxides or hydroxides of magnesium, boron, aluminium, carbon, silicon, titanium, zirconium or hafnium
B82Y 30/00 - Nanotechnology for materials or surface science, e.g. nanocomposites
C10G 1/06 - Production of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures from oil shale, oil-sand, or non-melting solid carbonaceous or similar materials, e.g. wood, coal by destructive hydrogenation
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ORGANIC HOLE TRANSPORT MATERIALS CONTAINING AN IONIC LIQUID
The present invention relates to hole transport compositions containing an organic charge transport material and a salt containing an organic cation. Preferably, the hole transport composition comprises an ionic liquid. The ionic liquid efficiently dopes the organic hole transport material. In a particular embodiment, the ionic liquid 1-butyl-1-methylpyrrolidinium bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (BMP TFSI) is used as a dopant or additive. The invention also relates to optoelectronic and/or electrochemical devices containing the hole transport composition, particularly perovskite-based solar cells.
H01L 51/00 - Solid state devices using organic materials as the active part, or using a combination of organic materials with other materials as the active part; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of such devices, or of parts thereof
H01L 51/42 - Solid state devices using organic materials as the active part, or using a combination of organic materials with other materials as the active part; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of such devices, or of parts thereof specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation
H01L 31/042 - PV modules or arrays of single PV cells
H01L 31/0256 - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS - Details thereof characterised by their semiconductor bodies characterised by the material
Control structure and method for a distributed power system, and distributed power system. The structure comprises a plurality of hierarchical control levels with a first control level comprising a front end power controller (CPC1) comprising a front end controller (FEC1), a state estimator (SSE1) and at least one subsystem power controller (CPC1 i, CPC1 ijk... n), communicated with said front end controller (FECI). The power controller (CPC1) or each subsystem power controller (CPC1 ijk... n), comprises at least one front end controller (FEC1 ijk... n), one state estimator (SSE1 ijk... n) and, if it belongs to a control level other than the last control level, at least one subsystem power controller (CPC1 ijk...n+1). Each front end controller (FEC1 ijk...n) is configured to generate at least one control signal (CS1 ijk...n) and to transmit it to the subsystem power controller (CPC1 ijk...n+1) of the immediately lower level, and/or to generate at least one control action (CA1 ijk...n) and to transmit it to an actuator of the distributed system.
H02J 3/38 - Arrangements for parallelly feeding a single network by two or more generators, converters or transformers
G05B 15/02 - Systems controlled by a computer electric
G05F 1/67 - Regulating electric power to the maximum power available from a generator, e.g. from solar cell
H02J 13/00 - Circuit arrangements for providing remote indication of network conditions, e.g. an instantaneous record of the open or closed condition of each circuitbreaker in the networkCircuit arrangements for providing remote control of switching means in a power distribution network, e.g. switching in and out of current consumers by using a pulse code signal carried by the network
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NOVEL COMPOUND AND USE THEREOF AS A HOLE-TRANSPORT MATERIAL
The present invention provides novel triazatruxene derivatives that can be used as hole-transport materials (HTM), particularly in optoelectronic devices. The usefulness of the novel compounds in solid-state sensitised solar cells based on organic-inorganic perovskites, which are used as light capturers, has been confirmed. The devices have achieved high energy conversion efficiency.
H01L 51/42 - Solid state devices using organic materials as the active part, or using a combination of organic materials with other materials as the active part; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of such devices, or of parts thereof specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation
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MIXED OXIDES COMPRISING MAGNESIUM AND BORON, AND USE THEREOF AS CATALYSTS FOR PRODUCING BUTADIENE PRECURSORS
THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA (USA)
Inventor
Resasco, Daniel
Pham, Tu
Zhang, Lu
Faria Albanese, Jimmy Alexander
Ruiz Ramiro, María Pilar
Abstract
The invention relates to: a mixed oxide comprising MgO and B2O3; a preparation method for same; and the use thereof in the production of crotonaldehyde and crotyl alcohol, both of which can be easily dehydrated to butadiene.
C07C 1/24 - Preparation of hydrocarbons from one or more compounds, none of them being a hydrocarbon starting from organic compounds containing only oxygen atoms as hetero atoms by elimination of water
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MICROPOROUS CATALYST WITH SELECTIVE ENCAPSULATION OF METAL OXIDES, USED TO PRODUCE BUTADIENE PRECURSORS
THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA (USA)
Inventor
Resasco, Daniel
Pham, Tu
Zhang, Lu
Faria Albanese, Jimmy Alexander
Ruiz Ramiro, Maria Pilar
Abstract
The invention relates to: a catalyst comprising a cation-exchanged zeolite with incorporated metal oxide clusters; a preparation method for same; and the use thereof in the production of crotonaldehyde and crotyl alcohol, both of which can be easily dehydrated to butadiene.
B01J 29/08 - Crystalline aluminosilicate zeolitesIsomorphous compounds thereof of the faujasite type, e.g. type X or Y
B01J 29/10 - Crystalline aluminosilicate zeolitesIsomorphous compounds thereof of the faujasite type, e.g. type X or Y containing iron group metals, noble metals or copper
B01J 29/16 - Crystalline aluminosilicate zeolitesIsomorphous compounds thereof of the faujasite type, e.g. type X or Y containing arsenic, antimony, bismuth, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, polonium, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, technetium or rhenium
C07C 1/20 - Preparation of hydrocarbons from one or more compounds, none of them being a hydrocarbon starting from organic compounds containing only oxygen atoms as hetero atoms
C07C 45/74 - Preparation of compounds having C=O groups bound only to carbon or hydrogen atomsPreparation of chelates of such compounds by reactions not involving the formation of C=O groups by isomerisationPreparation of compounds having C=O groups bound only to carbon or hydrogen atomsPreparation of chelates of such compounds by reactions not involving the formation of C=O groups by change of size of the carbon skeleton by increase in the number of carbon atoms by reaction of compounds containing C=O groups with the same or other compounds containing C=O groups combined with dehydration
C07C 47/21 - Unsaturated compounds having —CHO groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms with only carbon-to-carbon double bonds as unsaturation
The invention mainly relates to a polypeptide with cellulase activity for using in biomass degradation processes. The invention also relates to functional fragments of the polypeptide, and to the polynucleotides encoding said polypeptides and/or fragments.
The present invention relates to methods for producing an alkali ion battery and to a secondary alkali ion battery. In accordance with the method of the invention, an alkali ion battery is assembled, wherein said battery comprises an electrolyte comprising polymerizable monomers or a cathode on which polymerizable monomers can be added before bringing in contact with the electrolyte. When charging the battery, a polymer coating is formed on the cathode of the battery. In a preferred embodiment, the composite cathode comprising the polymer is formed in situ, that is, within the assembled alkali ion battery. The alkali batteries of the invention have higher capacities; suffer less capacity loss at faster discharge rates. Furthermore, the batteries of the invention have increased battery reliability in that capacity fading decreases and rate performance increases.
H01M 4/136 - Electrodes based on inorganic compounds other than oxides or hydroxides, e.g. sulfides, selenides, tellurides, halogenides or LiCoFy
H01M 4/137 - Electrodes based on electro-active polymers
H01M 4/1397 - Processes of manufacture of electrodes based on inorganic compounds other than oxides or hydroxides, e.g. sulfides, selenides, tellurides, halogenides or LiCoFy
H01M 4/1399 - Processes of manufacture of electrodes based on electro-active polymers
H01M 4/36 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids
H01M 4/58 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of inorganic compounds other than oxides or hydroxides, e.g. sulfides, selenides, tellurides, halogenides or LiCoFySelection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of polyanionic structures, e.g. phosphates, silicates or borates
H01M 4/60 - Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids of organic compounds
H01M 10/04 - Construction or manufacture in general
The present invention relates to a process for preparing graphene dried powder, comprising a) sonication of graphite in a mixture of water and a volatile organic solvent; b) centrifugation of the product obtained in step a); c) filtration of the product obtained in step b) to remove graphene flakes having lateral dimensions larger than 1 µm x 1 µm; d) addition of a precipitating agent to the solution obtained in step c) to precipitate the graphene flakes, and filtration to collect graphene dried powder; or alternatively, d´) solvent evaporation to obtain graphene dried powder. The invention also relates to the graphene dried powder obtainable by said process and its use for preparing a graphene flake composition for coating surfaces.
The invention relates to a method for producing synthesis gas (H2/CO), in a controllable ratio, by means of a catalytic and electrochemical process which uses an electrochemical cell formed by ionic, anionic or cationic conductive solid electrolytes. The H2/CO ratio is controlled in a single step under constant operating conditions, i.e. at a constant temperature of the electrochemical cell, and constant conditions of composition and concentration of the inflow current. In the present invention, the inflow current is selected from a current of light hydrocarbons and a water vapour current, or a gaseous current containing at least one alcohol (C1-C3).
C01B 3/38 - Production of hydrogen or of gaseous mixtures containing hydrogen by reaction of gaseous or liquid organic compounds with gasifying agents, e.g. water, carbon dioxide, air by reaction of hydrocarbons with gasifying agents using catalysts
C01B 3/40 - Production of hydrogen or of gaseous mixtures containing hydrogen by reaction of gaseous or liquid organic compounds with gasifying agents, e.g. water, carbon dioxide, air by reaction of hydrocarbons with gasifying agents using catalysts characterised by the catalyst
C25B 3/00 - Electrolytic production of organic compounds
H01M 8/12 - Fuel cells with solid electrolytes operating at high temperature, e.g. with stabilised ZrO2 electrolyte
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HIGH PERFORMANCE PEROVSKITE-SENSITIZED MESOSCOPIC SOLAR CELLS
H01L 51/42 - Solid state devices using organic materials as the active part, or using a combination of organic materials with other materials as the active part; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of such devices, or of parts thereof specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation
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