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Low Grade Electronic Waste Metal and Plastics Recycling Process (ANL-IN-08-027 & ANL-PB-11-156)

Process and apparatus for mixed solid separations, including the separation of metal from plastic and metal from metal.

Atomic layer deposition of quaternary chalcogenides (ANL-IN-12-049)

Method of synthesizing materials for photovoltaic applications; utilizses relatively abundant, cheap, and non-toxic elements to produces photoactive films with average internal quantum efficiency of 12%.

ARG-US Remote Area Modular Monitoring

A technology to make nuclear and radiological facilities safer by better monitoring both plant conditions as well as the most sensitive materials onsite

Materials as Additives for Advanced Lubrication (ANL-IN-10-021, ANL-IN-10-021B and ANL-IN-13-052)

Carbon-based materials as anti-friction and anti-wear additives for advanced lubrication purposes.

Catalytic polymer processing and upcycling (IN-18-075), (IN-19-098), (IN-19-144)

Catalytic material for selective conversion of waste plastics to higher value products, such as wax and lubricants. This single-step process is solvent-free and requires low temperatures and pressures.

Methods for forming pitting resistant carbon coating (IN-14-132)

Coating that lowers the maintenance cost of gear boxes in wind turbines and automotive applications via enhanced reliability from micro/macro-pitting

Ordered Nanoscale Domains by Infiltration of Block Co-Polymers (ANL-IN-10-017 and ANL-IN-10-017B)

A method of preparing tunable inorganic patterned nanofeatures by infiltration of a block copolymer scaffold having a plurality of self-assembled periodic polymer microdomains

Process to Wash Polymers Contaminated with Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBS) (IN-06-067)

A process of washing plastics contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) is provided to reduce the concentration of the PCBs

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Torsionally Flexible Attachment System and Method (ANL-IN-18-027)

Unique bellows design provides added flexibility at a low cost to users requiring UHV conditions

Reduced waste process for the extraction of cellulose nanocrystals from Miscanthus x. Giganteus (ANL-IN-18-002)

A novel process for producing Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNCs) at industrial scale with minimal waste

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3D Printed Mesh for Serial Crystallography (IN-19-170)

This invention illustrates how 3D printing has been used to print extremely thin layers of material in a pattern with specifically designed wells to hold and immobilize crystals.

3D Printed Mesh Holder for Serial Crystallography (IN-19-083)

This invention describes a holder that was specifically designed to hold a mesh and sample solution in a simple, reliable, cost effective, and user-friendly way.

3D Printed Nylon Mesh Holder for Serial Crystallography (IN-19-085)

This invention comprises a means to trap a large nylon mesh sandwiched in between two Mylar sheets to trap microfluidic droplets. It is also compatible for trapping batch crystal slurry.

A System for Expression of Membrane Proteins (ANL-IN-06-099)

A unique system for membrane protein expression makes it possible to obtain reasonable yields of functional membrane protein

Acoustic Building Infiltration Measurement System/Sonic Leak Quantifier (SonicLQ) (ANL-IN-14-001)

Using acoustic methods to locate and quantify leak locations on building envelopes

Active Learning From Sparse Training Data (ANL-IN-19-013)

This invention comprises the introduction of an active learning method that starts training a neural network with “a single” data point.

ADIFOR: Automatic Differentiation of Fortran 77

A tool for the automatic differentiation of Fortran 77 programs

Advanced characterization of polytypic silicon carbide for quantum technologies

This project aims to realize next-generation platforms for quantum information science based on silicon carbide crystals that are promising theoretically but require development of rational synthesis strategies.

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Advanced Computational Tools for Combustion Analysis and Engine Design

Argonne has developed a suite of five advanced computational tools for addressing complex challenges related to combustion analysis and engine design

All 2D High Mobility, Flexible, Transparent, Thinnest Thin Transistor (ANL-IN-14-013)

A two-dimensional thin film transistor and a method for manufacturing a two-dimensional thin film transistor

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