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Arsenic Water Technology Partnership Final Technical Report (open access)

Arsenic Water Technology Partnership Final Technical Report

Congress created the Arsenic Water Technology Partnership (AWTP) in 2002 to develop and provide solutions for the cost-effective removal of arsenic from drinking water. The AWTP was funded by four congressional appropriations (FY03-FY06) to evaluate and develop new technologies that could significantly reduce compliance costs associated with the new 0.010 mg/L maximum contaminant level (MCL) for arsenic in drinking water. Initially focused on arsenic research, in FY06 the AWTP was expanded to include desalination research upon recognition that the research challenges were similar. The funding for the research and subsequent transfer of technology was made available by Congress through the Department of Energy (DOE). The AWTP was a collaborative effort between DOE’s Sandia National Laboratories (Sandia), Water Research Foundation (WaterRF, formerly Awwa Research Foundation) and WERC: A Consortium for Environmental Education and Technology Development based at New Mexico State University (WERC). Key features of the AWTP included technology development, technology implementation/testing and technology transfer. Each of the partners evaluated and oversaw development of new arsenic and desalination treatment technologies, and the technology transfer program ensured that successful technologies were transferred to the water supply community. Through the use of an arsenic treatment cost model, training sessions and a web site, …
Date: December 31, 2010
Creator: Ilges, A., Thompson, R., Campbell, C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conceptual Design of Optimized Fossil Energy Systems with Capture and Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide (open access)

Conceptual Design of Optimized Fossil Energy Systems with Capture and Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide

In this final report, we describe research results from Phase 2 of a technical/economic study of fossil hydrogen energy systems with carbon dioxide (CO{sub 2}) capture and storage (CCS). CO{sub 2} capture and storage, or alternatively, CO{sub 2} capture and sequestration, involves capturing CO{sub 2} from large point sources and then injecting it into deep underground reservoirs for long-term storage. By preventing CO{sub 2} emissions into the atmosphere, this technology has significant potential to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fossil-based facilities in the power and industrial sectors. Furthermore, the application of CCS to power plants and hydrogen production facilities can reduce CO{sub 2} emissions associated with electric vehicles (EVs) and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (HFCVs) and, thus, can also improve GHG emissions in the transportation sector. This research specifically examines strategies for transitioning to large-scale coal-derived energy systems with CCS for both hydrogen fuel production and electricity generation. A particular emphasis is on the development of spatially-explicit modeling tools for examining how these energy systems might develop in real geographic regions. We employ an integrated modeling approach that addresses all infrastructure components involved in the transition to these energy systems. The overall objective is to better understand the system …
Date: December 31, 2010
Creator: Johnson, Nils & Ogden, Joan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Development of Cost Effective Oxy-Combustion Retrofitting for Coal-Fired Boilers (open access)

Development of Cost Effective Oxy-Combustion Retrofitting for Coal-Fired Boilers

The overall objective of this project is to further develop the oxy-combustion technology for commercial retrofit in existing wall-fired and Cyclone boilers by 2012. To meet this goal, a research project was conducted that included pilot-scale testing and a full-scale engineering and economic analysis.
Date: December 31, 2010
Creator: Farzan, Hamid
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, December 31, 2010 (open access)

Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, December 31, 2010

Weekly newspaper from Dell City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 31, 2010
Creator: Stuart, Andrew
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Industrial-Based Consortium to Develop Premium Carbon Products from Coal Final Report - Part 4 (open access)

An Industrial-Based Consortium to Develop Premium Carbon Products from Coal Final Report - Part 4

Since 1998, The Pennsylvania State University successfully managed the Consortium for Premium Carbon Products from Coal (CPCPC), which was a vehicle for industry-driven research on the promotion, development, and transfer of innovative technologies on premium carbon products from coal to the U.S. industry. The CPCPC was an initiative led by Penn State, its cocharter member West Virginia University (WVU), and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), who also provided the base funding for the program, with Penn State responsible for consortium management. CPCPC began in 1998 under DOE Cooperative Agreement No. DE-FC26-98FT40350. This agreement ended November 2004 but the CPCPC activity continued under cooperative agreement No. DE-FC26-03NT41874, which started October 1, 2003 and ended December 31, 2010. The objective of the second agreement was to continue the successful operation of the CPCPC. The CPCPC enjoyed tremendous success with its organizational structure, which included Penn State and WVU as charter members, numerous industrial affiliate members, and strategic university affiliate members together with NETL, forming a vibrant and creative team for innovative research in the area of transforming coal to carbon products. The key aspect of CPCPC was its industry-led council that selected proposals submitted by CPCPC …
Date: December 31, 2010
Creator: Miller, Bruce & Shea, Winton
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Policy Analysis of Water Availability and Use Issues for Domestic Oil Shale and Oil Sands Development (open access)

Policy Analysis of Water Availability and Use Issues for Domestic Oil Shale and Oil Sands Development

Oil shale and oil sands resources located within the intermountain west represent a vast, and as of yet, commercially untapped source of energy. Development will require water, and demand for scarce water resources stands at the front of a long list of barriers to commercialization. Water requirements and the consequences of commercial development will depend on the number, size, and location of facilities, as well as the technologies employed to develop these unconventional fuels. While the details remain unclear, the implication is not – unconventional fuel development will increase demand for water in an arid region where demand for water often exceeds supply. Water demands in excess of supplies have long been the norm in the west, and for more than a century water has been apportioned on a first-come, first-served basis. Unconventional fuel developers who have not already secured water rights stand at the back of a long line and will need to obtain water from willing water purveyors. However, uncertainty regarding the nature and extent of some senior water claims combine with indeterminate interstate river management to cast a cloud over water resource allocation and management. Quantitative and qualitative water requirements associated with Endangered Species protection also stand …
Date: December 31, 2010
Creator: Ruple, John & Keiter, Robert
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Solar Reforming of Carbon Dioxide to Produce Diesel Fuel (open access)

Solar Reforming of Carbon Dioxide to Produce Diesel Fuel

This project focused on the demonstration of an innovative technology, referred to as the Sunexus CO2 Solar Reformer, which utilizes waste CO2 as a feedstock for the efficient and economical production of synthetic diesel fuel using solar thermal energy as the primary energy input. The Sunexus technology employs a two stage process for the conversion of CO2 to diesel fuel. A solar reforming system, including a specially designed reactor and proprietary CO2 reforming catalyst, was developed and used to convert captured CO2 rich gas streams into syngas (primarily hydrogen and carbon monoxide) using concentrated solar energy at high conversion efficiencies. The second stage of the system (which has been demonstrated under other funding) involves the direct conversion of the syngas into synthetic diesel fuel using a proprietary catalyst (Terra) previously developed and validated by Pacific Renewable Fuels and Chemicals (PRFC). The overall system energy efficiency for conversion of CO2 to diesel fuel is 74%, due to the use of solar energy. The results herein describe modeling, design, construction, and testing of the Sunexus CO2 Solar Reformer. Extensive parametric testing of the solar reformer and candidate catalysts was conducted and chemical kinetic models were developed. Laboratory testing of the Solar Reformer …
Date: December 31, 2010
Creator: Schuetzle, Dennis & Schuetzle, Robert
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 35, Number 53, Pages 11767-11986, December 31, 2010 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 35, Number 53, Pages 11767-11986, December 31, 2010

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: December 31, 2010
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weatherford Democrat (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 116, No. 283, Ed. 1 Friday, December 31, 2010 (open access)

The Weatherford Democrat (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 116, No. 283, Ed. 1 Friday, December 31, 2010

Daily newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 31, 2010
Creator: Venegas, Margarita
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alvarado Star (Alvarado, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 30, 2010 (open access)

Alvarado Star (Alvarado, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 25, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 30, 2010

Weekly newspaper from Alvarado, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 30, 2010
Creator: Amos, Christopher
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Joshua Star (Joshua, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 30, 2010 (open access)

Joshua Star (Joshua, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 30, 2010

Weekly newspaper from Joshua, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 30, 2010
Creator: Porter, Brian
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 249, December 29, 2010, Pages 81817-82214 (open access)

Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 249, December 29, 2010, Pages 81817-82214

Daily publication of the U.S. Office of the Federal Register contains rules and regulations, proposed legislation and rule changes, and other notices, including "Presidential proclamations and Executive Orders, Federal agency documents having general applicability and legal effect, documents required to be published by act of Congress, and other Federal agency documents of public interest" (p. ii). Table of Contents starts on page iii.
Date: December 29, 2010
Creator: United States. Office of the Federal Register.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 131, No. 31, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 28, 2010 (open access)

Jacksboro Gazette-News (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 131, No. 31, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Weekly newspaper from Jacksboro, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 28, 2010
Creator: Gibby, Kim
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Numerical simulation studies of the long-term evolution of a CO2 plume in a saline aquifer with a sloping caprock (open access)

Numerical simulation studies of the long-term evolution of a CO2 plume in a saline aquifer with a sloping caprock

We have used the TOUGH2-MP/ECO2N code to perform numerical simulation studies of the long-term behavior of CO{sub 2} stored in an aquifer with a sloping caprock. This problem is of great practical interest, and is very challenging due to the importance of multi-scale processes. We find that the mechanism of plume advance is different from what is seen in a forced immiscible displacement, such as gas injection into a water-saturated medium. Instead of pushing the water forward, the plume advances because the vertical pressure gradients within the plume are smaller than hydrostatic, causing the groundwater column to collapse ahead of the plume tip. Increased resistance to vertical flow of aqueous phase in anisotropic media leads to reduced speed of updip plume advancement. Vertical equilibrium models that ignore effects of vertical flow will overpredict the speed of plume advancement. The CO{sub 2} plume becomes thinner as it advances, yet the speed of advancement remains constant over the entire simulation period of up to 400 years, with migration distances of more than 80 km. Our simulations include dissolution of CO{sub 2} into the aqueous phase and associated density increase, and molecular diffusion. However, no convection develops in the aqueous phase because it …
Date: December 28, 2010
Creator: Pruess, K. & Nordbotten, J.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 247, December 27, 2010, Pages 81077-81370 (open access)

Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 247, December 27, 2010, Pages 81077-81370

Daily publication of the U.S. Office of the Federal Register contains rules and regulations, proposed legislation and rule changes, and other notices, including "Presidential proclamations and Executive Orders, Federal agency documents having general applicability and legal effect, documents required to be published by act of Congress, and other Federal agency documents of public interest" (p. ii). Table of Contents starts on page iii.
Date: December 27, 2010
Creator: United States. Office of the Federal Register.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Jack County Herald (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, December 24, 2010 (open access)

The Jack County Herald (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, December 24, 2010

Weekly newspaper from Jacksboro, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 24, 2010
Creator: Gibby, Kim
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 23, 2010 (open access)

Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 23, 2010

Weekly newspaper from Comanche, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 23, 2010
Creator: Wilkerson, James C., III
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 246, December 23, 2010, Pages 80673-81076 (open access)

Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 246, December 23, 2010, Pages 80673-81076

Daily publication of the U.S. Office of the Federal Register contains rules and regulations, proposed legislation and rule changes, and other notices, including "Presidential proclamations and Executive Orders, Federal agency documents having general applicability and legal effect, documents required to be published by act of Congress, and other Federal agency documents of public interest" (p. ii). Table of Contents starts on page iii.
Date: December 23, 2010
Creator: United States. Office of the Federal Register.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Nocona News (Nocona, Tex.), Vol. 106, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 23, 2010 (open access)

The Nocona News (Nocona, Tex.), Vol. 106, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 23, 2010

Weekly newspaper from Nocona, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 23, 2010
Creator: Mesler, Tracy R. & Mesler, Linda L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 245, December 22, 2010, Pages 80287-80672 (open access)

Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 245, December 22, 2010, Pages 80287-80672

Daily publication of the U.S. Office of the Federal Register contains rules and regulations, proposed legislation and rule changes, and other notices, including "Presidential proclamations and Executive Orders, Federal agency documents having general applicability and legal effect, documents required to be published by act of Congress, and other Federal agency documents of public interest" (p. ii). Table of Contents starts on page iii.
Date: December 22, 2010
Creator: United States. Office of the Federal Register.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Global Natural Gas: A Growing Resource (open access)

Global Natural Gas: A Growing Resource

The role of natural gas in the U.S. economy is expected to be a major part of the debate over energy policy in the 112th Congress. This report briefly explains key aspects of global natural gas markets, including supply and demand, as well as major U.S. developments.
Date: December 22, 2010
Creator: Ratner, Michael
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 121, No. 12, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 22, 2010 (open access)

The Llano News (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 121, No. 12, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Weekly newspaper from Llano, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 22, 2010
Creator: Brown, Hal
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wingtips, Winter 2010 (open access)

Wingtips, Winter 2010

Newsletter of the Texas Department of Transportation Aviation Division discussing news, events, and local developments related to aviation within Texas.
Date: Winter 2010
Creator: Texas. Division of Aviation.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 243, December 20, 2010, Pages 79261-79946 (open access)

Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 243, December 20, 2010, Pages 79261-79946

Daily publication of the U.S. Office of the Federal Register contains rules and regulations, proposed legislation and rule changes, and other notices, including "Presidential proclamations and Executive Orders, Federal agency documents having general applicability and legal effect, documents required to be published by act of Congress, and other Federal agency documents of public interest" (p. ii). Table of Contents starts on page iii.
Date: December 20, 2010
Creator: United States. Office of the Federal Register.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library