Proceedings: Electroseparations 2020 workshop. Final report

Technical Report · Wed May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1996

OSTI ID:414318

Qutubuddin, S ^[1]; Byers, C H ^[2]; Cunningham, J E ^[3]

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1. ed.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA (United States)
2. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
3. Barr Enterprises, Walkersville, MD (United States)

Electroseparations, the use of electricity, or electromagnetic fields to produce or enhance chemical or physical separations, will show a threefold growth by the year 2015 among the implemented technologies. The increased need for resolution of more complex separations problems in the processing, biotechnology and environmental industries will best be addressed by investment in research at all phases of the research process. EPRI and the National Science Foundation (NSF) cosponsored a workshop to stimulate thinking which would lead to a blueprint for optimizing progress in research and development, and to develop immediate ideas concerning research priorities. The bulk of the proceedings is concerned with the discussions of the participants covering many aspects of the field from the industrial needs perspective and technology transfer to education and fundamentals. It is obvious there is an enormous number of technologies and fundamental ideas which are in various phases of the research process and which could have enormous impact on certain industries: electrosorption; stabilized beds; electromembranes; electrically driven solvent extraction; electrically assisted distillation; and dielectric filters. These technologies would find application in a number of process industries as well as environmental applications. In the latter case, electroion exchange (sorption), electrically-assisted dewatering, and electrokinetic remediation will be of particular usefulness and should receive positive attention. Finally, in the electrochemical industries, where many of the technologies are more mature, more development in new chemistries to move to new products and to replace anions such as cyanide will be most beneficial. Selected papers are indexed separately for inclusion in the Energy Science and Technology Database.

• Research Organization: Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States); Barr Enterprises, Walkersville, MD (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 414318
• Report Number(s): EPRI-TR--106434; CONF-9510408--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AUGMENTATION
DISTILLATION
ELECTRIC FIELDS
ELECTROSTATIC SEPARATION
FILTRATION
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
INFORMATION NEEDS
LEADING ABSTRACT
MEETINGS
MEMBRANES
PROCEEDINGS
REMEDIAL ACTION
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
SORPTION