New Manufacturing Method for Paper Filler and Fiber Materials (pg.Image credit: industryviews/.Dry Kraft Pulping at Ambient Pressure for Cost-Effective Energy Savings and Pollution Deductions (pg.Hot Rolling Scrap Reduction through Edge Cracking and Surface Defects Control.Flexible Hybrid Friction Stir Joining Technology.Energy Saving Melting and Revert Reduction Technology (E-SMARRT).Electrohydraulic Forming of Near-Net Shape Automotive Panels.Upon initial product conceptualization, new design and process tools could enable selection of a manufacturing process to meet specific cost, time, energy intensity, and life-cycle energy consumption requirements.
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The same is true of technologies that enable the manufacture of materials or components that increase recycling and recyclability. New manufacturing technologies that reduce process steps, materials usage, or part counts will reduce the energy embedded in the manufacturing value chain and decrease the use of raw materials in multiple markets. Modifications and Optimization of the Organic Rankine Cycle to Improve the Recovery of Waste Heat.Industrial Energy Efficiency Projects Improve Competitiveness and Protect Jobs.Technology advances in ultra-efficient steam production, high-performance furnaces, and innovative waste-heat recovery will help to improve sustainability, reduce water usage, and decrease the energy footprint of U.S. Novel Steels for High-Temperature Carburizing (pg.Rapid Conditioning for Next-Generation Melting (pg.Energy-Intensive Processes Portfolio: Addressing Key Energy Challenges Across U.S.Minimization of Blast Furnace Fuel Rate by Optimizing Burden and Gas Distribution.Low-Emissions Burner Technology using Biomass-Derived Liquid Fuels.Improved Heat Recovery in Biomass-Fired Boilers.Fuel-Flexible, Low Emissions Catalytic Combustor for Opportunity Fuels.Fuel-Flexible Combustion System for Refinery and Chemical Plant Process Heaters.Energy Efficient Melting and Direct Delivery of High Quality Molten Aluminum.Advanced Laser-Based Sensors for Industrial Process Control.Such technologies could enable or enhance water-based, selective extraction of critical materials from low-grade ores recovery of high-value materials in obsolete electronic equipment and waste and low-temperature, high-efficiency chemical or electrochemical processes. Non-thermal or lower-energy alternatives to conventional, high-temperature processing technologies will enable more efficient production or recovery of critical materials (metallic and non-metallic). Reduction of Distillation Usage in the Manufacture of Ethanol By Reactive Water Separation (pg.Launching A New Route To Styrene Monomer (pg.3).Reduction of Metal Oxide to Metal Using Ionic Liquids (pg.Engineered Osmosis for Energy-Efficient Separations: Optimizing Waste Heat Utilization (pg.6).Distributive Distillation Enabled by Microchannel Process Technology (pg.Advanced Nanostructured Molecular Sieves for Energy-Efficient Industrial Separations (pg.A New Method for Producing Titanium Dioxide Pigment and Eliminating CO2 Emissions (pg.Grand Challenge Portfolio: Driving Innovation in Industrial Efficiency.Ultra-High-Efficiency Aluminum Production Cells.Real-Time Remote Detection of HR-VOC Content in Flares - SBIR Phase II Recovery Act.Process Intensification with Integrated Water-Gas-Shift Membrane Reactor.New Design Methods and Algorithms for Multi-component Distillation Processes.Advanced Water Removal via Membrane Solvent-Extraction Technology.Example technologies include separation processes that rely on high-performance membranes and catalysts. New technologies that provide high energy efficiency and process intensification can yield dramatic energy and cost savings in a range of industries, including oil refining, food processing, and chemical production. Click the areas below to view our current projects in each. Novel processing concepts can open pathways to double net energy productivity, enabling rapid manufacture of energy-efficient, high-quality products at competitive cost.įour process technology areas are expected to generate large energy, carbon, and economic benefits across the manufacturing sector. New process technologies can rejuvenate U.S.