Adv. Research - Bioprocessing of Coal projects

1. A Bioprocessing Solution to Address the Environmental Challenge to Fossil Fuel Plants Caused by Zebra Mussels
   The recipient shall determine the effects of biotic, abiotic, and treatment factors in the laboratory in order to develop a protocol to maximize zebra mussel mortality resulting from application of bacterial strain CL0145A while minimizing the impact on non-target species. The recipient shall conduct experiments in closed systems, such as jars, cylinders, pipes, etc. at the New Yor... Read more >
   

   Project ID: DE-FC26-00NT40751

   Project State: NY

2. Anerobic Biological Treatment of Produced Water
   The production of oil and gas typically results in the production of large amounts of water along with thew oil and gas. The present regulatory driver in treatment of produced water is based on oil and grease. Alkenes and related hydrocarbons are readily separated from produced water by conventional technologies, but naphthenic acids, which are measured as oil and grease, and othe... Read more >
   

   Project ID: DE-FC26-98FT40320-01.11

   Project State: ND

3. Biofiltration of NOx Compounds: Oxygen Effects on Microorganisms, Oxygen Removal, and Mathematical Modeling
   Our previous work with NOx biofilters has shown that under anaerobic conditions, the biofilters are capable of removing NO at high efficiencies. However, the addition of oxygen to the influent gas streams adversely affects removal efficiencies. As a result, one of our goals is to better understand changes in the NOx biofilter microbial populations as a function of oxygen exposure... Read more >
   

   Project ID: 5A403

   Project State: ID

4. Biogeochemical Remediation of Ammonia Discharges from Power Plants
   Development of microbiological processes to mitigate ammonia discharges from power plant ash ponds and related aqueous waste streams associated with coal use.... Read more >
   

   Project ID: FEAA065

   Project State: TN

5. Biological In-situ Methane Production from Lignite
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   Project ID: DE-FC26-08NT43291-01.4

   Project State: ND

6. Biomineralization for Carbon Sequestration
   This project investigates methods by which fly ash is stabilized into conglomerates that could be used as road construction or fill material and by which microbial processes can be applied to produce various carbonates by iron-reducing bacteria. Carbonates are produced in situ, at the surface by photosynthetic algae and at depth by anaerobic carbonate producing bacteria. Microbi... Read more >
   

   Project ID: FEAA036

   Project State: TN

7. Environmentally-Safe Control of Zebra Mussel Fouling
   The objective of this research is the development of an environmentally-safe biological control technology for zebra mussel management in power plant cooling/service water systems. This control technology involves bacterial toxins selective for zebra mussels only and derived from the naturally-occurring soil bacterium Pseudomonas flourescens strain CL0145A. Application of this ba... Read more >
   

   Project ID: DE-FC26-03NT41909

   Project State: NY

8. Nonaqueous Biocatalysis Applied to Coal Utilization
   The work being performed in this task continues DOE Fossil Energy AR&TD-sponsored investigations on the use of whole cell biocatalysts in organic solvents to convert alkane, alkene and aromatic components in particulate coal to liquid alcohols and other hydroxylated or oxygenated species. Pursuit of this work is important to future utilization of coal as a fuel, and potentially as... Read more >
   

   Project ID: 5A401

   Project State: ID

9. SiAlON-Y Coatings of Silicon Carbide and Silicon Nitride
   The objective is to investigate alkali corrosion of SiAlON-Y structural ceramic under combustion conditions in the presence of sodium derived components, water vapor, sulfur oxide, and air. Coatings of SiAlON-Y will be formed on silicon nitride substrate. ... Read more >
   

   Project ID: DE-FC26-98FT40320-06.5

   Project State: ND

10. Whitings as a Potential Mechanism for Controlling Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
    The goal of this project is to determine if whitings can be used to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Whitings are produced when huge numbers of unicellular algae are aggregated in one area of the ocean where they produce carbonate-containing particles, subsequently die and form a mass of carbonate-containing rock. The white cliffs of Dover are considered to have been pr... Read more >
    

    Project ID: 5A402

    Project State: ID