Intense, self-induced sustainable microwave plasma using carbon nanotubes made from CO.

An intense, microwave-driven plasma is triggered and sustained with carbon nanotubes made directly from CO. Purification is one of many prospective energy applications. Self-purification of molten carbonate split CO synthesized CNTs is 100× quicker, consumes 10× less power, and produces higher purity than with conventional plasma treatment.

Beryllium carbonate: a model compound for highest capacity carbon sequestration chemistry.

Beryllium carbonate has the highest capacity to bind and release the greenhouse gas CO compared to amines, ionic liquids, CaCO or LiCO. The thermodynamic equilibrium for CO and BeO from BeCO is calculated. TGA of BeCO is used to determine the stepwise mechanism of its CO release, and the low melting point Li/Sr/BeCO is demonstrated.

A new electrolyte for molten carbonate decarbonization.

The molten LiCO transformation of CO to oxygen and graphene nanocarbons (GNCs), such as carbon nanotubes, is a large scale process of CO removal to mitigate climate change. Sustainability benefits include the stability and storage of the products, and the GNC product value is an incentive for carbon removal. However, high LiCO cost and its competitive use as the primary raw material for EV batteries are obstacles.

Buckypaper made with carbon nanotubes derived from CO.

Unusual buckypapers, sheets of graphene nanocarbons (GNCs) such as carbon nanotubes, were formed with GNCs directly derived from CO molten carbonate electrolysis. Examples are presented for buckypapers made from CO using either crushed or chemically washed GNCs, epoxy-infused CNTs, or GNCs pressed directly using a hot electrolyte to remove excess electrolyte.

Disease severity versus pain severity: Range of motion differences during single- and multiplanar tasks in women with carpometacarpal osteoarthritis.

In carpometacarpal osteoarthritis (CMC OA) of the thumb, to what extent treatments should be directed by radiographic disease severity versus pain-based indicators remains an open question. To address this gap, this study investigated the relative impact of disease severity and pain severity on the range of motion in participants with CMC OA. We hypothesized larger differences would exist between extremes in the pain severity cohort than the disease severity cohort, suggesting pain modulates movement to a greater extent than joint degradation.