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The present application relates to a metal-free photocatalytic method and system for converting polystyrene into benzoic acid, using a metal free catalytic system. In particular, the method and system described herein allow to generate benzoic acid directly from polystyrene, such as originating from plastic waste, by irradiating polystyrene dissolved in a solvent with UV light, in the presence of oxygen and a metal free activating compound, such as an acid, a succinimide derivative, or a bromide salt of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal.

Plastic pellet trap device for capturing plastic pellets from water, wherein the device comprises a plurality of filters configured to retain plastic pellets from incoming water, a frame configured to hold said plurality of filters and a mounting base configured to allow mounting of the trap device.

The present disclosure relates to a device for gas conversion comprising a plasma reactor and a chamber configured for receiving a gas flow of converted and unconverted feed gas evacuated from the plasma reactor. The chamber comprises a supply throughput for filling the chamber with solid reactant material so as to form the fixed bed of solid reactant material, and at least one gas exhaust window for extracting a product gas. The device for gas conversion further comprises a silo for storing a stock of the solid reactant material and a connecting tube connecting a bottom opening of the silo ...

The present invention discloses a method for producing an organic functionalized solid inorganic substrate, a surface of the inorganic substrate comprising a hydroxide and/or an oxide comprising an element M, the element M being a metal or a metalloid. The method comprises drying the surface; optionally removing protons from the surface; and contacting the surface with an organometallic reagent comprising at least one organic functional moiety, thereby obtaining the organic functionalized inorganic substrate, the at least one organic functional moiety being attached to the element M of the ...

The invention relates in a first aspect to an improved fluidic device for determining a property of a microbe. The device comprising a bottom layer comprising a plurality of light-transmissive wells; and a top layer comprising an injection opening and a fluid distribution system. Each of said plurality of distribution channels has: essentially the same channel length between the inlet end and the outlet end; and essentially the same channel volume. The invention relates in a second aspect to a use of the device for determining a susceptibility of a microbe, preferably a bacterium, to an ...

The present invention discloses a method for producing an organic functionalized solid inorganic substrate, a surface of the inorganic substrate comprising a hydroxide and/or an oxide comprising an element M, the element M being a metal or a metalloid. The method comprises drying the surface; optionally removing protons from the surface; and contacting the surface with an organometallic reagent comprising at least one organic functional moiety, thereby obtaining the organic functionalized inorganic substrate, the at least one organic functional moiety being attached to the element M of the ...

The present invention provides a flexible ultrasound transducer (1) for an ultrasound monitoring system for examining a curved object. The ultrasound transducer (1) comprises an integrated circuit structure (7) and a multi-layered structure (2), said multi-layered structure (2) comprising an array (3) of ultrasound transducing elements (3a) arranged in a first layer structure (4) and configured for generating ultrasonic energy propagating along a main transducer axis Z and an array (5) of control circuits (5a) arranged in a second layer structure (6), and wherein the array (5) of control ...

The present invention relates to a method for three dimensional printing of a porous object enabling the capillary transport of hydrophilic fluids, for use as liquid handling device, for example as a point of care diagnostic device. The invention also provides the porous object obtainable or obtained by such methods, and its use in liquid handling or as a point of care diagnostic device.

Methods for detecting target analytes utilizing an array of wells are advantageous for detection of low concentrations of target analytes. Use of an array of wells requires sealing of the wells. The methods provided herein utilize digital microfluidics to seal wells of an array with a fluid that is immiscible with the aqueous liquid present in the wells to prevent evaporation and contamination of the aqueous fluid during analysis of signals from the wells. The disclosed method include generating a biphasic droplet composed of the immiscible fluid and an aqueous fluid. The immiscible fluid ...

Microfluidic device, apparatus, and method for sorting particles. The microfluidic device comprises a microfluidic channel (11) configured for receiving a microfluidic flow (F) comprising a plurality of particles (1 to 3) having different characteristics, the microfluidic channel (11) having a plurality of output flow channels (12, 13, 15), a first detection means (5) configured for detecting the location of the particles (1 to 3), a plurality of actuation elements (a1 to a16) located along the direction of the microfluidic flow (F) and define a sorting electrode arrangement (EA). The ...