A neutron absorber synthesis system that can synthesize boron carbide that is a raw material for a neutron absorber, by recycling boron (B-10) of a mass number 10 that can absorb boron, particularly neutrons existing in boric acid waste fluid, is provided. The neutron absorber synthesis system includes: a pre-processing unit to which a radioactive waste including boron is supplied from the outside and inflows to the inside and a compound is produced by removing moisture of the radioactive waste by heat treatment by a first heat source; and a boron carbide synthesizing unit to which the compound produced from the radioactive waste is inflowed inside and a boron carbide is synthesized from a raw material containing the compound and carbon by heat treatment by a second heat source.

Disclosed are novel supported nanoparticle compositions, precursors, processes for making supported nanoparticle compositions, processes for making catalyst compositions, and processes for converting syngas. The catalyst composition can comprise nanoparticles comprising metal oxide(s), such as manganese cobalt oxide. This disclosure is particularly useful for converting syngas via the Fischer-Tropsch reactions to make olefins and/or alcohols.

Described is a process of extracting metals from a wet mass which comprises: a step A of concentrating the metals in a carbonaceous solid by means of a thermochemical treatment of the wet mass, with the ancillary production of a treatment gas; a step B of thermochemical decomposition of the carbonaceous solid in an atmosphere constituted by an operating gas which contains oxygen in substoichiometric quantity to carry out the thermochemical decomposition in order to promote a combination of the metals with substances present in the carbonaceous solid to form salts and others solid compounds and to concentrate the latter in residual ashes of the carbonaceous solid at the same time providing for the formation of a combustible synthesis gas comprising hydrocarbons from the carbonaceous solid; a step C of extraction of the metals from the ashes produced.

Disclosed is a boiler may that uses recycled carbon dioxide as a working fluid. Instead of releasing high-purity CO.sub.2 into the atmosphere, the bulk of the CO.sub.2 is utilized as the working fluid and the produced CO.sub.2 is captured and sent to a pipeline for utilization or storage. These systems will minimize heat loss and achieve essentially zero CO.sub.2 emission to the air.

Disclosed is a boiler may that uses recycled carbon dioxide as a working fluid. Instead of releasing high-purity CO.sub.2 into the atmosphere, the bulk of the CO.sub.2 is utilized as the working fluid and the produced CO.sub.2 is captured and sent to a pipeline for utilization or storage. These systems will minimize heat loss and achieve essentially zero CO.sub.2 emission to the air.

A system and method is disclosed for efficiently sulfiding metal catalyst resident in a reactor vessel comprises a sulfiding module and a hydrogen sulfide detection module and a remote computer all arranged and configured to communicate wirelessly and to allow remote control and monitoring of the modules and sulfiding process.

The present invention provides a preparation method of a photocatalytic composite material, and relates to the field of catalyst technologies. The preparation method provided in the present invention includes the following steps: (1) subjecting plant leaves to soaking pretreatment to obtain template biomass; (2) mixing a molybdenum source-sulfur source aqueous solution with the template biomass obtained in step (1) and conducting impregnation to obtain a composite material precursor; and (3) calcining the composite material precursor obtained in step (2) to obtain the photocatalytic composite material. The photocatalytic composite material in the present invention includes acicular molybdenum sulfide and biomass carbon, the acicular molybdenum sulfide is loaded to a surface of the flake carbon, the mass content of the biomass carbon is 70% to 90%, and the mass content of the molybdenum sulfide is 10% to 30%. Performance of photocatalytic hydrogen production of the photocatalytic composite material in the present invention is better than that of a pure molybdenum sulfide material and has excellent photocorrosion resistance, and hydrogen production efficiency is reduced by only approximately 10% after three cycles.

A catalyst comprising molybdenum, bismuth, iron, and nickel, wherein a proportion of a surface concentration of the nickel to a bulk concentration of the nickel is 0.60 to 1.20.

Mixed metal oxide catalysts having an amorphous content of not less than 40 wt. % are prepared by calcining the catalyst precursor fully or partially enclosed by a porous material having a melting temperature greater than 600° C. in an inert container including heating the catalyst precursor at a rate from 0.5 to 10° C. per minute from room temperature to a temperature from 370° C. to 540° C. under a stream of pre heated gas chosen from steam and inert gas and mixtures thereof at a pressure of greater than or equal to 1 psig having a temperature from 300° C. to 540° C. and holding the catalyst precursor at that temperature for at least 2 hours and cooling the catalyst precursor to room temperature.

An internally cooled microwave stub tuner assembly with stubs having hollow ducts for receiving circulating cooling fluid while in operation. The microwave stub tuner assembly for a pyrolysis reactor includes at least one elongated hollow body plunger projecting into a waveguide cavity. Each of the hollow body portion of the plungers has at least one internal cooling duct for receiving a circulating cooling fluid and is adapted to be cooled by the circulating cooling fluid as the circulating cooling fluid enters the plunger, courses through each the internal cooling ducts and exits the plunger. Each plunger has a position adjuster for adjusting the position of the plunger within the waveguide cavity.