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June

Nyheim Plasma Institute was chosen for the USA-Israel BIRD-Energy Foundation award (PI: Dr. Alexander Fridman)

June 28, 2024

The aim of the R&D is to finalize the engineering package of the tar cracking process based on the GAP concept, including process testing at Drexel.
The task will be to produce a financially solid, sustainable engineering solution for tar energy recovery

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Nyheim Plasma Institute receives EPA award (PI: Dr. Christopher Sales)

June 20, 2024
Researchers from C&J Nyheim Plasma Institute of Drexel University have been selected to join an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) initiative aimed at eliminating hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a class of potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigerants and insulating foams. As part of this federal effort to tackle climate-damaging gases, Drexel will receive $3.8 million over five years to develop a plasma arc device capable of destroying HFCs.

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