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Engineered Sorbents and Process for Selective Removal of Perfluorinated Organics Species from Water
This technology represents a new chemical process for selective removal of greater than 90% of the PFAS from contaminated water per pass through a sorption stage. The separation media comprises a selective surface modifier, with tunable properties, incorporated on an inexpensive material, which may be a cellulose sponge, fiber, or powder.
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Perfluorinated...
Published: 3/12/2024
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Inventor(s): Vasiliki Karanikola, Neal Armstrong, Jack Welchert
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Air/Water Purification, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Remediation > Water
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Lensfree Microscopy for Ultrafine Particulate Matter Monitoring
This system monitors ultrafine particulate matter and pollution in the air using compact, inexpensive, and portable devices, which enable time-resolved measurements particle sizes. It could be used to implement a dense network of devices, which provide ultra-precise real-time monitoring of air content and quality levels.
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Particulate matter...
Published: 10/11/2023
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Inventor(s): Euan Mcleod, Maryam Baker
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Air/Water Purification, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection > Inspection
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Method for Tailings Dust Suppression
This technology is a new type of treatment that can be sprayed on mine tailings piles to suppress tailing dust from blowing off the pile, thereby preventing erosion and environmental contamination.
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Tailings are the waste byproduct of ore mining, and consist of fine particles, many the size of dust particles. They are typically placed in...
Published: 2/7/2024
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Inventor(s): Dominic Gervasio, Minkyu Kim, Abraham Jalbout
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Manufacturing, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Industrial & Manufacturing > Mining, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Air/Water Purification, Technology Classifications > Materials > Coatings
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Removal of Uranium using Rhamnolipid Biosurfactants and Ion Flotation
This technology is a solution to the problem of increasing amounts of naturally occurring uranium in groundwater. This ion flotation technique is a simple, cost-effective, green method to extract rare earth elements from aqueous solutions in an effort to keep the public and environment safe and compliant with EPA standards.Background:In the western...
Published: 3/25/2024
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Inventor(s): David Hogan, Raina Maier, Jeanne Pemberton
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Air/Water Purification, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Remediation > Soil, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Industrial & Manufacturing > Mining
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Independent Household Water Purification and Electrification System Optimizing Design Software
This technology is a standalone solution that provides water purification and solar power generation to individual households in remote areas or areas with no power grid. The physical purification and power equipment is designed with software that enables the equipment to be tailored and optimized for the location it is deployed.
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Reliable...
Published: 2/1/2024
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Inventor(s): Abolhassan Mohammadi Fathabad
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Air/Water Purification, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Remediation > Water, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Renewable Energy > Solar/Photovoltaic, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Water Resource Efficiency
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Plastic Pollution Cleanup in the Ocean
This invention is a specially designed hydrocyclone, a type of cyclonic separator, that is meant to separate plastics from water. It is designed in such a way that it can filter plastics smaller than 5mm in size while returning nutrients, like plankton, back to the ocean.
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Every year up to 8,00,000 metric tons of plastic enters our planet's...
Published: 4/3/2023
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Inventor(s): Moe Momayez
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Air/Water Purification, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Remediation > Water
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Variable Solvent Polarity Chromatography
In this invention, an external stimulus is applied to the stationary phase of liquid chromatography to alter the polarity of the solvent during a separation process. This capability enables improved separations with more efficient use of mobile phase. The chromatographic separation method can be designed with flexible equipment and machine learning....
Published: 3/12/2024
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Inventor(s): Hamish Christie
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Air/Water Purification, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Manufacturing, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Remediation, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Remediation > Water, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Renewable Energy, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Renewable Energy > Biofuels, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Industrial & Manufacturing, Technology Classifications > Materials > Processing, Technology Classifications > Materials > Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Materials > Biomaterials
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Variable Stationary Phase Chromatography
In this invention, an external stimulus is applied to the stationary phase of chromatography to alter the polarity of the stationary phase during a separation process. This capability enables improved separations with more efficient use of mobile phase. The chromatographic separation method can be designed with flexible equipment and machine learning....
Published: 3/12/2024
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Inventor(s): Hamish Christie
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Materials > Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Air/Water Purification, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Manufacturing, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Remediation, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Renewable Energy > Biofuels, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Industrial & Manufacturing, Technology Classifications > Materials > Biomaterials, Technology Classifications > Materials > Processing
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Eco-Friendly Dust Control with Biopolymer
This invention is the use of a biopolymer to stabilize mine tailings for dust control. In addition, the invention describes a flat-ended cylindrical penetrometer to measure the surface strength and dust resistance of mine tailings.
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Mine tailings are finely ground rock that remains after valuable metals have been extracted in the milling...
Published: 1/22/2024
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Inventor(s): Lianyang Zhang
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Materials, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Air/Water Purification, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Remediation
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Pyridazine and Pyridazinone based Polymer Foams as Filtration Materials for Removal of Nucleophilic and Electrophilic
This technology is the synthesis of a porous and sponge-like polymer foam that is capable of removing harmful substances such as chemical warfare agents, metals, and CO2. In addition, the material changes changes color when a reaction with a nucleophilic species occurs.
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Using a Carboni-Lindsey reaction, Pyridazine and Pyridazinone based...
Published: 4/3/2023
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Inventor(s): Robb Bagge, Douglas Loy
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Air/Water Purification, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Remediation, Technology Classifications > Materials > Polymers, Technology Classifications > Sensors & Controls > Chemical & Gas
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