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Compact, Lightweight Counter for Atmospheric Cloud Condensation Nuclei and Condensation Nuclei
This technology details a lightweight integrated analysis instrument for dual use to directly sample, analyze, and count atmospheric cloud condensation nuclei and/or condensation nuclei. The instrument can be operated in dual modes: as a Cloud Condensation Nucleus Counter (CCNC) and as a Condensation Nucleus Counter (CNC). An integrated prototype fits...
Published: 3/12/2024
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Inventor(s): Donald Huffman
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Sensors & Controls > Particle & Radiation, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection > Remote Sensing, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Manufacturing, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Remediation > Air, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Electronics > Testing & Measurement
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Novel High-Strength Iron Cement is a Carbon Dioxide Sink
Background: Portland cement traditionally used with inert aggregates to form construction concrete is made in a high-temperature process that releases large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2). With rising energy costs, high temperature processes depress profits, and release of CO2 is undesirable from an environmental perspective. It would be ideal if Portland...
Published: 9/13/2023
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Inventor(s): David Stone
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Industrial & Manufacturing, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Industrial & Manufacturing > Construction, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Low Carbon, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Manufacturing
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A System, Apparatus, And Process For Leaching Metal And Storing Thermal Energy During Metal Extraction
Researchers at the University of Arizona have developed a new single vessel or “one pot” copper electrorefinery process that utilizes a molten chloride salt (NaCl – KCl – ZnCl2) as both the extracting fluid and electrolyte.
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Several European and South American cities have regulated or banned traditional precious...
Published: 2/7/2024
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Inventor(s): Dominic Gervasio, Hassan Elsentriecy, Abraham Jalbout, Andres Godinez-Garcia
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Industrial & Manufacturing > Mining, Technology Classifications > Materials > Metals, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Manufacturing
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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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"Stick and Peel" Probe Properties of Perovskite Material Properties for Manufacturing Scale-Up and Quality Control
A “stick and peel” removable electrochemical probe is used for solvent-free characterization of semiconductor films or optoelectronic devices. The invention may be used to analyze electronic materials such as a metal halide perovskite, an organic semiconductor, a nanocrystalline (quantum dot) thin film, metal oxides, a material blend or...
Published: 3/12/2024
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Inventor(s): Michel De Keersmaecker, Erin Ratcliff, Neal Armstrong
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Energy Collection, Storage & Battery, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Fuel Cells, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Manufacturing, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Low Carbon, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Renewable Energy > Solar/Photovoltaic, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > MEMS & Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Semiconductors, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Materials & Fabrication, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection, Technology Classifications > Imaging & Optics > Sensors and Detection > Inspection, Technology Classifications > Materials > Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Materials > Nanomaterials, Technology Classifications > Materials > Processing, Technology Classifications > Sensors & Controls
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Poly Methyl Methacrylate/Room-Temperature Vulcanizing Silicone Rubber Bilayer for Enhancing the Long Term Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells
This invention is a kind of encapsulation package and preparation method toward enhancing the outdoor stability of the perovskite solar cells. This perovskite solar cell with encapsulated bilayer retains more than 80% of the initial efficiency at the environmental condition of 50% moisture and 30°C temperature for more than 1,000 hours.
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Perovskite...
Published: 2/1/2024
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Inventor(s): Fatemeh Molaei, Mahmoud Samadpour, Parisa Parand, Hossein Siavoshi
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Manufacturing, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Electronics > Computer Hardware, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Photonics
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Heat Exchange System using Solid Particles and Fluid
This invention is a heat exchanger designed for heat transfer from solid particles to liquid inside of tubes. It consists of (1) slide particle flow and discharge belt, (2) solid particle flow distributor for particles to reach tube banks uniformly, and (3) tube bank arrangement for heat exchange. Particles fall and flow outside of the liquid tube bank...
Published: 4/3/2023
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Inventor(s): Peiwen Li
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Energy Collection, Storage & Battery, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Manufacturing
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Li and Co Extraction using Glycine and Sodium Metabisulfide
This invention is an environmentally friendly organic acid with a reducing agent that can extract lithium and cobalt from spent lithium-ion batteries (LIB). This invention has lower environmental impact and has improved efficiency.
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Lithium-ion batteries (LIB) have provided a means to move electronics from stationary to portable. Lithium...
Published: 2/9/2024
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Inventor(s): Jaeheon Lee, Jiajia Wu
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Manufacturing, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental
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Automated Work-Flow Analysis using Ultra-Wide Band based Real-Time Localization System
This technology is a novel workflow analysis framework, designed to analyze the movement of both human and material objects based on real-time localization systems (RTLS) utilizing ultra-wide band (UWB) technologies. This technology requires very little to no human intervention. The accuracy of this technology is validated with video data and shows...
Published: 10/2/2023
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Inventor(s): Bijoy Dripta Barua Chowdhury, Young-Jun Son, Russell Tronstad, Chieri Kubota
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Manufacturing, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Communications & Networking, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Industrial & Manufacturing
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Germanium Extraction from Electronic Wastes Using an Environment-Friendly Hydrometallurgical Process
Hydrometallurgy is a technique within the field of extractive metallurgy, the obtaining of metals from their ores. Hydrometallurgy involves the use of aqueous solutions for the recovery of metals from ores, concentrates, and recycled or residual materials. The focus of this study is on an environmental hydrometeorological recycling process of Germanium...
Published: 2/1/2024
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Inventor(s): Fatemeh Molaei, Hossein Siavoshi, Rasoul Khosravi
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Manufacturing, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Industrial & Manufacturing, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Industrial & Manufacturing > Mining
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