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Methods and Systems for Capturing and Concentrating CO2 Using Mesh Tubes
Background Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) from atmospheric air, which includes direct air capture (DAC), is essential to limit global warming to 2°C, or ideally 1.5°C. Current DAC methods based on thermal and pressure swings remain too energy intensive. Moisture-driven DAC using strong-base anion exchange resins (AER) binds CO2 from ambient air...
Published: 7/11/2024   |   Inventor(s): Samantha Taylor, Justin Flory, Klaus Lackner
Keywords(s): CO2 Capture
Category(s): Environmental, Physical Science, Alternative Energy, Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology
Functional Ultrathin Battery Separator
Background Electrified transportation and renewable energy are both rapidly growing in recent years. These demands require high-performance electrical energy storage devices such as lithium-ion batteries which currently are widely used. However, lithium-ion batteries tend to have high costs, minimal material availability and low capacity. There is...
Published: 5/1/2024   |   Inventor(s): Zhaoyang Fan
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Category(s): Physical Science, Semiconductors, Materials & Processes, Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Energy & Power, Alternative Energy
Thermo-Electrochemical Cycle and Reactor for Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide Production
Background The creation of effective energy conversion technologies has become essential in response to the challenges of integrating diurnally and seasonally intermittent and variable renewable energy resources. Specifically, one of the most important steps toward the economical production of sustainable fuels and organic chemicals is the conversion...
Published: 4/17/2024   |   Inventor(s): Ivan Ermanoski, Ryan Milcarek, Ellen Stechel, James Miller
Keywords(s): CO2 to Fuels, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy storage, Hydrogen, Renewable Products and Chemicals, Solar Energy
Category(s): Physical Science, Energy & Power, Environmental, Alternative Energy
Method for Dry Battery Electrode Manufacturing Via Direct Powder Bed Formation and Compression
Background Recent efforts to address climate change and develop a clean-energy economy in the United States have focused on the electrification of the transportation sector. Sustainable battery manufacturing has become a critical part of these efforts, and current manufacturing practices face challenges relating to environmental impact, advancing electrode...
Published: 5/29/2024   |   Inventor(s): Yoon Hwa, Yuhui An
Keywords(s): Battery, Energy storage, Engineering, Manufacturing, Powder
Category(s): Physical Science, Energy & Power, Alternative Energy, Semiconductors, Materials & Processes
Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with 3D Inkjet Printing Modified LSM-YSZ Interface
Background Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) have drawn attention in recent years as an alternative power generation technology, due to their high efficiency and low emissions. The lanthanum strontium manganite (LSM)-yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) cathode is widely utilized in SOFCs because of its high performance and stability. The microstructure of...
Published: 1/19/2024   |   Inventor(s): Ryan Milcarek, Qiong (Eric) Nian, Yan Dou, Jiashen Tian
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Category(s): Energy & Power, Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Alternative Energy, Manufacturing/Construction/Mechanical, Physical Science
A Halide-Free Material for Li-Rich Antiperovskite Solid-State Electrolytes
Background Recent research in renewable energy and battery technology has shown that traditional lithium-ion batteries face challenges stemming from flammable liquid electrolytes and high manufacturing costs. Anti-perovskites are a class of materials that have been recently explored as viable candidates for solid-state electrolytes (SSEs), as current...
Published: 1/9/2024   |   Inventor(s): Nicholas Rolston, Mohammed Sahal, Gabriel Adams
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Category(s): Semiconductors, Materials & Processes, Physical Science, Energy & Power, Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Alternative Energy
Manufacturing Stable Halide Perovskites in Open Air with Flame Curing
Background Unmodified perovskite inks designed for conventional solution processing based on spin coating typically produce pinholed, uneven, and shunted films when processed in air or with scalable processing methods. Novel polymeric modifiers have recently been used to improve film uniformity and density. These additives act as rheological modifiers...
Published: 12/14/2023   |   Inventor(s): Nicholas Rolston, Carsen Cartledge, Muneeza Ahmad
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Category(s): Manufacturing/Construction/Mechanical, Semiconductors, Materials & Processes, Energy & Power, Alternative Energy, Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Physical Science
Vapor-Deposited Perovskite Film for Photovoltaic Applications
Background Perovskites have been widely considered as promising next-generation materials for future display and solid-state lighting applications. Most perovskite LEDS are mainly produced via solution processing, and over 20% external quantum efficiencies (EQE) in LEDs have been achieved in recent studies. However, vacuum-based deposition has attracted...
Published: 12/14/2023   |   Inventor(s): Jian Li
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Category(s): Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Semiconductors, Materials & Processes, Physical Science, Manufacturing/Construction/Mechanical, Energy & Power, Alternative Energy
High-Efficiency Photocatalytic H2O2 Production
Background Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is widely used for industrial synthesis of organic chemicals, advanced oxidation of drinking or wastewater, and surface disinfection of pathogens. Currently, ~95% of H2O2 production employs the energy- and chemical-intensive anthraquinone-oxidation process. Photocatalytic H2O2 production is an emerging alternative...
Published: 11/29/2023   |   Inventor(s): Yen-Jung Lai, Tzu-Heng WANG, Paul Westerhoff, Bruce Rittmann
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Category(s): Physical Science, Energy & Power, Environmental Remediation/Wastewater Treatment, Alternative Energy
Membrane Contactor for Simultaneous Desalination and Co2 Removal From Seawater
Background To address the pressing issue of climate change resulting from excessive CO2 levels in our atmosphere, an array of innovative negative emission technologies must be scaled and implemented for carbon removal. Discussions concerning these technologies often surround Direct Air Capture (DAC); however, Direct Ocean Capture (DOC) is an exciting...
Published: 11/8/2023   |   Inventor(s): Matthew Green, Hoda Shokrollahzadeh Behbahani, Katherine Hornbostel, Jenny Yang, Austin Lieber, Clarabella Li
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Category(s): Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Alternative Energy, Environmental Remediation/Wastewater Treatment, Physical Science
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