Search Results - carbon+dioxide

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Low carbon-footprint cementitious materials
Unmet Need: An eco-friendly and low-carbon-footprint material comparable in strength and durability to regular concrete Today’s society desires to reduce the continuously increasing carbon footprint on our planet, and the industry is hungry for the introduction of eco-friendly solutions for the built environment, without compromising the strength...
Published: 10/8/2024   |   Inventor(s): Xianming Shi, Zhipeng Li
Keywords(s): 3D printing, Activated carbon, Agriculture, binders, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon-negative, Carbon-neutral, composites, Concrete, Nanotechnology, recycling
Category(s): Technologies > Energy & Environment > Climate Change & Variability
Energy-Positive, Carbon-Negative Wastewater Recycling & Resource Recovery
Summary: UCLA Researchers in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering have developed a system for recycling wastewater that is net energy-positive and carbon-negative while generating pipeline grade natural gas and both liquid and solid fertilizer products. Background: Biological nutrient removal (BNR) is an important component of modern...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Eric Hoek, Shaily Mahendra, Dukwoo Jun, Ryo Honda, Minhao Xiao, Kevin Clack, Richard Kaner
Keywords(s): algae, Biological nutrient removal, carbon (CO2) sequestration, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Credits, carbon negative, Desalination Wastewater, Energy positive, Membrane bioreactor, membrane bio-reactor (MBR), Membranes, Photo-bioreactor, Wastewater treatment
Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Energy & Environment > Carbon Capture, Energy & Environment > Water Monitoring & Treatment
Environmentally Friendly Method for Recycling Plastic Waste
Unmet Need: Easy recycling of difficult to discard plastics Extensive use of plastics has led to waste disposal management difficulties and serious environmental problems such as intensive energy consumption, toxic gas emission, and occupying many landfills as synthetic plastics such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET) do not rust and are not easily...
Published: 10/8/2024   |   Inventor(s): Jinwen Zhang
Keywords(s): Carbon Dioxide, chemical recycling, Human Impacts and environmental change, Waste plastics
Category(s): Technologies > Health & Well-being > Chemistry, Technologies > Energy & Environment > Clean Tech
Renewable Energy Storage via Efficient Reversible Hydrogenation of Piperidine captured Carbon Dioxide
Unmet Need: Using heterogeneous catalysts for hydrogen storageThe worldwide installed solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind energy capacity have surged exponentially for the past decades.1 However, renewable power generation is highly intermittent and seasonal, resulting in serious issues including grid capacity/stability, curtailment, and supply/demand...
Published: 10/8/2024   |   Inventor(s): Hongfei Lin
Keywords(s): Carbon Dioxide, Catalyst, Hydrogen
Category(s): Technologies > Health & Well-being > Chemistry, Technologies > Energy & Environment > Energy
Sinter-Resistant Solar Thermochemical Reactive System for High-Temperature Energy Storage and Release
Strontium Carbonate/Strontium Zirconate Combination Enables Efficient, On-Demand Electricity Production This sinter-resistant reactor system enables efficient and sustainable storage and release of high-quality solar energy, and can operate effectively at temperatures above 1150°C (2102°F). Concentrated solar power (CSP) is a rapidly growing...
Published: 6/27/2021   |   Inventor(s): James Klausner, Nicholas AuYeung, Kelvin Randhir
Keywords(s): Carbon Dioxide, Energy Storage, fluidized bed, Solar thermal, Solar Thermochemical Reactor, strontium carbonate
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Chemical, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Mechanical