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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: 3/19/2024   |   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
Electrospun Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) – L-Arginine Nanofiber Composites for Direct Air Capture of CO2
Background The accumulation of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere has been documented to be the primary driver of global warming. The global average CO2 levels in the atmosphere continue to rise, with a predicted 1.5°C increase in global temperatures within the next two decades. The capture and storage of CO2 is an essential part of mitigating...
Published: 7/6/2023   |   Inventor(s): Matthew Green, Mani Modayil Korah, Salma Ly, Klaus Lackner, Thiago Barbosa
Keywords(s): CO2 Capture, Composites, Fabrication
Category(s): Physical Science, Environmental, Alternative Energy, Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology
Expanded Graphite Reinforced Shaped Polymer Composites
Executive Summary Polymeric composites are used in a myriad of applications including automotive, aerospace, industrial and consumer markets. Balancing properties such as weight, cost, mechanical and electrical properties is key to developing a successful product. MSU researchers have developed an inexpensive method of preparing a shaped polymer composite...
Published: 6/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Lawrence Drzal, Hiroyuki Fukushima
Keywords(s): Carbon Nanotubes, Composites, Electrodes, Expanded Graphite, Graphene, Graphite Nanoplatelets
Category(s): Nanotechnology, Advanced Materials
Multiphase Direct Ink Writing for 3D Printing
­Additive manufacturing, commonly known as 3D printing, is a manufacturing technique that builds layer-by-layer materials. 3D printing has advantages over traditional manufacturing with respect to rapid prototyping, complicated design, and material sustainability. Commonly used 3D printing mechanisms include vat-polymerization, material jetting,...
Published: 2/23/2023   |   Inventor(s): Dharneedar Ravichandran, Weiheng Xu, Mounika Kakarla, Sayli Jambhulkar, Yuxiang Zhu, Kenan Song
Keywords(s): Additive Manufacturing, Composites, Printing
Category(s): Physical Science, Manufacturing/Construction/Mechanical
Wood-Based prepreg for downstream production of composite laminates
Unmet Need: Need for biobased prepreg There has been a rapid growth in research and innovation in the natural fiber composites (NFCs) as part of reducing environmental impact. NFCs are renewable, lightweight, energy efficient, and environmentally friendly. Glass/carbon fiber reinforced plastics (GFRP/CFRP) are mostly used in modern aircraft structures....
Published: 5/24/2024   |   Inventor(s): Vikram Yadama, Lloyd Smith, Mostafa Mohammadabadi, Avishek Chanda, Muhammad Khusairy Bakri
Keywords(s): Advanced Materials, biobased materials, composites
Category(s): Technologies, Technologies > Next Generation Materials & Technology > Advanced Materials
Production of Carbon Nanomaterials Having Chalcogen-Containing Functional Groups and Their Uses
Carbon nanotubes possess many interesting properties which make them suitable for a host of applications including use in batteries, catalysts, fuel cells, chemical sensors, drug delivery and nanoelectronics. However many of these applications require that the nanotbubes be chemically anchored at the surface of an interface, where they can enhance surface...
Published: 2/23/2023   |   Inventor(s): Dong-Kyun Seo, Ki-Wan Jeon
Keywords(s): Composites, Device, Display, Drug Delivery, Electronics, Graphenes, LED, Materials
Category(s): Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Physical Science
Optimal Soil Cementation By Agricultural Urease For Use In Aqueous & Non-Aqueous Environments
Civil and geotechnical engineers must fortify sandy soil in order to build durable structures on loose terrain. Effective soil cementation can be achieved by microbial induced carbonate precipitation (MICP), a process using microbes to generate urease enzymes that catalyze calcium carbonate precipitation. However, MICP is limited by the large size of...
Published: 2/23/2023   |   Inventor(s): Edward Kavazanjian, Nasser Hamdan
Keywords(s): Carbonation, Composites, Environmental, Materials, Materials and Electronics, Networks, IT, Software and Communication, Software
Category(s): Manufacturing/Construction/Mechanical
Ceramic-Polymer Composite for More Durable Superhydrophobic and Oleophobic Surface Coating
Liquid Solution Is Easily Applied to Make a Variety of Substrates Repel Water, Oil, and DirtWhen applied to a surface, this ceramic-polymer composite results in articles with more durable superhydrophobic and oleophobic coatings. Surface cleaning and repainting of buildings, vehicles and energy collection devices can be costly and time consuming. For...
Published: 6/27/2021   |   Inventor(s): Wolfgang Sigmund, Shu-Hau Hsu, Ravi Vasudevan
Keywords(s): ceramic materials and powders, ceramic-polymer, Coating, Composites, Oleophobic, Paint, polymer, Superhydrophobic, thermoplastic, thermoset
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Materials
Novel method to produce ordered nanofibers
TechnologyElectrospinning has shown great promise in the manufacturing of nanofibers, yet the scalability of electrospinning has posed a number of challenges. These challenges include:• Low fiber output per spinneret since solvent often makes up 70% of the solution mass, depending on the polymer and solvent system.• Clogging of spinneret due...
Published: 2/14/2024   |   Inventor(s): Dave Jao, Vince Beachley
Keywords(s): Composites, Electrospinning, Nanofibers, Textiles
Category(s): Engineering > Manufacturing, Engineering > Materials
New Multi-nodal Wireless Communication System Method
Wireless communication happens through Wi-Fi and cellular channels. Technologies such as cell phones are increasingly using channels separately, but they have yet to converge. These devices both utilize radio frequency (RF) environments to transmit data, but struggle to alternate between different environments. The adaptation to different RF environments...
Published: 2/23/2023   |   Inventor(s): Martin Reisslein, Frank James
Keywords(s): Carbonation, Composites, Environmental, Materials, Materials and Electronics, Networks, IT, Software and Communication, Software
Category(s): Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Applied Technologies, Computing & Information Technology, Physical Science, Wireless & Networking
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