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A novel sampling method for the detection of oak wilt pathogen, Bretziella fagacearum in oak and chestnut
Executive Summary: A novel sampling method that uses petioles from fallen leaves is non-destructive and highly accurate for detecting Bretziella fagacearum, the fungus that causes oak wilt, using real-time PCR and culture-based methods. Background: Bretziella fagacearum has been distributed to much of the Midwest and Southern United States and...
Published: 6/24/2025   |   Inventor(s): Karandeep Chahal, Timothy Miles
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Category(s): Biotechnology, Environment, Agriculture
Destructing Organic Compounds in Liquids
VALUE PROPOSITION Per and Poly Fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) are a group of human-derived chemicals widely used in consumer products and industry applications that can be toxic. PFAS are difficult to deconstruct and current ways for PFAS destruction present many limitations. These limitations include the systems being ineffective at removing short...
Published: 3/10/2025   |   Inventor(s): Qi Hua Fan
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Category(s): Chemicals, Environment
Heavy Metal Sensing
VALUE PROPOSITION Heavy metal pollution in soils is widespread in the world, resulting from both natural sources and human activities (e.g., mining and smelting, industrial emission, fossil fuel combustion, etc.). Due to their toxicity, bioaccumulation, and environmental persistence, elevated levels of heavy metals in the environment pose major threats...
Published: 5/15/2025   |   Inventor(s): Wen Li, Hasan Banna, James Siegenthaler
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Category(s): Agriculture, Analytical Instruments, Environment, Test and Measurement
Biobased Films with Improved Oxygen Barrier
Executive Summary Biobased materials such as polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT), polyglycolic acid (PGA) and polybutylene succinate (PBS) are attractive materials for packaging films due to their positive sustainability aspects including biodegradability. However, their oxygen barrier properties limit the use of these materials to certain applications....
Published: 6/9/2025   |   Inventor(s): Muhammad Rabnawaz, Mohamed Abdelwahab
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Category(s): Environment, Materials, Packaging, Recycling
Biodegradable Barrier Coating for Paper
Executive Summary Coated paper is used in a variety of packaging applications including fresh produce, cheeses, confectionary, frozen fish and fast food. To achieve sufficient barrier properties, the paper is often coated with petroleum based waxes or polyfluorinated substances (PFAS). However, these coatings are not environmentally attractive and...
Published: 6/5/2025   |   Inventor(s): Muhammad Rabnawaz, Hazem Elkholy, Syeda Shamila Hamdani, Ajmir Khan, Sarla Yadav, Ganapathi Anurag, Gurjot Singh
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Category(s): Environment, Materials, Packaging, Recycling
Assay for Detecting and Quantifying Coccidioides
Researchers at TGen and Northern Arizona University (NAU) have developed a real-time qPCR assay for detecting and quantifying Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii. The highly sensitive and specific assay can be used by clinicians in rapidly diagnosing Coccidioidomycosis. This assay can be particularly useful outside of the endemic regions...
Published: 6/24/2024   |   Inventor(s): Paul Keim, David Engelthaler, Elizabeth Driebe
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Category(s): Diagnostics, Environment
Efficient Room Temperature, Ambient Pressure Liquid Ammonia Storage System
Executive Summary Liquid ammonia is current stored and transported in very large quantities in refrigerated units, railcars, tanker trucks and pressurized containers. While the majority of existing uses are as a nitrogen fertilizer for agricultural uses, increasing attention has been turned to ammonia as a green, carbon free energy storage medium for...
Published: 4/22/2025   |   Inventor(s): Mi Chenija, Reza Ghazfar, Milton Smith, III, Thomas Hamann
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Category(s): Chemicals, Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Transportation
Energy Fishing using Moving Wind Turbine System
Offshore wind turbines are typically fixed devices anchored to the seabed by a foundation. The advantages of a floating offshore system (economic, reusable, deeper water depths) as compared to fixed structures have resulted in increased interest in floating technologies. The major type of floating wind systems in use today are semisubmersible and concrete...
Published: 12/9/2024   |   Inventor(s): Hooman Ghasemi
Keywords(s): Green, sustainability
Category(s): Engineering, Environment, Other
A Robust Algal Assemblage for Biomass Production and Carbon Dioxide Capture
­Executive Summary: Stable algal assemblage cultured for biomass production and carbon dioxide capture is robust under different bioreactor configurations, environmental conditions, and CO2 supplements. Background: Carbon dioxide accounts for 82% of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Sustainable carbon capture is essential for decreasing...
Published: 3/12/2025   |   Inventor(s): Wei Liao, Yan (susie) Liu
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Category(s): Agricultural, Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Environmental
Tunable Degradation of Fibers
­ Executive Summary Degradation of polymeric materials is an important process in recycling, composting and rendering them innocuous to the environment. Controlling the rate by which the materials degrade remains challenging and impacted by the nature of the materials and their use in applications where combinations of materials exist to fulfil...
Published: 4/29/2025   |   Inventor(s): John Dorgan, Bin Tan
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Category(s): Advanced Materials, Environment, Packaging
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