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Continuous Ammonia Production from Air
An integrated system with a cascading plasma electrochemical process to generate ammonia at room temperature and pressure, using water as the proton source, significantly lowering the carbon footprint while providing the highest ammonia production rate among the reported literature. Background: Ammona synthesis is a fundamental reaction for the production...
Published: 9/14/2024   |   Inventor(s): Yuguang Li, Xiaoli Ge
Keywords(s): Chemistry, Energy, Environment, Featured, Instrumentation, Research Tool, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Clean Energy, Technology Classifications > Engineering, Technology Classifications > Energy, Technology Classifications > Environment, Technology Classifications > Instrumentation, Technology Classifications > Research Tools and Reagents
Sealable Microvalve That Can Be Repeatedly Opened and Sealed
ink;color: #0000FF;text-decoration: underline; } INV-1243 Background The typical structure for a MEMS microvalve includes an orifice and a moveable plate that can be actuated to press against the orifice. When the plate does not press against the orifice, fluid can flow through the orifice and therefore through the valve. When the plate is pressed...
Published: 9/10/2024   |   Inventor(s): Carol Livermore, Chenye Yang
Keywords(s): Chemistry, Diagnostics, Environment, Homeland Security, Sensor Technology
Category(s): -Chemistry, -Equipment, -Homeland Security, -Sensors tech, -Health, Diagnostics, Technology Classifications > 2. Physical Science > Environmental/Clean tech, Technology Classifications > 2. Physical Science > Lab tech/equipment
Catalytic Chemical Recycling of Nylon Waste
NU 2022-139, 2023-061, 2023-086 INVENTORS Tobin J. Marks * Yosi Kratish Liwei Ye Lukas Wursthorn SHORT DESCRIPTION Commercially available, low-cost catalysts that efficiently depolymerize Nylon 6 to its parent monomer at low operation temperatures and high yields. BACKGROUND Nylon-6, a widely used polymer in products like fishnets, carpets, and...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Catalyst, Environment, Polymer, Sustainability
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
Lithium-7-Powered Nuclear Fission Subcritical Reactor: Safe Nuclear Power
A lithium-based fission reactor that generates safe, clean electricity while reducing the amount of discarded lithium batteries that end up in landfills. Background: Renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and geothermal, have still failed to replace coal, oil, natural gas, and other fossil fuels, despite decades of technology development...
Published: 6/21/2024   |   Inventor(s): Matthew Szydagis
Keywords(s): #SUNYresearch, aerospace, applied physics, atomic power, automotive, chemistry, clean energy, climate change, dark matter WIMPs, energy, engineering, environment, experimental physics, green energy, heating, ion beam physics, lithium ion battery, materials science and engineering, nuclear physics, physics, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Albany, Technology Classifications > Energy, Technology Classifications > Environment, Technology Classifications > Clean Energy
Semicarbazones Synthesis Using Ethyl Lactate or Dimethyl Isosorbide as a Green Solvent
A novel method for synthesizing semicarbazones without toxic solvents that is both faster and produces higher yields. Background: Semicarbazones comprise an important structural class of compounds with valuable and diverse biological properties. They are used to synthesize various heterocyclic compounds, which have wide ranges of pharmacological activities...
Published: 9/24/2024   |   Inventor(s): Eric Helms, Jacqueline Bennett
Keywords(s): chemicals, environment, environmental chemistry, organic chemistry, pharmaceuticals, polymers, TAF
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Materials and Chemicals, Campus > SUNY Geneseo, Campus > SUNY Oneonta
Detector and Detector Array for Fast Time-resolved X-ray Single Photon Detection
­Detects single X-ray photons with high temporal resolution and high efficiency. Background: Photodetectors capable of detecting a single photon are in increasing demand for applications such as quantum computing and imaging, time-of-flight LiDAR, and dark matter detection. One type of single-photon detection involves X-rays. Ultrafast single...
Published: 12/26/2023   |   Inventor(s): Serge Oktyabrsky, Michael Yakimov
Keywords(s): biomedical engineering, energy, environment, microsystem, Technologies
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Biomedical Science and Engineering, Campus > SUNY Polytechnic Institute
Biowaste-Based and Reproccessable Non-isocyanate Polythiourethane Networks
NU 2023-075 INVENTORS John Mark Torkelson* Boran Chen Yixuan Chen SHORT DESCRIPTION Sustainable, biowaste-based, and non-toxic polyurethane networks that are mechanically strong and resistive to water. ABSTRACT Northwestern researchers have developed sustainable polythiourethane (NIPTU) networks, which may be used as substitutes for standard...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Adhesive, Environment, Manufacturing/Processing, Materials, Polymer, Renewable
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
Decontamination of Radioactive Water Using a Novel Polymer for Ion Exchange
NU 2007-080, 2008-099, 2008-169, 2008-171 Inventors Mercouri G. Kanatzidis* Emmanouil Manos Joshua L. Mertz Nan Ding Short Description Advanced material for specific capture of radioactive ions from mixed solutions at high temperature and alkaline pH #environment #remediation #materials #manufacturing #composite Abstract Radioactive water waste...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Composite, Energy and Infrastructure, Environment, Manufacturing/Processing, Materials, Metals
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability, Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
Catalytic chemical recycling of polyamide-based plastics
NU 2022-139 INVENTORS Yosi Kratish Tobin Jay Marks* Lukas Wursthorn SHORT DESCRIPTION Commercially available catalysts efficiently depolymerize Nylon 6 to the parent monomer at 240°C, the lowest temperature ever reported. ABSTRACT Northwestern researchers have discovered lanthanide amido catalysts can efficiently catalyze the depolymerization...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Chemicals, Environment, Materials, Polymer, Renewable
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability, Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology, Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
High Silica Pd/Catalysts with Enhanced Low Temperature Methane Oxidation Performance
Pd-based silica (Si/Al > 50) small pore zeolite catalysts with increased durability and improved low temperature CH4 oxidation performance (> 90% CH4 conversion at temperatures < 400ºC). Background: Natural gas has garnered attention as a cleaner alternative fuel for vehicles compared to gasoline or diesel. Natural gas vehicle (NGV)...
Published: 7/9/2024   |   Inventor(s): Tala Mon, Jingzhi Liu, Chih-Han (Judy) Liu, Junjie Chen, Viktor Cybulskis, Eleni Kyriakidou
Keywords(s): Environment, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > University at Buffalo, Technology Classifications > Environment, Technology Classifications > Materials and Chemicals, Technology Classifications > Nanotechnology
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