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New Column Technology for the Efficient Capture of Heavy Metals and Precious Metal Ions
New Column Technology for the Efficient Capture of Heavy Metals and Precious Metal Ions NU 2013-145 INVENTORS Mercouri Kanatzidis* Debajit Sarma Emmanouil Manos SHORT DESCRIPTION A novel ion‐exchange column technology utilizing a composite blend of a metal chalcogenide and calcium alginate mixed with a granular substrate to efficiently capture...
Published: 5/22/2025   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Energy and Infrastructure, Environment, Materials, Metals
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: 5/13/2025   |   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: 5/13/2025   |   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: 5/13/2025   |   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
Methods for incorporating dynamic bonds into existing polymers
Methods for incorporating dynamic bonds into existing polymers NU 2023-117 INVENTORS Julia Kalow* Daniel Hart Joseph Accardo SHORT DESCRIPTION This invention presents a method for incorporating dynamic bonds into unsaturated polymers commonly found in synthetic rubbers. The approach enables the chemical modification of waste rubber creating...
Published: 5/16/2025   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Environment, Polymer, Sustainable Materials
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes, Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
Styrene Functionalized Cyclodextrin Monomers and Polymer for Water Remediation
Styrene Functionalized Cyclodextrin Monomers and Polymer for Water Remediation NU 2021-229 INVENTORS Damian Helbling* William Dichtel* Brittany Bac-An Trang Max Klemes Mohamed Ibrahim Ri Wang Zhi-wei Lin SHORT DESCRIPTION This invention discloses styrene functionalized beta-cyclodextrin monomers and their mesoporous polymeric networks,...
Published: 5/19/2025   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Chemicals, Cleantech, Environment, Health & Safety, Materials, Polymer, Remediation
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
Visible Light Photoreduction of CO2 in Pure Water using Quantum Dots as Photosensitizer
Visible Light Photoreduction of CO2 in Pure Water using Quantum Dots as Photosensitizer NU 2020-225 INVENTORS Emily Weiss* Benjamin Nagasing Francesca Arcudi Luka Dordevic Samuel Stupp SHORT DESCRIPTION This invention discloses a method for light-driven photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CO in pure water using colloidal quantum dots as photosensitizers,...
Published: 5/19/2025   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Carbon Dioxide Management, Catalyst, Cleantech, Environment, Nanotechnology, Renewable, Solar
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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: 5/13/2025   |   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): Technology Classifications > 2. Physical Science > Environmental/Clean tech, Technology Classifications > 2. Physical Science > Lab tech/equipment, Not in use > -Sensors tech, Not in use > -Chemistry, Not in use > -Equipment, Not in use > -Homeland Security, Not in use > -Health, Technology Classifications > 1. Life Science > Diagnostics
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: 5/19/2025   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Adhesive, Cleantech, Environment, Manufacturing/Processing, Materials, Polymer, Polymer Recycling and Reprocessing, Renewable
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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