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Removal and Recovery of Rare Earth Elements
Project ID: D2022-17 Background Rare earth elements (REEs), such as neodymium, europium, dysprosium, terbium, and yttrium, are sometimes referred to as the “vitamins of modern industry” due to their frequent use in high-tech applications. They are used in fiber optics to carry internet traffic, making gasoline from petroleum, and in items...
Published: 6/18/2024   |   Inventor(s): Jon Kirchhoff, Sandhya Adhikari, Govind Sharma Shyam Sunder
Keywords(s): Chelator, Extraction, Purification, Rare Earth, Solid-phase extraction, Sorbent
Category(s): Materials, Manufacturing
Commercial Scale Isoflavone Extraction and Subsequent Conversion to Value-Added Chemicals and Materials
Isoflavones are a plant-derived compound with a variety of uses primarily derived from soybeans. Commercial production of soy-based Isoflavones is limited in scope, with many of today’s processing plants employing a variety of multifaceted steps, often utilizing synthetic chemicals for extraction. These techniques often result in low product yields...
Published: 12/16/2024   |   Inventor(s): John Chea, Joseph Stanzione, Kirti Yankie
Keywords(s): chemicals, Extraction, Isoflavone, Materials, soybeans, value-add
Category(s): Engineering > Materials, Environment
Novel Class of Materials for Boron Extraction
Project ID: D2009-11 Background Solid Phase Microextraction (SPME) has gained widespread acceptance and use in laboratories due to the fact that it is a solvent-less extraction technique, its mode of operation is relatively simple, easy to automate, and sampling and sample preparation are combined into one step. Until now, methods that coat SPME...
Published: 5/9/2024   |   Inventor(s): Jared Anderson, Fei Zhao, Yunjing Meng
Keywords(s): Boron, Extraction, Ionic Liquids, Purification, Separation membranes
Category(s): Coatings, Polymers, Materials
Pyrrole-Based Composites for Metal Extraction and Analysis
Project ID#: D2018-57Invention DescriptionThe researchers at the University of Toledo have developed a chelating polypyrrole powder that can be used for filtration by directly mixing with samples and passing the sample through a filter. Desorption is then accomplished by simply dropping the pH. Applications• Selective microextraction devices•...
Published: 6/18/2024   |   Inventor(s): Jon Kirchhoff, Ahmad Rohanifare
Keywords(s): Chelator, Extraction, Filtration, Metal, Purification, Pyrrole, Solid-phase microextraction , Sorbent, SPME
Category(s): Materials, Polymers
Extraction of Hydroxycinnamic Acid Derivatives from Ligno-Cellulose and Lignin with Greater Time-Efficiency
Optimizes Production Rate of Ferulic and Coumaric Acid This extraction process produces ferulic and coumaric acid from either ligno-cellulose or carbohydrate-depleted ligno-cellulose (lignin) with a shorter hydrolysis process. Ferulic acid serves many industrial purposes with uses in food flavoring and preservation, packaging, cosmetics, and medications...
Published: 6/27/2021   |   Inventor(s): Stephen Miller, Steven Shen
Keywords(s): Biomass, Biomass conversion, biomass-derived, Extraction, ferulic acid, High Pressure, hydroxycinnamic acids, microwave, Nutraceutical, para-coumaric acid, p-coumaric acid, Ultrasound
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Chemical, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Materials, Technology Classifications > Others > Cleantech, Technology Classifications > Others > Others
Extraction and Purification of Urushiol from Botanical Sources
TechnologyPoison ivy is one of the most medically problematic plants, and is responsible for causing allergic contact dermatitis in humans. Moreover, urushiol is an oily organic allergen found in plants in the family Anacardiaceae, that includes cashew, mango, pistachio, poison ivy and poison oak. While the chemistry of the allergen and the immunologic...
Published: 12/9/2024   |   Inventor(s): Catherine Yang
Keywords(s): Allergies, Extraction, Immunology, Purification, Urushiol
Category(s): Human Health Care > Therapeutics, Engineering > Manufacturing