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Wastewater Treatment using Composite Biofilm Carriers
­Advantages: Faster nitrogen removal from wastewater Lower operational and energy costs Efficiently eliminates nitrogen pollutants Summary: The increasing urbanization and industrialization have significantly heightened the challenge of managing nitrogen discharge in wastewater. Excessive nitrogen, particularly in the form of ammonium, poses...
Published: 9/19/2024   |   Inventor(s): John Kuhn, Sarina Ergas, Susieanna Persaud, Tione Grant, Sheyla Chero-Osorio
Keywords(s): Water / Waste Treatment
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment > Agriculture, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Civil Engineering, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Chemical Engineering, Technology Classifications > Chemistry > Polymers, Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment > Energy Engineering
Intermetallic Fe Based Catalysts for Light Olefin Production
­Advantages: High Selectivity: Up to 45% light olefin selectivity with CO2 included. Exceptional Stability: Maintains performance over a 72-hour run. Customizable Reactivity: Fe:In ratios tune surface composition for optimized olefin production and reduced by-products. Summary: This technology addresses a critical need in the chemical industry...
Published: 8/22/2024   |   Inventor(s): John Kuhn, Babu Joseph, Yang He
Keywords(s): Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Material Science
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Medical > Biotechnology, Technology Classifications > Chemistry, Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment > Energy Engineering
Mixed Metal Oxide Extrudate Catalyst
Competitive Advantages Good conversion activity Highly resistant to coke formation Better mass transfer Higher surface area/pore volume Summary USF researchers have developed improved NiMg/Ce0.6Zr0.4O2 pellet catalysts for biogas tri-reforming. The technology utilized biogas to produce syngas (H2 and CO) via reforming technologies followed...
Published: 7/17/2023   |   Inventor(s): Xianhui Zhao, John Kuhn, Devin Walker, Babu Joseph
Keywords(s): Green Technology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment > Energy Engineering, Technology Classifications > Engineering, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Industrial Engineering, Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment
Metal Chelating Composites, Methods of Using Composites, and Methods of Making Composites
Competitive Advantages Selectivity towards target metals Enhanced cost and removal effectiveness Faster than state-of-the-art Recyclable agents reduce costs further Summary USF inventors have successfully developed a novel agent which has enhanced effectiveness in the removal of these heavy metals. The process is a new chelation strategy using...
Published: 8/27/2023   |   Inventor(s): Mansour Alghamdi, Mohamed Barakat, Mohamed Ramadan, Saleh Al-Garny, H. Woodcock, John Kuhn
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Advance Materials
Perovskite Oxides for Thermochemical Conversion of CO2 to CO
Competitive Advantages Sustainable CO2 conversion process Much lower temperatures for thermo-chemical splitting reactions Production of CO for other utilizations Summary Our researchers have invented a new CO2 splitting process which requires a much lower temperature and utilizes sustainable energy. In this process, hydrogen is...
Published: 7/18/2023   |   Inventor(s): John Kuhn, Debtanu Maiti, Yolanda Daza, Bryan Hare, Adela Ramos, Venkat Bhethanabotla
Keywords(s): Green Technology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment
Systems and Methods for Converting Carbon Dioxide into Chemical Feedstock
Competitive Advantages Eliminates CO2 emissions from point sources Utilizes solar energy to reduce cost Can be integrated with other processes to make liquid fuels Summary This invention utilizes a catalyst, made from a novel material combination, and solar energy to convert carbon dioxide into a useful chemical feedstock in an energy efficient...
Published: 8/27/2023   |   Inventor(s): Venkat Bhethanabotla, Yolanda Daza, John Kuhn
Keywords(s): Green Technology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment > Energy Engineering, Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment
Microspheres for High Performance Oxygen Evolution
Competitive Advantages Higher current density Highly stable Cost effective Summary Researchers at USF have proposed a novel hybrid catalyst with precise choice of individual components leading to excellent OER activity in alkaline medium. The hybrid Co@Ni12P5/PPy catalyst features excellent current density at low overpotential and long term...
Published: 10/4/2024   |   Inventor(s): John Kuhn, Swetha Ramani, Sadik Cogal, Jeffrey Lowe, Venkat Bhethanabotla
Keywords(s): Green Technology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Chemical Engineering, Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment > Energy Engineering, Technology Classifications > Engineering, Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment