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Passive Direct Air Capture Telescoping Device
Background Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are a leading cause of climate change. The removal of CO2 from the atmosphere is a critical factor in mitigating climate change. Passive direct air capture of CO2 is an effective technique for the reduction of CO2 as it reduces the resources required and can easily be integrated with existing systems. There...
Published: 8/16/2024   |   Inventor(s): Klaus Lackner, Robert Page, Mohammad Talha, Matthew Green
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Category(s): Environmental, Physical Science, Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology
AUDACity: DAC Polymer-Enhanced Cyanobacterial Bioproductivity
Background Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) methods from atmospheric air, including direct air capture (DAC), is essential to limit the spread of global warming. However, current DAC approaches based on thermal and pressure swings are very energy intensive. Moisture-driven DAC using strong-base anion exchange resins (AER) reversibly binds CO2 from ambient...
Published: 8/12/2024   |   Inventor(s): Justin Flory, Willem Vermaas, Klaus Lackner, Matthew Green, Marlene Velazco Medel, Samantha Taylor, Shuqin Li
Keywords(s): Biofuels Production, Bioplastic and Biopolymers
Category(s): Physical Science, Environmental, Alternative Energy/Biofuels/Bioplastics/Algae
Multiblock Copolymers for Moisture Swing Direct Air Capture
Background Polysulfones have been increasingly studied in recent years as a class of thermoplastics with excellent strength and thermal stability used in nanofiltration, energy storage, and biochemical separation. Quaternary ammonium polymers are another class of materials that tend to have high conductivity and good ion exchange properties. Copolymers...
Published: 7/1/2024   |   Inventor(s): Matthew Green, Hoda Shokrollahzadeh Behbahani, Daniel Knauss, Alison Biery
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Category(s): Physical Science, Environmental, Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology
Poly(Tetramethylene Oxide)-Based Segmented Ionenes Block Copolymer with Aliphatic or DABCO Hard Segments
Background Ionenes contain charges in their polymer backbones, as opposed to traditional ionomers that have charges on the pendant site of the backbone. Ionenes, whether positive or negative, typically fall into two categories- either segmented or non-segmented. Segmented ionenes contain alternating hard and soft segments along the polymer backbone,...
Published: 7/1/2024   |   Inventor(s): Matthew Green, Jae Sang Lee
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Category(s): Physical Science, Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Applied Technologies
Scoop Device for Passive Capture of CO2
Background Carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technology has the potential to alleviate greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate change. There are several types of technology that are currently being used to capture and store CO2 such as Direct Air Capture (DAC), power plants, enhanced rock weathering (ERW), etc. Carbon capture technologies are typically...
Published: 4/16/2024   |   Inventor(s): Klaus Lackner, Robert Page, Kacie Niimoto, Matthew Green, Shreyans Kedia
Keywords(s): Environmental
Category(s): Environmental, Energy & Power, Physical Science, Manufacturing/Construction/Mechanical
Digestion of PET using Long Chain Alcohols
Background Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) is a commodity plastic that is used in many types of single-use applications (e.g., to-go containers, food packaging, water bottles). The accumulation of plastic waste in landfills and in the environment is fueling a greater push to advance polymer recycling technology. Chemically recycling plastics to...
Published: 4/16/2024   |   Inventor(s): Matthew Green, Elham Fini, Albert Hung, Robert Allen
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Category(s): Manufacturing/Construction/Mechanical, Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Physical Science, Environmental, Alternative Energy/Biofuels/Bioplastics/Algae
Membrane Contactor for Simultaneous Desalination and Co2 Removal From Seawater
Background To address the pressing issue of climate change resulting from excessive CO2 levels in our atmosphere, an array of innovative negative emission technologies must be scaled and implemented for carbon removal. Discussions concerning these technologies often surround Direct Air Capture (DAC); however, Direct Ocean Capture (DOC) is an exciting...
Published: 11/8/2023   |   Inventor(s): Matthew Green, Hoda Shokrollahzadeh Behbahani, Katherine Hornbostel, Jenny Yang, Austin Lieber, Clarabella Li
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Category(s): Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Alternative Energy, Environmental Remediation/Wastewater Treatment, Physical Science
Design and Application of Form Factors for Sorbent Materials
Background Many current air-capture designs feature flat air contactor surfaces with air flow predominantly tangential to those surfaces. In many cases, it may be advantageous to induce some turbulence across the sheet to enhance transport into the depth of the material. In general, it is advantageous to create surface roughness that is designed to...
Published: 9/7/2023   |   Inventor(s): Klaus Lackner, Matthew Green, John Cirucci, Robert Page, Thiago Barbosa
Keywords(s): Environmental
Category(s): Environmental, Alternative Energy/Biofuels/Bioplastics/Algae, Alternative Energy, Bioanalytical Assays, Chemistries & Devices, Physical Science
Zwitterion Anti-Scaling Membrane Coatings
Background Water reclamation for space flight applications (e.g., International Space Station (ISS)) requires complex engineering solutions to ensure maximum water recovery. Current vapor compression distillation (VCD) technologies are effective but produce highly concentrated brines and often cause scaling within a separation system. Scaling in water...
Published: 8/9/2023   |   Inventor(s): Mary Laura Thomas, Elisabeth Thomas, Matthew Green, Jae Sang Lee, Hoda Shokrollahzadeh Behbahani
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Category(s): Physical Science, Environmental Remediation/Wastewater Treatment, Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology, Bioanalytical Assays, Chemistries & Devices
Electrospun Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) – L-Arginine Nanofiber Composites for Direct Air Capture of CO2
Background The accumulation of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere has been documented to be the primary driver of global warming. The global average CO2 levels in the atmosphere continue to rise, with a predicted 1.5°C increase in global temperatures within the next two decades. The capture and storage of CO2 is an essential part of mitigating...
Published: 7/6/2023   |   Inventor(s): Matthew Green, Mani Modayil Korah, Salma Ly, Klaus Lackner, Thiago Barbosa
Keywords(s): CO2 Capture, Composites, Fabrication
Category(s): Physical Science, Environmental, Alternative Energy, Advanced Materials/Nanotechnology
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