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Selectively Dissolvable Polymer Coating for Chemical Recycling of Blended Fibers and Textiles
Dissolvable Coating for Blended Fibers Textile Recycling NU 2025-066 Figure 1: Core-spun sheath fibers wrapped around elastane core. The biopolymer (here, chitosan) is dip-coated between these two fabric layers during manufacturing. INVENTORS Cecile Chazot* Eleanor Grosvenor Malachi Cohen Gabrielle Wood SHORT...
Published: 5/22/2025   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Adhesive, Manufacturing/Processing, Polymer, Sustainable Materials
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes, Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
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
Electrical Energy Generation Using Metal Nanofilms
NU 2014-102, 2018-154, 2019-155Primary InventorsFranz Geiger*Tom Miller* (CalTech)Short DescriptionMetal nanofilms that convert gravitational energy to electrical energy when aqueous drops roll down their surface.BackgroundHarvesting electrical energy from natural resources is critical to limit the consumption of batteries and fossil fuels. Approaches...
Published: 5/19/2025   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Cleantech, Energy and Infrastructure, Engineering, Nanotechnology, Novel Energy, Sensors, Thin film
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
A Low-Temperature, Energy Neutral Process For Preparing Formaldehyde From Neat Or Aqueous Methanol
NU 2015-173 Inventors Tobin Marks* Peter Stair Tracy Lohr Background Rapid low-temperature/low-pressure methanol reforming, mediated by a supported molybdenum catalyst, produces formaldehyde and a stoichiometric quantity of H2 without co-production of greenhouse gases (see Figure 1). Formaldehyde is a valuable commodity chemical, the current...
Published: 5/5/2025   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Catalyst, Chemicals, Energy and Infrastructure, Manufacturing/Processing, Materials
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
Efficient Inverse Perovskite Solar Cells by Uniform Deposition of Al2O3
NU 2024-102 INVENTORS Doekjae Choi Bin Chen Ted Sargent* SHORT DESCRIPTION This technology significantly improves the efficiency and stability of all-perovskite tandem solar cells through surface functionalization and atomic layer deposition. BACKGROUND Voltage deficits in inverted perovskite solar cells occurs primarily at the interface recombination...
Published: 4/30/2025   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s):  
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes, Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
Kaolinite Nanoplatelet Gel Electrolytes
NU 2024-049 INVENTORS Davy Zeng Cory Thomas West Mark C. Hersam* SHORT DESCRIPTION A novel method for producing kaolinite nanoplatelets to enhance the safety and efficiency of lithium metal batteries. BACKGROUND Traditional liquid electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries are highly flammable. Despite extensive research into less flammable solid-state...
Published: 5/19/2025   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Batteries, Cleantech
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes, Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
Biobased, catalyst-free non-isocyanate polythiourethane foams: Highly dynamic nature affords fast reprocessability, extrudability and refoamability
NU 2024-070 INVENTORS John Torkelson* Boran Chen Yixuan Chen Nathan Purwanto SHORT DESCRIPTION A series of biobased, catalyst-free non-isocyanate polythiourethane foams have been developed that incorporate dynamic disulfide crosslinks to enable rapid reprocessability, extrudability, and refoamability, delivering flexible foam materials with...
Published: 5/19/2025   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Cleantech, Polymer Recycling and Reprocessing
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
Efficient Electrical Generation Utilizing Liquid Fuels
Efficient Electrical Generation Utilizing Liquid Fuels NU 2021-175 INVENTORS Scott Barnett* SHORT DESCRIPTION This invention provides an innovative method to generate electricity from liquid fuels by integrating a pressurized reformer with a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). It converts a liquid fuel composition of hydrocarbons and water into a...
Published: 5/19/2025   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Carbon Dioxide Management, Cleantech, Energy and Infrastructure, Fuel Cell
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
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
Design of a Small Energy Generating Terrestrial Microbial Fuel Cell for Soil Powered Internet-of-Things
Design of a Small Energy Generating Terrestrial Microbial Fuel Cell for Soil Powered Internet-of-Things NU 2023-245, NU 2023-246 INVENTORS George Wells* Josiah Hester* Bill Yen Weitao Shuai SHORT DESCRIPTION A compact terrestrial microbial fuel cell that harnesses the energy from organic matter decomposition in soil to power Internet-of-Things...
Published: 5/19/2025   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Cleantech, Energy and Infrastructure, Fuel Cell, Novel Energy
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
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