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Emissions-Free Olefin Synthesis via Concentrated Solar-Thermal Pyrolysis for Cleaner Plastics (Case No. 2025-008)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering have developed a novel technology that utilizes concentrated solar radiation to convert petroleum refinery hydrocarbons into light olefins with no CO2 emissions and generates a high-value graphitic carbon co-product. Title: Emissions-Free Olefin Synthesis via Concentrated...
Published: 5/6/2025   |   Inventor(s): Anil Nair, Raymond Spearrin, Barathan Jeevaretanam
Keywords(s): bulk material, clean material production, Composite Material, Composite Materials, Concentrated Solar Power, Concentrated Solar Power Chemical Engineering, concentrated solar radiation, Construction Materials, emission free materials, ethylene, fire resistant materials, Functional Materials, graphitic carbon, HDPE, high density polyethylene, intercalated materials, LDPE, light olefin, low density polyethylene, material characterization, Material for Enhanced Photoprotection, material science, Materials, Medical Devices and Materials, Nanomaterials, olefin, olefin synthesis, plastic, plastic fabrication, plastic production, plastics, polypropylene, propylene, pyrolysis, Raw materials supplier, safe materials, Smart Material, zero emissions
Category(s): Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Fabrication Technologies, Energy & Environment
Phenolic Epoxy Methacrylate Monomers Derived from Renewable Sources and Their Method of Preparation
TechnologyBisphenol-A is a chemical produced in large quantities since the 1960s for use primarily in the production of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins. Polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins are used in a number of applications including food and drink packaging and to coat products, respectively. In 2010, the United States Food and Drug Administration...
Published: 1/29/2025   |   Inventor(s): Joseph Stanzione, Alexander Bassett
Keywords(s): Biomaterials, Compounds, Manufacturing , Plastics, Polymers, Resin
Category(s): Engineering > Materials
Bio-based Phenolic-containing Polymers
TechnologyBisphenol-A is a chemical produced in large quantities since the 1960s for use primarily in the production of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins. Polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins are used in a number of applications including food and drink packaging and to coat products, respectively. In 2010, the United States Food and Drug Administration...
Published: 1/29/2025   |   Inventor(s): Alexander Bassett, Joseph Stanzione
Keywords(s): Biomaterials, Compounds, Manufacturing , Plastics, Polymers, Resin
Category(s): Engineering > Materials
Bio-based Multi-aromatic Compounds
TechnologyIntermolecular condensation is a chemical reaction in which two or more molecules combine to form a larger molecule, with the simultaneous loss of one or more smaller molecules, such as water, methanol, ethanol, acetic acid, or hydrogen chloride. One of the most common examples of an intermolecular condensation reaction is the formation of...
Published: 12/9/2024   |   Inventor(s): Alexander Bassett, Joseph Stanzione, John La Scala, Joshua Sadler, Owen Stecca
Keywords(s): Biomaterials, Compounds, Manufacturing , Plastics, Plastics, Plastics, Polymers, Resin
Category(s): Engineering > Materials
Bio-based Multi-aromatic Compounds
TechnologyIntermolecular condensation is a chemical reaction in which two or more molecules combine to form a larger molecule, with the simultaneous loss of one or more smaller molecules, such as water, methanol, ethanol, acetic acid, or hydrogen chloride. One of the most common examples of an intermolecular condensation reaction is the formation of...
Published: 12/9/2024   |   Inventor(s): Alexander Bassett, Joseph Stanzione, John La Scala, Joshua Sadler, Owen Stecca
Keywords(s): Biomaterials, Compounds, Manufacturing , Plastics, Plastics, Plastics, Polymers, Resin
Category(s): Engineering > Materials
Bio-based Multi-aromatic Compounds
TechnologyIntermolecular condensation is a chemical reaction in which two or more molecules combine to form a larger molecule, with the simultaneous loss of one or more smaller molecules, such as water, methanol, ethanol, acetic acid, or hydrogen chloride. One of the most common examples of an intermolecular condensation reaction is the formation of...
Published: 12/9/2024   |   Inventor(s): Alexander Bassett, Joseph Stanzione, John La Scala, Joshua Sadler, Owen Stecca
Keywords(s): Biomaterials, Compounds, Manufacturing , Plastics, Plastics, Plastics, Polymers, Resin
Category(s): Engineering > Materials