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Closed loop well designs and control for extraction of subsurface geothermal power
Background Dr. Eric van Oort and his team have developed a deep, closed-loop geothermal well design to improve upon traditional enhanced geothermal systems (EGS). Dr. van Oort is the Joe J. King Chair of Engineering No. 2 and B. J. Lancaster Professorship in Petroleum Engineering and a professor at UT Austin, with primary interests in drilling/completion...
Published: 12/11/2023   |   Inventor(s): Eric van Oort, Pradeepkumar Ashok, Dongmei Chen
Keywords(s): Drilling, Geothermal, Oil & gas upstream, Renewable
Category(s): Physical sciences > Energy > Renewable, Physical sciences
Biowaste-Based and Reproccessable Non-isocyanate Polythiourethane Networks
NU 2023-075 INVENTORS John Mark Torkelson* Boran Chen Yixuan Chen SHORT DESCRIPTION Sustainable, biowaste-based, and non-toxic polyurethane networks that are mechanically strong and resistive to water. ABSTRACT Northwestern researchers have developed sustainable polythiourethane (NIPTU) networks, which may be used as substitutes for standard...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Adhesive, Environment, Manufacturing/Processing, Materials, Polymer, Renewable
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
Catalytic chemical recycling of polyamide-based plastics
NU 2022-139 INVENTORS Yosi Kratish Tobin Jay Marks* Lukas Wursthorn SHORT DESCRIPTION Commercially available catalysts efficiently depolymerize Nylon 6 to the parent monomer at 240°C, the lowest temperature ever reported. ABSTRACT Northwestern researchers have discovered lanthanide amido catalysts can efficiently catalyze the depolymerization...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Chemicals, Environment, Materials, Polymer, Renewable
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability, Physical Sciences > Engineering & Technology, Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
Novel Method for PET Chemical Recycling
2020-056 INVENTORS Tobin J. Marks* Yanshan Gao* Yosi Kratish Jiaqi Li SHORT DESCRIPTION A novel process for the hydrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and recycling of its monomers. ABSTRACT Polymer-based plastics are among the most widely used synthetic materials. However, their impact on finite natural resources as well as plastic waste...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Catalyst, Chemicals, Energy and Infrastructure, Environment, Renewable, Small molecule
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
Ohmic-contact-gated carbon nanotube transistors
NU 2020-248 INVENTORS William A. Gaviria Rojas Megan E. Beck Vinod K. Sangwan Mark C. Hersam* SHORT DESCRIPTION Novel transistor architecture enabling high-gain analog amplification with flexible, semiconductors at scaled dimensions BACKGROUND Traditional transistors are produced with inflexible materials, which are incompatible with the demands...
Published: 7/3/2024   |   Inventor(s):  
Keywords(s): Biofouling, Environment, Materials, Renewable, Thin film
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
Next-gen smart windows
Electrochromic transition metal oxide nanocrystals for inexpensive, efficient, and responsive windows Technology description Researchers in the group of Professor Milliron have developed low-cost glass coatings made from nanocrystal inks that control daylight and solar heat gain in buildings on demand. These smart windows can be integrated with building...
Published: 12/11/2023   |   Inventor(s): Delia Milliron, Gary Ong, Camila Saez Cabezas, Hsin-Che Lu
Keywords(s): Environmental, Renewable, Smart glass
Category(s): Physical sciences > Green tech
Consistent and enhanced production of anti-cancer drugs from the Madagascar periwinkle plant
INV-19070 Background The Madagascar periwinkle plant has been used for vinblastine (VBL) and vincristine (VCR) since the 1960s. These chemical compounds have been listed on “World Health Organization’s Model List of Essential Medicines”. However, due to high cost, low concentration in extracts, and unpredictable supply, the applications...
Published: 9/10/2024   |   Inventor(s): Carolyn Lee-Parsons, Elisa Peter, Samuel Mortensen
Keywords(s): Agriculture/Horticulture, Chemotherapy, Manufacturing, Process, Renewable
Category(s): Technology Classifications > 1. Life Science > Therapeutics, Chemistry, Technology Classifications > 1. Life Science > Green Chemistry, Technology Classifications > 1. Life Science > Drug Discovery
Functionalized Monometallic Transition Metal Surfaces for Selective hydrogen Evolution Reaction
> INV-20027 Background Hydrogen at scale via water electrolysis has always been an energy cost and is a potentially cost-effective, where carbon-neutral means hydrogen gas production. The development of low-cost and reliable catalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) and the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is a key component in achieving...
Published: 9/10/2024   |   Inventor(s): Sanjeev Mukerjee, Robert Allen (DECEASED), Huong Doan, Ian Kendrick
Keywords(s): Catalyst, Energy, Energy Technology, Renewable
Category(s): -Sustainability / Renewable Tech, Technology Classifications > 2. Physical Science > Energy, Technology Classifications > 2. Physical Science > Environmental/Clean tech, Technology Classifications > 1. Life Science > Green Chemistry