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Immobilized Peptides for Rare Earth Element Separation (Case No. 2026-031)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a bead-based chromatography platform that employs immobilized peptides for improved rare earth element separation and recovery. Background: Rare earth elements (REEs) are critical inputs for renewable energy technologies, electric vehicles, advanced electronics,...
Published: 1/5/2026   |   Inventor(s): Aaron Moment, Zihang Su
Keywords(s): bulk material, clean material production, Composite Material, Composite Materials, Construction Materials, Functional Materials, material characterization, material science, Materials, meta materials, Nanomaterials, Peptide, Peptide Base, peptides, rare earth element separation, Raw materials supplier, safe materials, Smart Material, sustainable rare earth recovery
Category(s): Materials, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Energy & Environment, Materials > Metals
Structured Spiropyran Chelators for Rare Earth Element Separation Using Light (Case No. 2026-047)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering have developed structured spyropyran chelators that utilize light to selectively separate rare earth elements, offering an efficient approach to element recovery. Background: Rare earth elements (REEs) are essential materials that power modern technologies, from...
Published: 12/9/2025   |   Inventor(s): Aaron Moment, Andrew Grorud, Ah-Hyung Alissa Park
Keywords(s): advanced materials processing, efficient separation, light-controlled chelation, metal deposition, metal nanocomposites, Metal process monitoring, Metalation, Metallurgy, Metal-Organic Framework, Metals, nanobody, Nanocomposites, Nanocrystal, Nanoelectronics, Nanotechnology, phase-transfer chelation, rare earth element separation, reversible ligand, selective metal binding, spiropyran-based chelator, stimuli-responsive ligand, structured ligand, sustainable rare earth recovery, targeted extraction
Category(s): Materials, Materials > Metals, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology