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High Throughput Wastewater Treatment and Water Recycling System
Competitive Advantages Increases wastewater treatment capacity without increasing the size or footprint of the system itself. Reduces operational costs of wastewater treatment. Offers a more environmentally friendly method by reducing energy consumption and creating a more efficient system. Summary A standard wastewater treatment system today...
Published: 7/17/2023   |   Inventor(s): Daniel Yeh, Ahmet Uman, Robert Bair
Keywords(s): Energy Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Industrial Applications, Sustainability
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment > Agriculture, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Marine Engineering
Modular System for Waste Treatment, Water Recycling, and Resource Recovery
Competitive Advantages Compact Design Modular system consists of modular subsystems. It can be transported easily and rapidly reassembled onsite to form the modular system. EXPRESS rack system can be used on International Space Station Summary The invention is a compact and modular system that can be used to treat wastes, recycle water, and...
Published: 10/3/2023   |   Inventor(s): Daniel Yeh, Luke Roberson, Talon Bullard, Melanie Pickett, Robert Bair, Ahmet Uman
Keywords(s): Aerospace, Energy Engineering, Energy Storage, Sustainability
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment > Agriculture, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Marine Engineering
Determination of the Ionic Strength of Dilute Natural Solutions
Competitive Advantages Measuresionic strength directly Can be used for different types of freshwaters Portable and automatic Summary Knowing the ionic strength of natural water resources is crucial to study the behaviors of dissolved substances like pollutant trace metals and nutrients. The proposed solution allows direct measurement of the...
Published: 2/6/2024   |   Inventor(s): Robert Byrne
Keywords(s): Energy Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Marine Engineering
Continuous Acid-free Measurements of Total Alkalinity
Competitive Advantages Measures total alkalinity continuously Is smaller than current devices Is portable Does not utilize hazardous acids Is less expensive than current devices Summary USF researchers have developed a system and method for the substantially continuous measurement of total alkalinity in liquid samples including...
Published: 8/27/2023   |   Inventor(s): Xuewu Liu, Robert Byrne
Keywords(s): Green Technology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Marine Engineering
Chemical Compound to Remove Ammonia in Freshwater and Salwater Fish Storage Systems
Competitive Advantages Higher ammonia removal efficiencies Remains active longer than current products Removes ammonia in both fresh– and salt-water systems Cost-effective Summary Our inventors have developed a chemical compound which removes ammonia from fish tanks or other closed water systems. This compound or laboratory...
Published: 8/15/2023   |   Inventor(s): Norma Alcantar, Wen Zhao
Keywords(s): Green Technology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Marine Engineering
Shallow Underwater Buoy for Geodesy
Competitive Advantages Better than 1 cm vertical and ~1-2 cm horizontal positioning accuracy Accurately differentiates anchor position and effects of water motion Robust against strong and variable oceanographic effects (e.g. major storms) Summary We have developed a seafloor geodesy system for this environment based on an anchored...
Published: 7/18/2023   |   Inventor(s): Timothy Dixon
Keywords(s): Energy Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Sustainability
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering > Marine Engineering, Technology Classifications > Engineering
Method of Preventing Biofouling using an Anti-Fouling Bio-Hydrogel Composition
Competitive Advantages Coating is self-shedding Can be used to coat any man made or natural material surface such as MEMS sensors and optical windows Exerts little or no influence on the ecosystem or the marine environment In practice, the gel can be of any concentration to achieve desired properties Summary New technology developed...
Published: 8/30/2023   |   Inventor(s): Thomas Koob
Keywords(s):  
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Marine Engineering
An Electrochemical Concentration (Dialytic) Fuel Cell Using a Chitosan Based Membrane Electrode Assembly
Competitive Advantages Bio-Polymer based membrane Nontoxic and renewable Readily abundant and natural Summary Scientists at the USF have developed chitosan membranes that possess a high water flux permeability that when subjected to a difference in salinity gradient concentrations could be useful for many applications including as a micro porous...
Published: 4/20/2023   |   Inventor(s): Clifford Merz
Keywords(s): Green Technology
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment, Technology Classifications > Engineering, Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment > Energy Engineering, Technology Classifications > Engineering > Marine Engineering