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Unmet Need: A method for recycling cotton waste into lightweight foams Current petroleum-based polyurethane and polystyrene foams are non-biodegradable, hard to recycle, and contribute significantly to landfill plastic waste and pollution. There is a critical need for sustainable alternatives that reduce environmental impact. To address this, researchers...

Published: 7/1/2025 | Inventor(s): Hang Liu, Wangcheng Liu

Keywords(s): biobased materials, foam, recycling, Waste Management

Category(s): Technologies > Health & Well-being > Community Health & Safety

Turning Waste into Wealth: A Self-Sustaining System for Clean Water and Energy

Self-sustaining system to recover clean water, renewable energy, and valuable products from animal manure wastewater Unmet Need: Treatment and processing of animal manure wastewater Self-sustaining technology for manure treatment transforms a potential environmental liability into valuable resources, benefiting both the environment and the agricultural...

Published: 6/3/2025 | Inventor(s): Sarah Witherrite, Liang Yu, Shulin Chen

Keywords(s): Agriculture, Biofuels, Bioproducts, Sustainability, Waste Management, Water

Category(s): Technologies > Energy & Environment > Bioproducts

Masonry Blocks using Recycled Gypsum Wallboard

Unmet Need: New use for construction & demolition gypsum drywall Construction of an average 2000 square foot home produces more than a ton of gypsum wallboard waste. Gypsum wallboard waste is a low-value material, typically disposed of in landfills. Landfill disposal presents a significant problem due to anaerobic soil bacteria consuming gypsum...

Published: 10/8/2024 | Inventor(s): Taiji Miyasaka, David Drake

Keywords(s): Building Materials, Clean Tech, Waste Management

Category(s): Technologies > Energy & Environment > Clean Tech