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A novel process to remove carbonates from lithium-bearing sedimentary claystones
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Climate change solutions rely on clean energy, with electric vehicles playing a crucial role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. However, the sustainable extraction of battery materials, particularly lithium, remains challenging. Traditional extraction methods from mineral ores and brine deposits require high amounts of acid and produce...
Published: 8/21/2024
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Inventor(s): Pengbo Chu, Angela Tita, Emmanuel Mends, Sabinus Arthur
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment, Technology Classifications > Engineering
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Lithium-Ion Batteries with High Capacity at Low Temperatures
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Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are critical across many sectors, from consumer electronics to transportation and renewable energy storage. However, current Li-ion batteries face limitations such as energy density, cost, and safety concerns. These limitations hinder their applications. Addressing these challenges can lead to enhanced applications...
Published: 8/21/2024
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Inventor(s): Dev Chidambaram, Jason Mennel
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemicals & Materials, Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment
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Enabling behind the meter distributed energy resources to participate in the real-time secondary frequency control
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With an increasing emphasis on decarbonization and energy resilience, Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) have become a central element of modern power grids. However, the inherent variability and smaller scale of these resources have posed challenges for frequency regulation, a critical aspect of grid stability. Conventional systems often...
Published: 8/21/2024
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Inventor(s): Mohammed Ben-Idris, Jitendra Thapa
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment, Technology Classifications > Software
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Investigation of HBr And HI as Lixiviants for the Leaching of Metals from Lithium-Ion Battery Materials
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The increasing global demand for energy storage solutions, particularly due to the rise of portable devices and electric vehicles, has led to the widespread adoption of lithium-based technologies. These technologies offer high energy density and are long-lasting and environmentally friendly, making them a popular choice. However, the consequent...
Published: 8/3/2023
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Inventor(s): Vaidyanathan (Ravi) Subramanian, Prichard Tembo
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemicals & Materials, Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment
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Graphene Nanoribbon Photovoltaics
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Graphene and graphene nanoribbons (GNRs), due to their excellent electronic and mechanical properties, have long been of interest in the field of electronic applications. GNRs, in particular, have a tunable bandgap controlled by their width, which provides a flexible platform for various applications. However, the application of GNRs has...
Published: 5/23/2023
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Inventor(s): Wesley Chalifoux, Richard Lunt, Ryan Malone, Matthew Bates
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment, Technology Classifications > Chemicals & Materials
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Weather Radar Tracking of Wildfire Perimeters
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The rapid spread of large wildfires, especially those impacting communities in the wildland urban interface, demands a sophisticated and timely fire tracking system. Current fire tracking tools, however, often lack the immediacy and accuracy required for effective response and resource allocation. Our innovative radar-based fire tracking...
Published: 5/25/2023
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Inventor(s): Neil Lareau
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Software, Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment
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Atomically-precise Nanographene Materials for Multivalent Ion Intercalation for Batteries with High Energy Density
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The market for high energy density batteries is vast, with application ranging from consumer electronics, transportation and grid storage. There is an increasing need to develop new battery chemistry beyond Li-ion with superior performance. The design of batteries that harness multivalent ions, such as Mg2+, Zn2+, and Al3+, is a longstanding...
Published: 7/27/2023
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Inventor(s): Christopher Barile, Wesley Chalifoux
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment, Technology Classifications > Chemicals & Materials
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Photoacoustic Spectrometer for Real-Time Dust Monitoring
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The inhalation of airborne respirable crystalline silica (RCS) particulates is a recognized occupational hazard, with potentially severe health consequences including silicosis, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and kidney disease. RCS exposure is particularly prevalent in industries and activities such as construction,...
Published: 6/8/2023
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Inventor(s): W. Patrick Arnott, Sam Taylor, Pedro Nascimento, Karoly Kocsis
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment, Technology Classifications > Engineering
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Catalytic Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Alkyl Lactates with Solid Lewis Acids
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The use of organic feedstocks such as cellulose, the most abundant biomass on Earth, for the production of value-added chemicals may contribute to a more sustainable economy and ecosystem. Researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno have developed a method for producing organic compounds from an organic feedstock, such as cellulosic, lignocellulosic,...
Published: 5/16/2023
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Inventor(s): Hongfei Lin, Lisha Yang, Xiaokun Yang
Keywords(s): Energy and Renewables
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemicals & Materials, Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment
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Selective Carbon Dioxide Reduction Electrocatalysts using Polymer Membranes
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The accelerated increase of CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere due to anthropogenic activities is causing a host of economic and environmental issues such as coastal flooding, increased catastrophic weather events, shifting agricultural productivities, and decreased biodiversity. To combat rising global CO2 levels in a world with an economy...
Published: 5/25/2023
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Inventor(s): Christopher Barile, Hanqing Pan
Keywords(s): Chemicals & Materials
Category(s): Technology Classifications > Chemicals & Materials, Technology Classifications > Energy & Environment
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