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Fuel Cell-Enabled CO2-to-CO Conversion Using Ultra-Selective Membrane Technology
TS-072615 — The Need
Efficient carbon dioxide (CO₂) utilization and separation remain critical challenges in energy, chemical, and environmental sectors. Existing processes for CO₂ conversion to carbon monoxide (CO) and for separating CO₂/CO mixtures are energy-intensive, costly, and often lack selectivit…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Ho, W.S. Winston; Han, Yang
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Advanced Amine-Containing Membranes for High-Pressure Hydrogen Purification
TS-071805 — The Need
Hydrogen production from coal-derived syngas is a promising route for cleaner energy, but current CO₂/H₂ separation technologies struggle with efficiency, selectivity, and stability at high pressures. Existing membranes often suffer from reduced CO₂ permeance and compaction under indu…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Ho, W.S. Winston; Han, Yang
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
3-Stage Membrane Processes for CO2 Capture from Flue Gases
TS-069650 — The Need
The urgent need to mitigate climate change has driven the demand for efficient carbon capture technologies. Current methods often fall short in achieving high capture rates and purity levels, especially for industrial applications. This technology addresses the critical need for a scalable…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Han, Yang; Ho, W.S. Winston
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Amine-Containing Facilitated Transport Membranes For Carbon Dioxide/Nitrogen Separation
TS-041856 — Novel membrane technology utilizing active transport for carbon dioxide/nitrogen separation. The membrane exhibits high permeance and selectivity
Improved separation of by-product carbon dioxide from nitrogen in power plants and industrial exhaust systems would considerably decrease greenhouse gas emissions. The current method of separation that is most often used in industry is amine absorption, however this method is costly, has a large c…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Ho, W.S. Winston; Han, Yang
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
Amine-Containing Membranes Incorporated with Carbon Nanotubes or CO2 Separation
TS-037297 — A novel amine-containing membrane incorporated with carbon nanotubes for CO2/N2 separation with a vacuum pulled on the permeate side
CO2 concentration in the atmosphere has surpassed 400 ppm in the past decade. The combustion of fossil fuels is a major contributor to the large amount of CO2 emission, and membrane technologies have been suggested as a promising approach to capture CO2 from large stationary sources (e.g., flue ga…
- College: College of Engineering (COE)
- Inventors: Ho, W.S. Winston; Han, Yang
- Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana
