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Modular Unit for Liquid Fuel Production from Natural Gas
TS-070633 — The Need Stranded natural gas (SNG), a by-product of crude oil extraction, is often flared due to the high cost and logistical challenges of pipeline transport. Approximately 15 tons/day of SNG is flared from one oil well. This results in significant greenhouse gas emissions and wasted energy. With …
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Fan, Liang-Shih; Gun, Sudeshna; Jawdekar, Tanay; Joshi, Anuj; Kumar, Sonu; Lu, Cong-Wen; Paulson, Joel
  • Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana

Novel Operational Strategies for Fixed-Bed Redox Chemical Looping Systems
TS-070630 — The Need Fixed bed chemical looping systems offer operational simplicity and minimal attrition compared to moving bed systems, but they suffer from transient behaviors like feed breakthrough, uneven solid conversion, and coking. These issues compromise efficiency, scalability, and product consistenc…
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Fan, Liang-Shih; Joshi, Rushikesh Kishor; Sunny, Ashin
  • Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana

Self-Powered In-Pipe UV Water Treatment System
TS-070306 — The Need In many under-resourced or remote regions, access to safe drinking water is compromised by the lack of reliable electricity needed to power standard point-of-use (POU) treatment systems, such as UV disinfection units. Where clean water infrastructure is absent or unreliable, communities fac…
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Hull, Natalie; Belloni, Clarissa; Ma, Daniel; Nassar, Georgio
  • Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder

Engineered Microbial Platforms for Continuous Biomanufacturing from Industrial CO₂ Streams
TS-070297 — Transforming industrial waste gases into valuable biofuels and chemicals.
Overview: Industrial sectors such as cement and petroleum refining are under increasing pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining profitability. Our innovative technology leverages engineered strains of Cupriavidus necator to directly convert industrial waste carbon dioxide (C…
  • College: College of Arts & Sciences
  • Inventors: Tabita, Fred (Bob) "Bob"; Dangel, Andrew; Laguna, Rick; North, Justin; Young, Sarah
  • Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana

Next-Gen 3D Nanostructures for Solar-Powered Chemical Processes
TS-070030 — The Need Current photocatalytic technologies often require UV light for activation, limiting their efficiency and applicability under natural sunlight. Additionally, the short lifespan of photogenerated electrons and holes in TiO₂ nanoparticles hinders effective utilization. There is a need for a…
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Gouma, Pelagia "Perena"
  • Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder

Method of repurposing spacecraft dust as an agricultural material
TS-067535 — The Need In future decades, more people than ever will be spending time in space. Current crop production systems onboard spacecraft are not self-sustainable, relying on fertilizer and substrate materials that must be launched from Earth. These resupply missions can cost thousands of dollars per po…
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Nastasi, Nicholas; Dannemiller, Karen
  • Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana

Color Correction System for Accurate Colorimetric Smartphone Measurements
TS-066957 — The Need Colorimetric tests and remote image analysis are used in a wide range of industrial and medical applications. Digital image-based measurements made with smartphones are a promising platform to quantify colors at low cost, but suffer from inconsistency and errors caused by lens quality, sen…
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Dannemiller, Karen; Panescu, Jenny; Qin, Rongjun; Song, Shuang; Zhang, Guixiang
  • Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana

A nitrogenase-like enzyme system that catalyzes methionine, ethylene, and methane biogenesis
TS-064265 — In industrial settings, the demand for safe and efficient methods of producing ethylene, ethane, and methane is paramount. Existing ethylene production processes often involve oxygen-dependent enzymes, resulting in a flammable ethylene-oxygen gas mixture. Moreover, methane and ethane, when mixed w…
  • College: College of Arts & Sciences
  • Inventors: North, Justin; Murali, Srividya; Tabita, Fred (Bob) "Bob"; Young, Sarah
  • Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana

Rare Earth Element Trap-Extract-Precipitate (REE-TEP) Process
TS-061849 — The Rare Earth Element Trap-Extract-Precipitate (REE-TEP) process is a cost-effective and environmentally benign approach to recover rare earth elements (REEs) from acidic waste streams. It involves beneficial reuse of readily available industrial by-products and a naturally occurring organic ligand resulting in REE concentrate that can be commercially processed to produce rare earth oxides (REOs).
The Need Rare earth elements are critical components of many emerging technologies. Because conventional sources of REEs in the United States are limited, identifying alternative sources is important. Many mining and industrial waste streams have elevated concentrations of REEs and can be potential…
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Cheng, Chin-Min "Jason"; Bielicki, Jeffrey "Jeff"; Butalia, Tarunjit; Lenhart, John
  • Licensing Officer: Randhawa, Davinder

A Non-Chemical Method for Algal Bloom Treatment and Prevention
TS-059099 — SS+MEF technology to both prevent and treat algal bloom growth, as well as neutralize algal toxins.
The Need Climate change and human practices have led to an increased frequency and intensity of Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs). These HABs, particularly those dominated by cyanobacteria, produce harmful toxins, which result in serious health issues when ingested, inhaled, or contacted. The stability of…
  • College: College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES)
  • Inventors: Sastry, Sudhir; Davis, Angela; Lee, Jiyoung; Mok, Jin Hong
  • Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana

Porous inorganic-organic material for removal of trace carbon dioxide from air or other gas streams
TS-041747 — Adsorbent for carbon dioxide capture with low energy input for regeneration, and high adsorption capacity
46% of 2010 global greenhouse gas emissions came from electricity and heat production, or from fossil fuels burned for industrial use (EPA). A lot of effort has been put into research on CO2 capture by adsorbents or absorbents, in order to reduce these greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, effec…
  • College: College of Arts & Sciences
  • Inventors: Wade, Casey; Bien, Caitlin
  • Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"

CO2 Reduction to Acetate on Mixed Metal Oxide Catalyst
TS-037385 — A process for photoelectrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to acetate using mixed metal oxide as catalysts
The combustion of fossil fuels produces billions of tons of carbon dioxide annually. Research indicates that greater concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has altered Earth's climate, changed the pH of the ocean, and causing other potentially damaging evironmental effects. Countri…
  • College: College of Arts & Sciences
  • Inventors: Baker, Lawrence "Robert"; Yang, Xin
  • Licensing Officer: Panic, Ana

Oxidatively Stable Membranes for Gas Separations
TS-015228 — Carbon dioxide capture from synthesis gas or hydrogen and methane containing mixtures
Industrial processes, such as cement, steel, pulp and paper, chemicals and natural gas processing, are significant emitters of carbon dioxide, which accounts for nearly 25% of energy-related carbon dioxide emissions. The current standard for carbon capture membranes are amine-based, which are susc…
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Ho, W.S. Winston; Salim, Witopo; Vakharia, Varun
  • Licensing Officer: Ashouripashaki, Mandana

Low temperature oxidation of carbon monoxide on Co/ZrO2 catalysts
TS-015047 — Catalytic conversion of carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide.
Air pollution is a serious global problem and has received a great deal of attention over the last few decades. Industrial plants and automobiles release a significant amount of pollution into the atmosphere, principally in the form of unburned or partially burned fossil fuels, carbon monoxide, ni…
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Ozkan, Umit; Holmgreen, Erik; Yung, Matthew
  • Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan

Carbon Dioxide Capture
TS-015004 — Modified zeolite Y membranes for high-performance CO2 separation.
Supported zeolite films/membranes with controlled microstructures are important in applications as diverse as catalysis, ion-exchange, nuclear waste disposal, light harvesting devices, chemical sensing, and gas separations. Separation by zeolite membranes are controlled by two factors. The first i…
  • College: College of Engineering (COE)
  • Inventors: Shqau, Krenar; Dutta, Prabir; Verweij, Hendrik; White, Jeremy
  • Licensing Officer: Zinn, Ryan

Combined Liquid and Solid Phase Anaerobic Digester
TS-014939 — The Need: Transforming Waste into Energy with Enhanced Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness In the world of renewable energy and waste management, the demand for sustainable solutions that effectively convert organic materials into valuable energy sources is increasing. Conventional anaerobic digestio…
  • College: College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES)
  • Inventors: Li, Yebo; Wan, Caixia; Zhu, Jiying
  • Licensing Officer: Dahlman, Jason "Jay"

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