Applications of Technology: Geothermal energy recovery General Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) applications Benefits: High temperature stability of microcapsules Control of microcapsule characteristics Microfluidic approach to creating capsules Background: In Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) reservoirs, high-permeability pathways between injection and … [Read more...] about Microparticles for Controlled Flow Diverter Formation in Geothermal Reservoirs (2023-138)
Water, Air, Geosciences, and Environment
Mineral Extraction and Recovery
Metal Extraction using Novel Nanoscale Polyoxometalates 2024-076. Researchers at Berkeley Lab have developed a polyoxometalate (POM)-based system designed for the selective removal and recovery of critical metals, specifically lithium and magnesium, from nontraditional brine sources. The POM-based system demonstrates a remarkable selectivity ratio for Li+ and Mg2+ … [Read more...] about Mineral Extraction and Recovery
Novel engineered immune receptor to protect rice from pathogens 2023-147
Applications Sustainable crop protection against rice blast disease Usage in genetic modification/genome editing to develop disease-resistant rice varieties Potential for use in other crops to protect against similar fungal diseases Advantages/Benefits Wider range of protection than existing blast resistance genes against Magnaporthe oryzae strains … [Read more...] about Novel engineered immune receptor to protect rice from pathogens 2023-147
A Cyanobacterial System for Catalyzing CO2 Mineralization from Seawater 2023-042
Applications of Technology: Low energy intensive dilute CO2 capture Benefits: Self sustaining and self replicating via photosynthesis (does not require feeding) Significant reduction in capital expenses of dilute CO2 capture from the atmosphere Can function in both point source systems and atmosphere Background: Carbonic anhydrase (CA) enzymes … [Read more...] about A Cyanobacterial System for Catalyzing CO2 Mineralization from Seawater 2023-042
In situ Compound Diversification and Detection of Phenolic-Derived Compounds (P-DeCo) for Soil Carbon Sequestration 2023-154
Applications Long-term carbon storage Agriculture Environmental restoration to improve resilience of ecosystems Biofuel production, bioremediation Advantages/Benefits Enhanced carbon sequestration in soils Improved soil health and fertility from conversion of labile compounds into refractory carbon Better precision monitoring of … [Read more...] about In situ Compound Diversification and Detection of Phenolic-Derived Compounds (P-DeCo) for Soil Carbon Sequestration 2023-154