Applications Sustainable recycling of mixed plastic waste into valuable monomers. Production of monomer feedstocks for new plastic synthesis. Advantages/Benefits Eliminates the need for organic solvents by using an aqueous ionic liquid system Enables direct recycling or upcycling of mixed plastics without sorting High monomer yields for efficient reuse in … [Read more...] about 2021-190 Aqueous Ionic Liquid Process for Chemical Recycling of Plastics
Environmental Technologies
2024-165 Forced Advection Sampling Technique (FAST)
Applications Measurement of emissions from abandoned and active oil and gas wells Quantification of leak rate from petroleum infrastructure Surveying and prioritizing well maintenance and plugging operations Advantages/Benefits Portable, making it ideal for large-scale activities Significantly more cost-effective than current methods Safer to operate … [Read more...] about 2024-165 Forced Advection Sampling Technique (FAST)
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