APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Gas adsorption / desorption Catalysis CO2 reduction Environmental decontamination of water or air ADVANTAGES: Exceptional chemical stability Possesses very high surface area Improved semiconducting properties ABSTRACT: Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Molecular Foundry have invented a … [Read more...] about Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) by Post-Synthetic Modification 2017-168
Water, Air, Geosciences, and Environment
Inhibiting Growth of Diverse Bacteria and Plant Pathogens 2018-006
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Agriculture for food, bioenergy, and carbon sequestration Human health research ADVANTAGES: Highly efficient in killing competing bacteria ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab's Joint Genome Institute in collaboration with scientists from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and the Swiss Federal … [Read more...] about Inhibiting Growth of Diverse Bacteria and Plant Pathogens 2018-006
Remediation of Heavy Metals in Drinking Water Using Post-Synthetically Modified Metal-Organic Frameworks 2015-174
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Utility scale or home-based water purification Heavy metal ion detection ADVANTAGES: High ion uptake capacity Selectivity against common benign ions Able to reach EPA limits from very high ion concentrations Fast uptake kinetics Tunable ion selectivity High internal surface areas Easily scaled up for large cleanup … [Read more...] about Remediation of Heavy Metals in Drinking Water Using Post-Synthetically Modified Metal-Organic Frameworks 2015-174
Hybrid MRS-TEM for Mapping Shallow Aquifers 2014-057
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Locating and characterizing Groundwater Subsurface hydrocarbon reservoirs ADVANTAGES: More accurate aquifer assessment than conventional exploration systems Single instrumentation package ABSTRACT: Frank Morrison, Erika Gasperikova and Alessandro Ratti of Berkeley Lab have developed a lightweight system for measuring … [Read more...] about Hybrid MRS-TEM for Mapping Shallow Aquifers 2014-057
Low Cost Fluoride Remediation for Groundwater in Developing Countries 2015-125
2016 R&D 100 Award Winner APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Drinking water treatment Fluoride ion removal from industrial-waste effluent streams ADVANTAGES: Low cost materials and processing Scalable for rural communities Effective pH control Avoids use of toxic chemicals for media regeneration Very high water recovery ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab … [Read more...] about Low Cost Fluoride Remediation for Groundwater in Developing Countries 2015-125