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
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Beneficial Biochemical Products from Post-Consumer Hygiene Materials 2015-008
APPLICATIONS Upcycling of waste hygiene products into biofuels and bio-based chemicals Cellulose supply and homogenization of overall feedstock quality ADVANTAGES Maximize recycling and reuse of hygiene materials safely Reduction of post-consumer waste left in landfills New source of biofuel and bio-based chemical production Reduction of raw material … [Read more...] about Beneficial Biochemical Products from Post-Consumer Hygiene Materials 2015-008
A Universal Approach to Integrate and Express Pathways in a Broad Range of Bacteria 2016-024
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Microbiome engineering for medicine, agriculture, biomanufacturing and renewable energy Pharmaceutical synthesis Commodity chemical and biofuel production Livestock research and development ADVANTAGES: Enables high-throughput, stable, accurate, efficient gene integration and expression of very large DNA constructs (e.g., … [Read more...] about A Universal Approach to Integrate and Express Pathways in a Broad Range of Bacteria 2016-024
Cerium Hydrogen Redox Flow Batteries 2016-051
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Grid scale energy storage Potentially, production of high-value chemicals ADVANTAGES: Low self-discharge Commercially available materials ABSTRACT: Researchers Adam Z. Weber and Michael Tucker developed improvements to the Cerium-Hydrogen (Ce-H2) redox flow cell by optimizing cell materials, electrolyte composition and … [Read more...] about Cerium Hydrogen Redox Flow Batteries 2016-051
Enhanced UV Photon Capture in Ligand-Sensitized Nanocrystals 2016-035
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Photovoltaics ADVANTAGES: 1,000X light absorption enhancement Drop in replacement for lanthanide nanoparticles Higher UV absorption without effect on downconversion or reemission ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab researchers Peter Agbo and Rebecca Abergel have improved the efficiency of downconverting lanthanide nanoparticles by using … [Read more...] about Enhanced UV Photon Capture in Ligand-Sensitized Nanocrystals 2016-035