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High Performance Composite Membranes (Case No. 2023-303)
Summary: UCLA researchers in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering have developed a novel, compaction-resistant reverse osmosis membrane for desalination under high pressures. Background: Access to safe drinking water is of utmost importance for everyone, and by 2025 half of the world’s population will live in areas where demand...
Published: 4/16/2024   |   Inventor(s): Eric Hoek, Jishan Wu
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Category(s): Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Water Monitoring & Treatment
Energy-Positive, Carbon-Negative Wastewater Recycling & Resource Recovery
Summary: UCLA Researchers in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering have developed a system for recycling wastewater that is net energy-positive and carbon-negative while generating pipeline grade natural gas and both liquid and solid fertilizer products. Background: Biological nutrient removal (BNR) is an important component of modern...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Eric Hoek, Shaily Mahendra, Dukwoo Jun, Ryo Honda, Minhao Xiao, Kevin Clack, Richard Kaner
Keywords(s): algae, Biological nutrient removal, carbon (CO2) sequestration, Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Credits, carbon negative, Desalination Wastewater, Energy positive, Membrane bioreactor, membrane bio-reactor (MBR), Membranes, Photo-bioreactor, Wastewater treatment
Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Energy & Environment > Carbon Capture, Energy & Environment > Water Monitoring & Treatment
2021-217 Air-Breathing Electric Thruster
SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed air-breathing electric thrusters that would allow satellites to operate in very low Earth orbit (VLEO) for a wide array of applications. BACKGROUND: The majority of spacecraft operate in low Earth orbit (LEO) due to the many advantages of operating...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Richard Wirz, Patrick Crandall
Keywords(s): Aerospace Engineering, Atmospheric Entry, Communications Satellite, Drag (Physics), Propulsion, Spacecraft, Telecommunication, Transportation
Category(s): Mechanical, Energy & Environment > Water Monitoring & Treatment, Mechanical > Aeronautics & Aerospace
2022-194 GEOSPATIAL TREND DETECTION METHOD
SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Geography have developed a robust geospatial trend detection method that works with any combination of spatial aggregations, dimensions and variables, allowing researchers to compare geospatial trends across a variety of resolution levels. BACKGROUND: Since the adaptation of satellites that were capable...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Solomon Vimal
Keywords(s): Algorithm, Communications Satellite, Energy & Water, Geographic Profiling, Image Processing, Seawater, Software, Software & Algorithms
Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Image Processing, Energy & Environment > Water Monitoring & Treatment
2020-458 Biotransformation of Per- and Poly-Fluorinated Substances by Fungi
SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering have developed a method to biodegrade a common perfluoroalkyl manufacturing precursor using various fungal strains.BACKGROUNDPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are ubiquitously utilized in a variety of consumer, industrial, and military products. Sometimes referred...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Shaily Mahendra
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Category(s): Energy & Environment > Water Monitoring & Treatment, Chemical > Chemical Sensors
2017-903 CO2 Mineralization in Produced and Industrial Effluent Water by pH-swing Carbonation Using Reusable Buffers
SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering have developed a novel approach for treating industrial wastewater through a CO2 sequestration process.BACKGROUNDLiquid waste streams generated from several industrial processes include produced effluent water from oil and gas extraction operations, industrial (aqueous)...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Gaurav Sant, Erika Callagon La Plante, Hyukmin Kweon
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Category(s): Energy & Environment > Carbon Capture, Energy & Environment > Water Monitoring & Treatment, Chemical > Industrial & Bulk Chemicals
Determining Oil Well Connectivity Using Nanoparticles
Determining Oil Well Connectivity and Contents Using NanoparticlesUC Case Nos. 2014-866 and 2018-586SUMMARY:UCLA researchers in the Department of Chemistry have developed a method of using nanowires to detect underground fluid reservoir interconnectivities and reservoir contents with high accuracy.BACKGROUND:Most conventional systems for studying the...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Paul Weiss, Andrea Bertozzi, Stanley Osher, Anne Andrews
Keywords(s): Chemical Manufacturing & Industrial/Bulk Chemicals, Energy & Water, Image Processing, Software & Algorithms
Category(s): Software & Algorithms, Software & Algorithms > Image Processing, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Water Monitoring & Treatment, Chemical > Chemical Sensors, Chemical > Industrial & Bulk Chemicals
Self-Adaptive Control And Optimization Of Ultrafiltration
UC Case No. 2016-159SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular engineering have developed a novel UF-RO system.BACKGROUNDUltrafiltration (UF) is the process of membrane-based removal of particles. It is used in a number of different industries such as food production, water treatment, desalination etc. In particular, in water...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Yoram Cohen, Panagiotis Christofides, Anditya Rahardianto, Han Gu, Larry Xingming Gao
Keywords(s): Energy & Water
Category(s): Energy & Environment > Water Monitoring & Treatment, Materials > Water Treatment
2018-148 Facile, Low-Energy Routes for the Production of Hydrated Calcium and Magnesium Salts from Alkaline Industrial Wastes
SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Civil and Environment Engineering have developed a method for production of hydrated calcium and magnesium salts from alkaline industrial wastes using a facile and low-energy process.BACKGROUNDThe commercial production of Ca(OH)2 (portlandite) and Mg(OH)2 (brucite) presently involves calcining based methods,...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Gaurav Sant, Laurent Pilon, Bu Wang, Erika Callagon La Plante, Sara Castano
Keywords(s): Bulk Industrial Chemicals, Chemical Manufacturing & Industrial/Bulk Chemicals
Category(s): Energy & Environment > Water Monitoring & Treatment, Chemical > Industrial & Bulk Chemicals
2014-515 DETECTION AND SPATIAL MAPPING OF MERCURY CONTAMINATION IN WATER SAMPLES USING A SMART-PHONE
Detection and Spatial Mapping of Mercury Contamination in Water Samples Using a Smart-PhoneUC Case No. 2014-515SUMMARY:Researchers in UCLA Department of Electrical Engineering have developed a smart-phone based handheld platform that allows for the quantification of mercury(II) ions in water samples with parts per billion (ppb) level of sensitivity.BACKGROUND:Long...
Published: 7/19/2023   |   Inventor(s): Aydogan Ozcan, Qingshan Wei
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Category(s): Mechanical, Energy & Environment > Water Monitoring & Treatment
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