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Carbon-Negative Desalination With High-Value Materials Recovery (Case No. 2024-008)

Summary: Researchers led by Dr. Eric Hoek have developed a carbon-negative method to desalinate brine and seawater and extract valuable materials from the source solution. Background: Increased global temperatures and extreme droughts are driving water shortages throughout the world. To address this, water recycling and desalination efforts have...

Published: 10/8/2024 | Inventor(s): Eric Hoek, Yongho Ju, Yoram Cohen, David Jassby

Keywords(s): brine, brine concentrate, carbon negative, carbon neutral, carbon sequestration, Desalination Wastewater, Energy & Water, freshwater generation, global carbon utilization, Half-Reaction Electrolysis Of Water Oxygen Evolution, Membrane bioreactor, membrane fouling, membrane scaling, Membranes, mineral harvesting, nanofiltration, renewable fuel, reverse osmosis (RO), Seawater, treatment efficacy, Wastewater treatment, Water Injection (Oil Production), Water Purification, Nanofiltration, Ultrafiltration, water recovery, Water treatment

Category(s): Chemical, Chemical > Chemical Processing & Manufacturing, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Generation, Energy & Environment > Water Monitoring & Treatment, Energy & Environment > Carbon Capture, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Materials > Water Treatment, Materials > Membranes

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: 11/19/2024 | 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

2021-089 PASSIVE FREEZING DESALINATION DRIVEN BY RADIATIVE COOLING

SUMMARY: UCLA researchers in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering have developed a passive method for water desalination that does not require direct solar irradiation. BACKGROUND: With increasing water scarcity there is now a significant push to find efficient and low-cost methods to generate fresh water from seawater or other...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Pattabhi "Aaswath" Raman, Jyotirmoy Mandal, Xin Huang

Keywords(s): Desalination, Desalination Wastewater, Energy & Water, Energy Efficiency, Functional Materials, Mechanical, Renewable Energy

Category(s): Mechanical, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency, Materials > Water Treatment