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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

Highly-Permeable Polyaniline Membranes with Graphene Oxide Additive and CO2 Separations from Flue Gas

UCLA Case Nos. 2019-860 and 2019-861SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Civil and Environmental Engineering have developed a method to selectively tune polymer membranes (polyaniline) by incorporating graphene oxide. Additionally, the films produced by this method are capable of separating greenhouse gas carbon...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Richard Kaner

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Category(s): Energy & Environment > Carbon Capture, Chemical > Industrial & Bulk Chemicals

CO2 and Global-Scale Carbon Management

UC Case No. 2019-990SUMMARY UCLA researchers in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering have developed a method to remove excess greenhouse gases from the atmosphere by turning CO2 gas into a solid.BACKGROUNDAs the global average temperature continues to rise, strategies to trap greenhouse gases like CO2 are becoming increasingly essential....

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Gaurav Sant, Erika Callagon La Plante, David Jassby, Jingbo Wang, Dante Simonetti, Abdulaziz Alturki

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Category(s): Energy & Environment > Carbon Capture

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

Buffer-Free Process Cycle For Co2 Sequestration And Carbonate Production From Brine Waste Streams With High Salinity

Buffer-Free Process Cycle for CO2 Sequestration and Carbonate Production from Brine Waste Streams with High SalinityUC Case No. 2018-345SUMMARY:Researchers in the UCLA Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering have developed a novel process cycle to separate and enrich divalent cations such Ca2+ and Mg2+ from high salinity brine solutions for...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Gaurav Sant, Bu Wang, Erika Callagon La Plante

Keywords(s): Chemical Manufacturing & Industrial/Bulk Chemicals

Category(s): Energy & Environment > Carbon Capture, Chemical > Industrial & Bulk Chemicals

2008-765 CONDUCTIVE-ORGANOMETALLIC FRAMEWORK

Conductive Organometallic FrameworkUC Case No. 2008-765SUMMARY:UCLA researchers in the Department of Chemistry have developed organic metallic framework (MOF) materials with high porosity and conductivity capabilities. BACKGROUND: Advances in gas storage and separation are needed to facilitate wider adoption of clean energy and for the control of toxic...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Omar Yaghi, Eunwoo Choi

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Category(s): Chemical > Synthesis, Energy & Environment > Carbon Capture, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Materials > Water Treatment, Chemical > Chemical Sensors, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Gas Storage