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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

Electrocatalysts With Tailored Local Chemical Environment for High-Performance Alkaline Water Electrolysis and Renewable Fuel Generation (Case No. 2023-212)

Summary: UCLA researchers have developed a novel catalytic system that improves reaction kinetics, durability, and resistance to impurities, making it a promising candidate for water electrolyzers and renewable chemical fuel production. Background: Hydrogen, boasting a remarkable energy density of 140 MJ/kg (nearly triple that of typical solid fuels...

Published: 7/10/2024 | Inventor(s): Xiangfeng Duan, Yu Huang, Chengzhang Wan

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Category(s): Chemical, Chemical > Catalysts, Chemical > Synthesis, Materials, Materials > Nanotechnology, Materials > Functional Materials, Materials > Water Treatment, Energy & Environment, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage, Energy & Environment > Energy Storage > Fuel Cells, Energy & Environment > Energy Efficiency

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

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

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

System and Method for Flexible Low-Energy Membrane-Based Liquid Purification

UC Case No. 2016-871SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering have developed a platform and method for membrane-based water purification and desalination that combines operational flexibility with energy efficiency, allowing effective treatment and desalination of raw feed water over a wider range of solute concentrations...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Yoram Cohen, Anditya Rahardianto, Tae Kyung Lee

Keywords(s): Energy & Water

Category(s): Materials > Water Treatment

2006-408 A Novel Ex-Situ Scale Observation Detector (EXSOD) for RO Process Monitoring

SUMMARY UCLA researchers at the Water Technology Research Center have developed a method and a device for real time monitoring of reverse osmosis membrane scaling for large scale water purification applications.BACKGROUNDThe major fraction of large scale water desalination processes use Reverse Osmosis (RO) membranes. RO membranes clog with mineral...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Yoram Cohen, Michal Uchymiak

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Category(s): Energy & Environment > Water Monitoring & Treatment, Materials > Water Treatment, Chemical > Chemical Sensors