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New Column Technology for the Efficient Capture of Heavy Metals and Precious Metal Ions
New Column Technology for the Efficient Capture of Heavy Metals and Precious Metal Ions
NU 2013-145
INVENTORS
Mercouri Kanatzidis*
Debajit Sarma
Emmanouil Manos
SHORT DESCRIPTION
A novel ionâexchange column technology utilizing a composite blend of a metal chalcogenide and calcium alginate mixed with a granular substrate to efficiently capture...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Cleantech, Ecosystems and Resilience, Energy and Infrastructure, Environment, Materials, Metals, Remediation
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
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Styrene Functionalized Cyclodextrin Monomers and Polymer for Water Remediation
Styrene Functionalized Cyclodextrin Monomers and Polymer for Water Remediation
NU 2021-229
INVENTORS
Damian Helbling*
William Dichtel*
Brittany Bac-An Trang
Max Klemes
Mohamed Ibrahim
Ri Wang
Zhi-wei Lin
SHORT DESCRIPTION
This invention discloses styrene functionalized beta-cyclodextrin monomers and their mesoporous polymeric networks,...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Chemicals, Cleantech, Ecosystems and Resilience, Environment, Health & Safety, Materials, Polymer, Remediation
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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New Class of Self-Regenerating Absorbents to Remove Pharmaceutical Ingredients from Water
NU2024-039
INVENTORS
Kimberly Gray*
Han Fu
SHORT DESCRIPTION
A new class of self-regenerating adsorbents (referred to as S-MGC's) created by functionalizing graphene oxide with titanium dioxide and silicon dioxide to effectively adsorb and photodegrade pharmaceutical contaminants in water.
BACKGROUND
The global rise in pharmaceutical use...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Cleantech, Ecosystems and Resilience, Remediation
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes, Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
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Random Copolymer Polyelectrolyte Complexes for Water Filtration
NU 2020-043
INVENTORS
Jeremy Wang*
John M. Torkelson
Monica Olvera de la Cruz
SHORT DESCRIPTION
A system of random copolymer polyelectrolytes for trapping and aggregating water contaminants
BACKGROUND
The presence of contaminants in water can negatively impact human health and is a growing problem for municipal water sources as well as an increasing...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Chemicals, Cleantech, Ecosystems and Resilience, Environment, Health & Safety, Remediation
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes, Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
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Mixed-Phase Titanium Dioxide Photocatalyst
NU 2008-134 InventorsLe Chen Michael Graham Kimberly Gray* AbstractNorthwestern scientists have designed, synthesized and tested a mixed-phase nanostructured titanium dioxide (TiO2) composite photocatalyst that exhibits enhanced photoactivity compared to conventional anatase films and commercially available Degussa P25, one of the industry's gold standard...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Cleantech, Ecosystems and Resilience, Energy and Infrastructure, Environment, Remediation
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
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Using Natural Antioxidant-Rich Agro-Wastes to Improve Plastic Processing and Recycling
NU 2015-107 Inventors John Torkelson* Krishnan IyerShort DescriptionA method using natural antioxidant-rich agro-wastes as a low cost green processing and long-term thermal stabilizers for polymers with performance comparable or superior to commercial antioxidants. BackgroundCommodity plastics such as polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) are used...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Cleantech, Ecosystems and Resilience, Energy and Infrastructure, Environment, Remediation
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
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Photocatalytic Composite for Organic Chemical Oxidation
NU 2007-068 and NU 2008-073 InventorsKimberly Gray*Gonghu LiRichard LueptowYuan Yao AbstractNorthwestern researchers have developed a novel photocatalytic structure that exhibits increased reactivity compared to other existing photocatalysts. Recent studies have shown that combining titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles with multi-walled carbon nanotubes...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Keywords(s): Carbon nanotube, Cleantech, Composite, Ecosystems and Resilience, Energy and Infrastructure, Environment, Remediation
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
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