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Northwestern Startup: NuMat Technologies, Inc
Founded: 2011
Northwestern Inventor:
Omar Farha
Weinberg School of Arts & Sciences
Department of Chemistry
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Randall Q. Snurr
McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Joseph T. Hupp
Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Chemistry
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Numat...
Published: 5/5/2026
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Updated: 5/5/2026
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Catalyst, Energy and Infrastructure, Environment, Materials, MOFs, Polymer, Startup with Northwestern IP
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability, Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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ExBox: A High-Affinity Scavenger for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
NU 2012-126
Inventors
Fraser Stoddart
Jonathan C Barnes
Michal Juricek
Abstract
Northwestern researchers have developed a high-affinity scavenger of an array of different polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). This invention, called ExBox, is a receptor molecule that possess a large rectangular cavity with a rigid box-like geometry enabling...
Published: 3/17/2026
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Updated: 6/16/2025
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Energy and Infrastructure, Environment
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
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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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Updated: 5/19/2025
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Cleantech, Ecosystems and Resilience, Energy and Infrastructure, Environment, Materials, Metals, Remediation
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability
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Methods for incorporating dynamic bonds into existing polymers
Methods for incorporating dynamic bonds into existing polymers
NU 2023-117
INVENTORS
Julia Kalow*
Daniel Hart
Joseph Accardo
SHORT DESCRIPTION
This invention presents a method for incorporating dynamic bonds into unsaturated polymers commonly found in synthetic rubbers. The approach enables the chemical modification of waste rubber creating...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Updated: 4/28/2025
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Cleantech, Environment, Polymer, Sustainable Materials
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes, 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: 1/13/2026
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Updated: 4/28/2025
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Inventor(s):
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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Visible Light Photoreduction of CO2 in Pure Water using Quantum Dots as Photosensitizer
Visible Light Photoreduction of CO2 in Pure Water using Quantum Dots as Photosensitizer
NU 2020-225
INVENTORS
Emily Weiss*
Benjamin Nagasing
Francesca Arcudi
Luka Dordevic
Samuel Stupp
SHORT DESCRIPTION
This invention discloses a method for light-driven photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to CO in pure water using colloidal quantum dots as photosensitizers,...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Updated: 4/28/2025
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Carbon Dioxide Management, Carbon Utilization, Catalyst, CCUS, Cleantech, Environment, Nanotechnology, Renewable, Solar
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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Biowaste-Based and Reproccessable Non-isocyanate Polythiourethane Networks
NU 2023-075
INVENTORS
John Mark Torkelson*
Boran Chen
Yixuan Chen
SHORT DESCRIPTION
Sustainable, biowaste-based, and non-toxic polyurethane networks that are mechanically strong and resistive to water.
ABSTRACT
Northwestern researchers have developed sustainable polythiourethane (NIPTU) networks, which may be used as substitutes for standard...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Updated: 5/10/2023
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Adhesive, Cleantech, Environment, Manufacturing/Processing, Materials, Polymer, Polymer Recycling and Reprocessing, Renewable
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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Decontamination of Radioactive Water Using a Novel Polymer for Ion Exchange
NU 2007-080, 2008-099, 2008-169, 2008-171
Inventors
Mercouri G. Kanatzidis*
Emmanouil Manos
Joshua L. Mertz
Nan Ding
Short Description
Advanced material for specific capture of radioactive ions from mixed solutions at high temperature and alkaline pH #environment #remediation #materials #manufacturing #composite
Abstract
Radioactive water waste...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Updated: 3/17/2023
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Composite, Energy and Infrastructure, Environment, Manufacturing/Processing, Materials, Metals
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Energy & Sustainability, Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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High-Efficiency Gold Recovery
NU 2020-041
INVENTORS
J Fraser Stoddart*
Huang Wu
ABSTRACT
For well over a century now, 83% of gold production has depended on a cyanide-leaching process, while that remaining in the debris is often treated with mercury. Both cyanide and mercury, however, are highly toxic, causing human health hazards and serious environmental pollution...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Updated: 9/2/2021
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Chemicals, Environment
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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A Polyelectrolyte Single Crystal for Proton Conductivity
NU 2020-001
Inventors
James Stoddart*
Qinghui Guo
Abstract
The efficient preparation of single-crystalline ionic polymers and fundamental understanding of their structure-property relationships at the molecular level remains a challenge in chemistry and materials science. Here, we describe the single crystal structure of a highly ordered polycationic...
Published: 11/6/2025
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Updated: 8/10/2021
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Inventor(s):
Keywords(s): Environment, Fuel Cell, Nanomaterials, Polymer
Category(s): Physical Sciences > Materials and Industrial Processes
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