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Methods for Wet Torrefaction of a Biomass
BackgroundLignocellulosic biomass is an important and abundant source of renewable energy. However, difficulties in transportation and handling cause issues with the commercialization of its use, due to its low bulk density and tendency to rot if not stored properly. Thermochemical pretreatment through a process of wet torrefaction increases the mass...
Published: 7/18/2018
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Updated: 7/18/2018
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Inventor(s): Charles Coronella, Victor Vasquez, Mohammad Reza, Wei Yan
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Category(s): Energy & Renewables
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Multifunctional Nanocomposites
Background Solar energy is one of the sustainable and increasingly popular source of energy. Bismuth titanate (Bi12 TiO20 ) (BTO) is a material which demonstrates multifunctional properties and has many uses not limited to energy conversion, energy storage, and environment. With reference to solar energy, BTO has photovoltaic applications due to...
Published: 7/16/2018
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Updated: 7/16/2018
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Inventor(s): Vaidyanathan (ravi) Subramanian, Sankaran Murugesan, York Smith
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Category(s): Chemical, Energy & Renewables, Environment & Sustainability, Renewable Energy
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Dual Mode Combustor
BackgroundMany existing heat production devices such as the gas burner systems require fairly complex control due to high burner-gas flame temperatures which lead to high costs to use the technology. Furthermore, the exhaust is a pollutant; thus, the development of a clean and simple system is in need.DescriptionOur researchers at the University of...
Published: 6/25/2018
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Updated: 6/25/2018
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Inventor(s): Charles Coronella, George Touchton
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Category(s): Energy & Renewables
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Hydropyras Process: Conversion Of Waste To Heat/Power
Background:One can find numerous examples of industrial and domestic waste with high pollutant content (COD, BOD),e.g., stillage, sludge, etc. Treatment of these streams for discharge is quite expensive. In principle, the organic content can be converted to fuel, heat, or power by use of anaerobic digestion (AD), but that technology is not always suited...
Published: 4/23/2020
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Updated: 4/3/2018
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Inventor(s): Charles Coronella, Mohammad Reza, Reza (Alireza) Shekarriz
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Category(s): Energy & Renewables
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Reactor for Continuous Hydrothermal Treatment of Wet Biomass
Background: Since the dawn of modern dairy farming, two problems have plagued the industry: excess of manure, and lack of energy. A dairy of 800 cows can produce something close to 48 tons of manure per day, and without having a farm attached to the dairy, that manure has nowhere to go. That same dairy requires close to $80,000 worth of energy to process...
Published: 4/23/2020
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Updated: 4/3/2018
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Inventor(s): Charles Coronella, Mohammad Reza, Reza (Alireza) Shekarriz
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Category(s): Energy & Renewables
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System For Enhancing Geothermal Energy Extraction
Background: With the ever-growing issues of energy security and climate change, there is increased interest in the use of renewable sources of energy such as geothermal energy. Geothermal energy is everywhere in abundant supply, challenging engineers and inventors to harvest it economically. Researchers at the University of Nevada Reno have created...
Published: 4/3/2018
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Updated: 4/3/2018
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Inventor(s): George Danko
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Category(s): Energy & Renewables
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Methods, Systems, and Apparatus for Obtaining Biofuel from Coffee
Background: This is a method and apparatus for obtaining biofuel from coffee. This covers several methods using different stages of the coffee bean's lifespan, most notable of which involve using coffee that has already been used to make the liquid drink coffee. This process is an efficient use of something society already makes, coffee waste. Waiting...
Published: 4/2/2018
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Updated: 4/2/2018
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Inventor(s): Manoranjan Misra, Susanta Mohapatra, Narasimharao Kondamudi
Keywords(s): Renewable Energy
Category(s): Energy & Renewables, Environment & Sustainability
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A method of controlling their self-assembly and three families of lyotropic chromonic liquid crystals with broad application
The most familiar liquid crystals (LC) are found in the electronic display of mobile devices and computers. LC’s are both a material and a state of matter. This opportunity is protected by 4 issued patents. 3 patents protect 3 families of lyotropic chromonic liquid crystals (LCLC) which have their own individual characteristics and applications....
Published: 12/27/2017
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Updated: 7/18/2014
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Inventor(s): Travis Carson, Sean Casey, Isaac Iverson, Wonewoo Seo, SuK-Wah TaM-Chang
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Category(s): Chemical, Construction & Built Environment, Electronics, Sensors & Photonics, Energy & Renewables, Engineering & Manufacturing, Environment & Sustainability, Food & Drink, Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals, Life Sciences, Materials, Renewable Energy, Aerospace, Aviation & Transport
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Non-toxic, Low Cost Nitrogen Fixation by Titanium Dioxide
Dr. Glenn Miller, within the University of Nevada, Reno Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science (NRES) focuses on the transport and transformation of organic and inorganic compounds. Dr. Miller’s lab has a long-term interest in the environmental photochemistry of organic compounds, and recently is focusing on the photolysis of pesticides...
Published: 1/10/2018
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Updated: 7/9/2013
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Inventor(s): Glenn Miller, Ahmed AL-Taani
Keywords(s): Renewable Energy
Category(s): Environment & Sustainability, Chemical, Life Sciences, Food & Drink, Energy & Renewables
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Two-Dimensional Membrane and Polymers
The King Research Group, led by Benjamin King, at the University of Nevada, Reno Chemistry Department is interested in the chemistry of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHS), liquid crystals, and advanced polymers. The group takes a physical organic approach involving methods from synthetic, mechanistic, computation, theoretical, polymer, and organometallic...
Published: 12/27/2017
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Updated: 6/27/2013
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Inventor(s): Benjamin King, A. Dieter Schluter, Junji Sakamoto
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Category(s): Environment & Sustainability, Chemical, Electronics, Sensors & Photonics, Energy & Renewables, Engineering & Manufacturing, Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals, Information & Communication Technologies, Life Sciences, Materials, Nanotechnology, Aerospace, Aviation & Transport
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