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Lignin-Based Separators for Lithium-Ion Batteries
Executive Summary Lithium ion batteries are currently ubiquitous in numerous applications. In these batteries, the separator plays a crucial role by physically separating the anode and cathode to prevent electrical short circuits while allowing the flow of ions through the electrolytes. Common materials used for separators include polyolefins such...
Published: 8/15/2025
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Inventor(s):
Chengcheng Fang
,
Huanhuan Jia
Keywords(s):
Lignin
,
Lithium Batteries
Category(s):
Advanced Materials
,
Energy
Hybrid Lithium-Ion / Lithium-Metal Battery Electrolyte for Fast Charging and High
Energy
Density
Executive Summary Lithium ion batteries are currently ubiquitous in numerous applications while lithium metal batteries are becoming closer to commercialization. For all batteries, there is a continuous need for higher
energy
density and fast charging and discharging due to growing applications such as e-vehicles. One limitation of lithium based batteries...
Published: 8/15/2025
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Inventor(s):
Chengcheng Fang
,
Robert Kuphal
Keywords(s):
Lithium Batteries
Category(s):
Energy
,
Materials
,
Mobility
Modular and Scalable Solar Microinverter
Executive Summary Induction motors are used in a myriad of applications. Often, however, they are oversized and draw high starting currents which typically incurs additional electricity charges. For pumping applications, this can also lead to excess wear of the pump and piping system. While a variable speed drive (VSD) may alleviate this problem, VSD’s...
Published: 1/6/2025
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Inventor(s):
Woongkul Lee
,
Younsuk Dong
,
Musab Guven
Keywords(s):
Category(s):
Mobility
,
Electrical
,
Energy
Efficient Room Temperature, Ambient Pressure Liquid Ammonia Storage System
Executive Summary Liquid ammonia is current stored and transported in very large quantities in refrigerated units, railcars, tanker trucks and pressurized containers. While the majority of existing uses are as a nitrogen fertilizer for agricultural uses, increasing attention has been turned to ammonia as a green, carbon free
energy
storage medium for...
Published: 4/22/2025
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Inventor(s):
Mi Chenija
,
Reza Ghazfar
,
Milton Smith, III
,
Thomas Hamann
Keywords(s):
Category(s):
Chemicals
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Agriculture
,
Energy
,
Environment
,
Transportation
Synthetic Bacterial Microcompartment Shell Proteins Derived by Circular Permutation and/or Genetic Fusion
INTRODUCTION Bacterial microcompartments (BMCs) are organelles used by various bacteria to encapsulate metabolic pathways into a proteinaceous shell. BMCs serve as scaffolds to organize encapsulated enzymes and as physical boundaries to reduce diffusive loss of volatile or toxic intermediates and restrict crosstalk with cytosolic biosynthetic pathways....
Published: 4/22/2025
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Inventor(s):
Cheryl Kerfeld
,
Bryan Ferlez
,
Markus Sutter
,
Andrew Hagen
,
Nancy Sloan
Keywords(s):
Category(s):
Biotechnology
,
Energy
,
Chemicals
,
Environmental
,
Manufacturing Equipment
A Robust Algal Assemblage for Biomass Production and Carbon Dioxide Capture
Executive Summary: Stable algal assemblage cultured for biomass production and carbon dioxide capture is robust under different bioreactor configurations, environmental conditions, and CO2 supplements. Background: Carbon dioxide accounts for 82% of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. Sustainable carbon capture is essential for decreasing...
Published: 3/12/2025
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Inventor(s):
Wei Liao
,
Yan (susie) Liu
Keywords(s):
Category(s):
Agricultural
,
Agriculture
,
Energy
,
Environment
,
Environmental
Engineered Shell Proteins to Enable Electron Transfer Across the Shell of a Bacterial Microcompartment
INTRODUCTION Bacterial microcompartments (BMCs) are organelles used by various bacteria to encapsulate metabolic pathways into a proteinaceous shell. Because of their attributes (self-assembling modules, optimization of the reactions in their lumen.) they have potential as catalytic bioreactors that can be customized to support new metabolic functions....
Published: 9/8/2023
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Inventor(s):
Cheryl Kerfeld
,
Clement Aussignargues
Keywords(s):
Category(s):
Biotechnology
,
Chemicals
,
Energy
,
Environmental
,
Manufacturing Equipment
Two Phase Consortium for Production of Metabolites from a Cyanobacteria/Bacteria Mixed Consortium
Executive SummaryBiobased plastics and chemicals offer an alternative solution to products traditionally made from fossil fuel sources. Bioindustries utilize heterotrophic organisms to convert carbohydrate-rich feedstocks like sugarcane, sugar beets, and corn into value-added compounds (e.g. nutritional supplements, pharmaceuticals, etc.). Because these...
Published: 4/22/2025
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Inventor(s):
Daniel Ducat
,
Taylor Weiss
,
Eric Young
Keywords(s):
Category(s):
Biotechnology
,
Agricultural
,
Chemicals
,
Energy
A Gating Grid Driver for Time Projection Chamber
Executive SummaryTime Projection Chambers (TPCs) are uniquely useful in analyzing nuclear reactions and resulting particles. These devices rely on fast gating systems to allow or deny entry of particles into the detection area; without which they would not be functional. MSU researchers have developed a novel gating grid driver system for TPCs. Due...
Published: 2/17/2023
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Inventor(s):
William Lynch
,
Suwat Tangwancharoen
,
Man-Yee Tsang
Keywords(s):
Category(s):
Analytical Instruments
,
Control Systems
,
Devices
,
Test and Measurement
,
Computer Hardware
,
Electrical
,
Energy
,
Photonics
Couple-Compression Technology
Executive Summary With increasing emphasis on
energy
efficiency and alternative sources of energy, researchers continually search for methods of energy generation and storage that increase efficiency and reduce costs. One such method of recovering otherwise wasted energy is the implementation of thermoelectric devices. Thermoelectric devices operate...
Published: 6/9/2025
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Inventor(s):
Edward Timm
,
Harold Schock
,
Guoming Zhu
,
Trevor Ruckle
,
Kevin Moran
Keywords(s):
Category(s):
Energy
,
Transportation
,
Advanced Materials
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