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A novel sampling method for the detection of oak wilt pathogen, Bretziella fagacearum in oak and chestnut

Executive Summary: A novel sampling method that uses petioles from fallen leaves is non-destructive and highly accurate for detecting Bretziella fagacearum, the fungus that causes oak wilt, using real-time PCR and culture-based methods. Background: Bretziella fagacearum has been distributed to much of the Midwest and Southern United States and...

Published: 7/7/2025 | Inventor(s): Karandeep Chahal, Timothy Miles

Keywords(s): Category(s): Biotechnology, Environment, Agriculture

Destructing Organic Compounds in Liquids

VALUE PROPOSITION Per and Poly Fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) are a group of human-derived chemicals widely used in consumer products and industry applications that can be toxic. PFAS are difficult to deconstruct and current ways for PFAS destruction present many limitations. These limitations include the systems being ineffective at removing short...

Published: 3/10/2025 | Inventor(s): Qi Hua Fan

Keywords(s): Category(s): Chemicals, Environment

Heavy Metal Sensing

VALUE PROPOSITION Heavy metal pollution in soils is widespread in the world, resulting from both natural sources and human activities (e.g., mining and smelting, industrial emission, fossil fuel combustion, etc.). Due to their toxicity, bioaccumulation, and environmental persistence, elevated levels of heavy metals in the environment pose major threats...

Published: 5/15/2025 | Inventor(s): Wen Li, Hasan Banna, James Siegenthaler

Keywords(s): Category(s): Agriculture, Analytical Instruments, Environment, Test and Measurement

Biobased Films with Improved Oxygen Barrier

Executive Summary Biobased materials such as polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT), polyglycolic acid (PGA) and polybutylene succinate (PBS) are attractive materials for packaging films due to their positive sustainability aspects including biodegradability. However, their oxygen barrier properties limit the use of these materials to certain applications....

Published: 6/9/2025 | Inventor(s): Muhammad Rabnawaz, Mohamed Abdelwahab

Keywords(s): Category(s): Environment, Materials, Packaging, Recycling

Biodegradable Barrier Coating for Paper

Executive Summary Coated paper is used in a variety of packaging applications including fresh produce, cheeses, confectionary, frozen fish and fast food. To achieve sufficient barrier properties, the paper is often coated with petroleum based waxes or polyfluorinated substances (PFAS). However, these coatings are not environmentally attractive and...

Published: 6/5/2025 | Inventor(s): Muhammad Rabnawaz, Hazem Elkholy, Syeda Shamila Hamdani, Ajmir Khan, Sarla Yadav, Ganapathi Anurag, Gurjot Singh

Keywords(s): Category(s): Environment, Materials, Packaging, Recycling

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 | Inventor(s): Mi Chenija, Reza Ghazfar, Milton Smith, III, Thomas Hamann

Keywords(s): Category(s): Chemicals, Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Transportation

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 | Inventor(s): Wei Liao, Yan (susie) Liu

Keywords(s): Category(s): Agricultural, Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Environmental

Tunable Degradation of Fibers

Executive Summary Degradation of polymeric materials is an important process in recycling, composting and rendering them innocuous to the environment. Controlling the rate by which the materials degrade remains challenging and impacted by the nature of the materials and their use in applications where combinations of materials exist to fulfil...

Published: 4/29/2025 | Inventor(s): John Dorgan, Bin Tan

Keywords(s): Category(s): Advanced Materials, Environment, Packaging

Process for Depolymerizing Recycled Polystyrenes

Executive Summary Each year, billions of lbs of polystyrene and styrene copolymers are discarded as waste and very little is recycled. While some technologies have attempted pyrolysis in fluidized bed reactors or solvent processes to convert the polystyrene back to monomer, high costs, long process times and a myriad of reaction products have...

Published: 4/22/2025 | Inventor(s): Muhammad Rabnawaz, Ajmir Khan, Vikash Kumar

Keywords(s): Category(s): Chemicals, Environment, Materials

Rapid Process for Depolymerizing Recycled PET

Executive Summary Each year, billions of lbs of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyethylene terephthalate glycol (PETG) are discarded as waste. While some of the material is separated, recycled and incorporated into new materials, the degradation of the polymers back to their original monomers (a.k.a. chemical recycling) remains prohibitive...

Published: 4/22/2025 | Inventor(s): Muhammad Rabnawaz, Ajmir Khan