Search Results for Renewable Energy
This is a novel seedless floating growth technique for synthesis of a variety of hybrid nanostructures on graphene, primarily for electronic and optoelectronic applications.
Category(s): energy-environment, materials
This invention allows use of an efficient and stable oxygen evolution catalyst that facilitates water splitting without requiring noble metals or complicated synthesis methods.
Category(s): energy-environment, materials
This invention is based on an innovative process that creates an extremely thin and durable "wet-proof" surface on the interior of gas diffusion media such as the type used in PEM fuel cells.
Category(s): energy-environment, materials
Subcategory(s): energy-storage, renewable-energy
Method for converting lignin biomass to aromatic compounds using a novel mesoporous acid catalyst.
Category(s): energy-environment
Subcategory(s): petrochemicals, renewable-energy
This technology is a process for synthesizing low-dimensional hyperthin iron disulfide (FeS2) nanostructures to be used as electrocatalysts for hydrogen production through water-splitting reactions.
Category(s): energy-environment, materials
Subcategory(s): renewable-energy
This invention uses a photoactive element between graphene electrodes to create a photovoltaic device that not only produces electricity from sunlight, but also transmits its infrared energy for use in an attached thermal energy device.
Subcategory(s): energy-storage, renewable-energy
This invention is a novel catalyst made up of a support, a linker, and a ruthenium catalyst nanoparticle. The invention covers not only synthesis of the catalyst but also methods of performing hydrogenolysis with the catalyst.
Category(s): energy-environment, materials
This invention is a process to convert a biomass side product, glycerol, into an industrial chemical. The process eliminates the previous step of externally adding hydrogen to create a more efficient product with a higher yield of product with lower deoxygenation.
Category(s): energy-environment, materials
This invention consists of a novel composition of matter as well as a process for the efficient conversion of glycerol to lactic acid.
Category(s): energy-environment, materials
Subcategory(s): biochemicals, renewable-energy
In contrast to conventional ethylene oxide (EO) production methods, this invention employs a new catalyst, a different oxidant, and much milder operating conditions. This inventive method eliminates carbon dioxide waste and converts ethylene to EO with greater than 99% selectivity. In addition to increased efficiency and a reduced carbon footprint, this invention offers safety advantages over conventional methods.
The current inventions utilizes a novel metal based catalyst in order to allow for the use of hydrogen peroxide as an oxidant allowing for a greener approach to olefin epoxidation. Further this method employs a catalyst that allows for less metal leaching, decreases hydrogen peroxide decomposition, and no carbon dioxide byproduct as demonstrated by gas chromatography.
Category(s): energy-environment, materials