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Metal reduction and degradation of organic contaminants via ammonium oxidation under iron reduction for water remediationPrinceton Docket # 15-3080Researchers in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Princeton University have cultured Acidimicrobiaceae bacterium A6 (ATCC, PTA-122488) to investigate the process of ammonium oxidation...
Published: 3/15/2018
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Inventor(s): Peter Jaffe, Shan Huang, Emily Gilson
Keywords(s): civil engineering, earth science, metal reduction, wastewater management, water
Category(s): Civil/Environmental Engineering
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Docket # 15-3063-1Researchers at Princeton University have developed a new catalytic method to produce chlorine dioxide quickly and efficiently from easily transportable chlorite salts. This method operates under mild conditions without the input of external energy or the use of harsh chemicals, circumventing the major concerns of large-scale production...
Published: 3/15/2018
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Inventor(s): John Groves, Roy Xiao
Keywords(s): wastewater management
Category(s): Chemistry, Civil/Environmental Engineering
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Princeton Docket # 14-3027Elevated levels of fluoride in groundwaters of granitic and basaltic terrains pose a major environmental problem and are affecting millions of people all over the world. Everyday many people, especially in the developing world, are exposed to elevated levels of fluoride, which has been found to be well above the World Health...
Published: 3/15/2018
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Inventor(s): Satish Myneni, Peter Jaffe
Keywords(s): Chemistry, civil engineering, earth science, green tech, polymer chemistry, wastewater management, water
Category(s): Ceramics/Material Sciences
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An Efficient, Green Process for Cyanide Decontamination in Water
Princeton Docket # 14-2955
This innovation is an improvement to a previously patent pending process for the catalytic generation of chlorine dioxide, Princeton docket # 11-2630/2714, US Patent Publication 2013-0209573, “An Efficient, Catalytic and Scalable Method to Produce Chlorine...
Published: 3/15/2018
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Inventor(s): John Groves, Thomas Umile, Christina Chang
Keywords(s): catalyst, Chemistry, energy, green tech, wastewater management, water
Category(s): Chemistry
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A new energy efficient method for the removal of nitrogen for wastewater management and engineered wetlands
Princeton Docket # 13-2918
Researchers in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University, have identified a new microorganism that is responsible for the Feammox process.
Virtually all wastewater treatment plants...
Published: 3/15/2018
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Inventor(s): Peter Jaffe, Shan Huang
Keywords(s): energy, wastewater management, water
Category(s): Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals
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Advanced Liquid Centrifuge Using Differentially Rotating Cylinders
Princeton Docket # 12-2804
Researchers in the Department of Astrophysical Sciences and Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University have designed an advanced liquid centrifuge using differentially rotating cylinders and optimized boundary conditions. The unique design of...
Published: 3/15/2018
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Inventor(s): Hantao Ji, Adam Cohen, Philip Efthimion, Eric Edlund
Keywords(s): Chemistry, green tech, Opto-Electronics/ELE ENG, process optimization, wastewater management, water
Category(s): Opto-Electronics/ Electrical Engineering
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Novel Method for the Production of Upgraded Water from Saline,
Brackish and Polluted Water
Princeton Docket # 12-2722/2817
The growing shortage of fresh water is a problem of international concern. Methods for upgrading sea water make an important contribution to the fresh water supply. Current large-scale methods for upgrading sea water are by reverse...
Published: 3/15/2018
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Inventor(s): Brian Pethica, Sankaran Sundaresan, Pablo Debenedetti
Keywords(s): Chemistry, process optimization, wastewater management
Category(s): Chemistry
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