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Electrostatic Effects as a Tool to Adjust Rheological Behavior

Reference #: 01522 The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for Electrostatic Effects as a Tool to Adjust Rheological Behavior Background: Rheology is the science that studies the flow phenomena of matter and is concerned with the relationship between shear stress and shear strain. Invention Description: Our method provides...

Published: 3/29/2022 | Inventor(s): Abolfazl Shakouri, Horie Adabi Firouzjaie, Marjorie Nicholson, J.R. (John) Regalbuto

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Category(s): Engineering and Physical Sciences, Environmental and Sustainability

Thermoplastic composite utilizing torrefied biomass

Reference #: 01515 The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for Thermoplastic composite utilizing torrefied biomass Background: This invention solves two primary problems. First, it provides a use for waste forestry and agricultural biomass, which currently do not have attractive commercial uses resulting in forest fires...

Published: 1/19/2022 | Inventor(s): Jochen Lauterbach, Michael Royko

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Category(s): Advanced Materials, Engineering and Physical Sciences, Environmental and Sustainability

Chiral photonic inks for 3D printing of iridescent architectures

Reference #: 01549 The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for Chiral photonic inks for 3D printing of iridescent architectures Background: Currently, most colorings used in various applications are limited in range and come from artificial chemical formulations. Invention Description: The present innovation provides...

Published: 1/12/2022 | Inventor(s): Monirosadat Sadati, Kyle George

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Category(s): Engineering and Physical Sciences, Environmental and Sustainability

Separation of oil water mixtures using nanotechnology

Reference #: 01077 The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for low-cost nanoparticles for pollutant and waste removal. Background: Rapid removal of oil from the water surface is important to mitigate the harmful environmental effect of fast spreading oil spills. Different oil spill cleanup techniques like physical sorption...

Published: 6/3/2021 | Inventor(s): Jamie Lead

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Category(s): Nanotechnology, Environmental and Sustainability

Structurally Tunable Highly Stable PtNiCeSi Based Catalysts Methane Reforming

Reference #: 01423 The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for Structurally tunable highly stable PtNiCeSi based catalysts methane reforming Background: Municipal Solid Waste generation in the USA is EPA estimated at 250 million tons. with almost thirty percent of it going uncollected. Waste treatments include landfills,...

Published: 5/13/2021 | Inventor(s): Jochen Lauterbach, Erdem Sasmaz, Sunkyu Kim

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Category(s): Engineering and Physical Sciences, Environmental and Sustainability

Electrochemical Dehydrogenation of Ethane to Ethylene using Solid Oxide Electrolyzer

Reference #: 01508 The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for Electrochemical Dehydrogenation of Ethane to Ethylene using Solid Oxide Electrolyzer Background: Ethylene is typically produced from natural gas liquid where ethane is the main component. The current industrial method to produce ethylene from ethane is through...

Published: 5/10/2021 | Inventor(s): Fanglin Chen

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Category(s): Energy, Environmental and Sustainability, Engineering and Physical Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Sensing in Tires for Rolling Resistance

Reference #: 01383The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for Sensing in Tires for Rolling Resistance.Background:According to the Alternative Fuels Data Center, an estimated 5% to 15% of passenger car fuel consumption is used to overcome rolling resistance.Rolling resistance includes mechanical energy losses due to aerodynamic...

Published: 12/17/2019 | Inventor(s): Paul Ziehl

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Category(s): Energy, Engineering and Physical Sciences, Environmental and Sustainability, Research Tools

Siloxane Removal Off Landfill Gas Using Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma

Reference #: 01437 The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for Siloxane Removal off Landfill Gas Using Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Background: U.S. regulations have set a target of generating 25% of the energy from renewable sources by 2025, which is also a prime motivation of using LFG (Landfill Gas) as an alternative...

Published: 10/28/2019 | Inventor(s): Tanvir Farouk, Shamia Hoque, Malik Tahiyat

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Category(s): Engineering and Physical Sciences, Energy, Environmental and Sustainability

Swarm-Based Fire-Fighting

Reference #: 01373The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for Swarm-Based Fire-Fighting.Background:Wildfires extend over a large geographical area and proceed along several highly variable fronts simultaneously. Large fires often burn for weeks and cause billions of dollars of damage and cost hundreds of millions to fight....

Published: 3/12/2019 | Inventor(s): Ron Fulbright

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Category(s): Engineering and Physical Sciences, Environmental and Sustainability

Graphene Field Effect Transistors for Detection of Potassium Ions

Reference #: 01290 The University of South Carolina is offering licensing opportunities for Graphene Field Effect Transistors for Detection of Potassium Ions Background:Sensors based on graphene are currently of strong technological interest in chemical, electrical, environmental, and biosensing applications since adsorbed molecules can readily affect...

Published: 4/6/2018 | Inventor(s): Kenneth Walsh, Goutam Koley, Hongmei Li, Md. Sayful Islam

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Category(s): Biomedical and Life Sciences, Environmental and Sustainability, Health Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry

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