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Nanostructured Fibrous Membranes for Efficient Membrane Distillation
Nano-fibrous mats with tunable pore sizes and interconnected pores for integrated liquid and vapor phase membrane transition Background: Membrane distillation is a separation process in which separation occurs due to phase change across a barrier formed by hydrophobic membrane for liquid phase, allowing the vapor phase to pass through the pores....
Published: 11/22/2023   |   Inventor(s): Benjamin Chu, Benjamin Hsiao
Keywords(s): surface modifications, switching of hydrophobicity to increase throughput, Technologies, ultra-thin nanofibers, vapor-liquid phase transitions on molecular/nano scales
Category(s): Campus > Stony Brook University, Technology Classifications > Nanotechnology
Method for Preparing Chemical/Surface Modified Nanocrystalline Cellulose
Inpart-Short description Background: There is a growing interest in the development of nanocomposites consisting of organic polymers and various nanomaterials. In general, composites have been used extensively in civil infrastructure applications and their use continues to grow in the new and existing structures via retrofits, rehabilitations, and...
Published: 11/22/2023   |   Inventor(s): Alexander Orlov, Daniel Knopf, Robert Grubbs, Girish Ramakrishnan
Keywords(s): Functionalization, In flight, Nanocrystalline Cellulose, surface modifications, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > Stony Brook University, Technology Classifications > Clean Energy, Technology Classifications > Environment, Technology Classifications > Energy Conservation, Technology Classifications > Material and Composites