Highly Porous Fibrous Network Materials for Gas Filtration
A nanofibrous gas filtration membrane with tunable pore size and low pressure drop ideal for filtering fumes, viruses and particulate matter Background: Filtration is used to separate one substance from another by entrapment within or on a filter medium. Air filtration can be important in both industrial and personal applications, especially as pollution...
Published: 8/27/2024
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Inventor(s): Benjamin Chu, Benjamin Hsiao, Hongyang Ma
Keywords(s): 3-dimantional network structure, air filtration, Cellulose nanofibers, chemically cross-linking, gas filtration, membrane, polysaccharide nanofibers, Technologies
Category(s): Campus > Stony Brook University, Technology Classifications > Electronics and Electronic Materials, Technology Classifications > Material and Composites, Technology Classifications > Research Tools and Reagents
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Porous Graphene Based Composite Membranes for Nanofiltration, Desalination and Pervaporation
An ultra-thin barrier from a single atomic layer of graphene-based materials with adjustable pore size Background: For membrane separation technology, preparing a very thin barrier layer with high selectivity, high throughput, low fouling, and long lasting properties forms the ultimate set of goals, which the widely used polymeric materials...
Published: 8/27/2024
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Inventor(s): Benjamin Chu, Benjamin Hsiao, Hongyang Ma, Zhe Wang
Keywords(s): chemically cross-linking, desalination, electrospun scaffold, membrane, nanofiltration, pervaporation, Porous graphene oxide, Technologies, water channels
Category(s): Campus > Stony Brook University, Technology Classifications > Education and Training, Technology Classifications > Drug Delivery, Technology Classifications > Medical Devices
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High Flux Ultrafiltration and Nanofiltration Nanofibrious Membranes Containing Cellulose Coating by Ionic Liquids
An improved, cost-effective, and non-toxic separation membrane for oil/water emulsions and several fluid separation systems Background: Conventional composite membranes currently run into the issue of pore blockage when soaked in amine solutions. The clogged pores create increased coating thickness, which decreases the flux rate. Cellulose is being...
Published: 10/3/2024
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Inventor(s): Benjamin Chu, Benjamin Hsiao, Hongyang Ma
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Category(s): Campus > Stony Brook University, Technology Classifications > Environment, Technology Classifications > Nanotechnology
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Ultra-Nanofibers for Air and Water Filtration
This technology is a membrane of polysaccharide nanofibers and an electrospun substrate, with applications in water filtration Background: Using cellulose nanofibers for water filtration can be advantageous due to the functionality of their surfaces; they can be adjusted to guide water flow inside water channels or to selectively alter the adsorptive...
Published: 10/3/2024
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Inventor(s): Benjamin Chu, Benjamin Hsiao, Hongyang Ma
Keywords(s): Computers or Electronics
Category(s): Campus > Stony Brook University, Technology Classifications > Environment
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High-Flux Thin-Film Nanocomposite Reverse Osmosis Membrane for Desalination
Use of nanofiber composites to create a higher filtration rate in reverse osmosis for energy efficient separation Background: Reverse osmosis (RO) is one of the most energy efficient separation technologies to remove salt ions from brackish water or seawater. Conventional RO membranes possess a thin film composite (TFC) structure, containing an ultra-thin...
Published: 11/22/2023
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Inventor(s): Benjamin Hsiao, Hongyang Ma, Kai Liu
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Category(s): Campus > Stony Brook University, Technology Classifications > Nanotechnology, Technology Classifications > Material and Composites
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High Flux and Low Pressure Drop Nanofibrous Microfiltration Membranes for Removal of Bacteria and Viruses
A novel application of composite nanofibers for the creation of high performance water filters. Background: Waters contaminated with bacteria, viruses, and toxic heavy metal ions are responsible for up to 1.8 million deaths each year. Although methods such as ultra-filtration and reverse osmosis have been discovered to remove viruses, these methods...
Published: 9/9/2024
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Inventor(s): Benjamin Chu, Benjamin Hsiao, Hongyang Ma, Ran Wang
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Category(s): Campus > Stony Brook University, Technology Classifications > Environment
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