UW-Madison researchers used metabolic engineering to generate recombinant microorganisms capable of producing the commodity chemical cis, cis-muconic acid (ccMA) from biomass-derived aromatics. The r...
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UW-Madison researchers have identified ionic liquid and dopant combinations that enable increased capacitance. In short, the interfacial capacitance of ionic liquid electrolytes at electrode surfaces ...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a new method to produce cementitious materials from low-cost limestone filters without pyro-processing. The method involves coating limestone particles with fine ...
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Introduced in the early 1900s, paracetamol (acetaminophen) is an active ingredient in many widely sold over-the-counter medicines such as Tylenol and today is the most commonly used medication for pai...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a method for producing carbon negative supplementary cementitious materials utilizing a carbon mineralization-based direct air capture process named DDAC-REACT (D...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a method to produce carbon negative supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) utilizing a carbon mineralization-based direct air capture process named DDAC-REACT...
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The present application relates to nucleic acids encoding polypeptides with β-etherase activity; polypeptides with β-etherase activity; vectors comprising said nucleic acids for the production of re...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a post-ALD in-situ water treatment procedure that removes residual Cl ligands from amorphous TiO2 films and thereby extends the photoelectrochemical cell’s prot...
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PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) do not degrade in the environment and are known to bioaccumulate, resulting in environmental and public health challenges. Electrochemical approaches are bel...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed an easy, cost-effective and eco-friendly synthesis for gold nanoparticles that can be employed for electrochemical detection of toxic Arsenic (III) and Arsenic (V...
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A UW-Madison researcher is developing a bacterial mutant that will be capable of removing the inhibitory co-products from lignocellulosic biomass derived hydrolysates. The inventor started with Pseudo...
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A UW-Madison researcher has developed a cost-effective method to convert struvite and brushite (naturally occurring, phosphate-containing minerals that can be a problem in wastewater treatment) into a...
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UW-Madison researchers have identified two amino acids in the active site of phenylalanine tyrosine ammonia-lyase (PTAL) critical for the activity of the enzyme in catalyzing the synthesis of p-coumar...
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UW researchers have designed and synthesized a series of cathode materials for aqueous redox flow batteries by dimerization of TEMPO into ionic structures. TEMPO radicals have high voltage but are too...
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UW researchers have developed a new type of tandem electrodialysis (ED) cell where salination is performed in one cell and desalination in the other with circulation of the anolyte and catholyte to av...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a new electrochemical method to recover Li from spent lithium-ion battery (LIB) materials as high purity Li-containing chemicals with a high yield in an efficient...
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UW researchers have developed a sustainable viologen redox species synthesized from a common industrial organic species, 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl trimethylammonium chloride. Also known as Dextrosil, t...
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Seawater desalination is a promising solution for the global water crisis. However, the current methods of distillation and reverse osmosis are expensive and energy-intensive.Electrodialysis is an alt...
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Researchers from UW-Madison and other institutions have developed an improved alkaline pretreatment method for plant biomass that makes the production of lignocellulose-derived sugars for bio-based fu...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed an improved electrochemical valorization strategy that leverages an electrocatalyst capable of carrying out two-electron oxygen reduction reactions (2e- ORR). The...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a method to synthesize organocatalysts that can be engineered to mimic biological enzymes for use in a variety of industrially relevant chemical reactions. The or...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a new method that allows for the transformation of ethanol into a blend of components (mainly long chain ethers) that can be used as a diesel #2 replacement. The ...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a new approach for producing the preservative potassium sorbate directly from the biomass-derived chemical intermediate triacetic lactone (TAL) rather than via so...
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UW-Madison researchers have developed a mesoporous ferroelectric P(VDF-TrFE) separator membrane to provide self-responsive dendrite suppression. This capability was demonstrated using the plating/stri...
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Fuel cells and other types of electrochemical cells often rely on costly platinum cathodes to drive oxygen reduction. A team of UW-Madison researchers recently developed a cost-saving scheme to improv...
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