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Top licensing prospects from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Direct Recycling of Spent Li-Ion Battery Cathodes
This scalable and sustainable redox-mediated electrochemical direct recycling method requires only electricity and lithium hydroxide, generating environmentally clean oxygen and water as by-products.
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Microscale Electrochemistry on a Plate for Rapid Evaluation of Electrochemical Systems
This high throughput electrochemical testing device (UltraLyte) allows for rapid screening of battery electrolytes to predict their performance in full battery cells.
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Selective Electrochemical Extraction and Recovery of Multivalent Ions
A team of chemists developed a method of using an ion-storage electrode to electrochemically extract Ca2+ and Mg2+ from feed water and recover them in a separate cell as useful chemicals.
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Engineering Reusable Aluminum-Air Batteries Through Active Precipitate Capture and Electrolyte Micro-Dosing
Unlike conventional batteries that require electrical recharging, this system enables rapid mechanical recharging by simply replacing the aluminum anode, similar to refueling.
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Recombinant Microorganisms That Catabolize Acetovanillone
UW researchers identified a new kinase and associated mutation that allows the Alphaproteobacterium Novosphingobium aromaticivorans strain to metabolize lignin-derived acetovanillone.
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Featured UW-Madison Researcher
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John Ralph, Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry
“John’s expertise in lignin, an incredibly complex and variable molecule, and his passion for sustainability have resulted in inventions that allow commercial partners to develop in a wide open area of biorenewables.” – Jennifer Gottwald, WARF Director of Licensing |
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