50 results about "Upcycling" patented technology

An improved reactor vessel for processing (recycling and upcycling) of plastics includes a shear plate assembly disposed on a rotatable shaft concentrically disposed within a cylindrical reactor vessel. The shear plates are spaced from the vessel wall to generate a predetermined strain rate between the shear plate and the inner wall via Couette flow, enhancing efficiency of the reaction.

One or more aspects of the present disclosure provide methods for recovering and upgrading a secondary battery anode material. The method includes: producing a raw anode material by processing a spent battery material containing a first anode material; purifying the original negative electrode material; and generating a second anode material using the purified raw anode material. In some embodiments, the first anode material includes graphite. And the second negative electrode material comprises a graphite-silicon composite material and / or a graphite-silicon oxide composite material. The second negative electrode material may be a battery-grade negative electrode material that can be directly used for a new battery electrode.

The invention discloses a long-afterglow material based on waste PET and a preparation method and application thereof.Organic luminescent substance crown alkene serves as luminescent molecules and is fused and doped into recycled waste PET, the waste PET is upgraded and reconstructed into a persistent luminescent polymer element, PET macromolecular chains are folded front and back to form regular lamellas, and the lamellas are uniformly distributed on the surface of the waste PET, so that the long-afterglow material based on the waste PET is obtained. Excitons are stabilized, and oxygen in the atmosphere is prevented from being quenched. Due to the planar and rigid structure of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, intramolecular movement can be inhibited, so that non-radiative decay channels are reduced, and the ultra-long afterglow effect is realized. According to the long-afterglow material, pollution of waste materials is reduced, upgrading and recycling of resources are achieved, upgrading and recycling steps are simple and convenient, cost is low, the preparation process is easy to scale, economical and efficient, and the long-afterglow material has good industrial popularization prospects and has important application value in the technical field of plastic upgrading and recycling.

Some embodiments are directed to systems and methods for direct recycling of batteries. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining spent cathode materials from spent batteries. The method includes wet milling the spent cathode materials in an aqueous medium to obtain deagglomerated particles. The method includes spray drying the deagglomerated particles to obtain a plurality of clusters of particles. The method further includes annealing the plurality of clusters of particles in a gaseous environment to obtain a plurality of single particles.

The present disclosure relates to new methods and processes of byproduct conversion, wastewater remediation, byproduct upcycling / recycling, and sustainable cyclic methods thereof.

The invention belongs to the technical field of building materials, and particularly relates to recycled sand grading optimized ultra-high performance concrete and a preparation method thereof. According to the invention, the reclaimed sand is applied to the ultra-high performance concrete with extremely high requirements on material performance in a breakthrough manner, upgrading and reconstruction of the building solid waste are realized, and the utilization value of renewable resources is greatly improved. Meanwhile, the production cost of the concrete can be remarkably reduced, the CO2 emission is reduced, the strength of the prepared concrete meets the practical engineering use requirement, the application of the reclaimed sand in engineering can be promoted, and the green and high-quality development of the building material industry is promoted. And meanwhile, by controlling the grain composition of the reclaimed sand, gaps among the cementing materials are filled, and the compactness is improved, so that the strength and the durability are enhanced.

Global food systems face a paradox: rising demand and widespread hunger coexist with massive food waste, especially fresh produce. Short shelf life, poor forecasting, and lack of transparency lead to unnecessary disposal, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions and sustainability challenges. Consumers also lack reliable information on freshness and nutritional value, further worsening waste. Hence, embodiments of present disclosure provide a method and system for traceability, quality assessment and end of life recommendations of a food item. Initially an image of the food item is captured and a machine-readable tag on the food item is scanned to retrieve traceability data. Then, using trained Visual Language and physics-based models, visual and biochemical features are analyzed to compute ripeness, shelf life, and freshness scores. Further, usage recommendations and end-of-life options are recommended, including recycling guidance for packaging and upcycling opportunities for leftovers. This integrated approach ensures transparency, optimizes consumption, and supports sustainability.

A method for restoring electrochemical activity and cycling stability to spent graphite anode material for a lithium-ion battery includes exposing powdered graphite anode material to boric acid to form borated material, then sintering the borated material. The processing removes dead lithium from the bulk structure and applies boron doping to surfaces of the graphite material.

Ultrafast Joule heating synthesis methods and systems, and more particularly, ultrafast flash Joule heating upcycling of fiber reinforced plastics (such as waste fiber reinforced plastics, glass fiber reinforced plastics, carbon fiber reinforced plastics, and / or quartz fiber reinforced plastics) and materials including fiber reinforced plastics (such as reinforced metal laminates including glass reinforced aluminum laminates and other glass reinforced metal laminates) to phase-controllable silicon carbide (SiC). Further, ultrafast Joule heating synthesis methods and systems for synthesis include SiC fibers / fibrils (such as SiC nanowires), SiC nanowires, and SiC-containing polymer composites, as well as B4C nanowires.

The present invention relates to the process for upcycling synthetic and organic waste into valuable commodities. This invention offers method capable of transferring and managing mixed feedstock streams, including plastic waste, biological waste, municipal solid waste, municipal sewage sludge, and shredder residue, to produce gas, oil, light hydrocarbons, e.g., circular naphtha, specialty chemicals, and carbon solids that can be utilized directly or subjected to further refinement.

A polymer electrolyte, method of forming, and method of upcycling the same There is provided a polymer electrolyte comprising a graft copolymer and an alkali metal non-coordinating salt, wherein the graft copolymer comprises a polyolefin backbone and polyester grafts. There is also provided a method of preparing the polymer electrolyte, and a method of upcycling the polymer electrolyte.

The present invention relates to a method for preparing aquafaba using pulses, and aquafaba prepared using the method. The aquafaba prepared using the method, of the present invention, has high protein content and excellent quality in terms of foam overrun and stability. According to the present invention, even people with egg allergies can enjoy, without concern, desserts using aquafaba. In addition, by-products of pulses, obtained after preparing aquafaba, can be made into snacks through food upcycling.

comprises the following steps: S1. Pretreatment of seashells: Collect, sterilize and crush seashells to reach 2,500 meshes. S2. Preparation of 3D printing materials: Mix polyhydroxyalkanoate and additives with the calcium carbonate powder obtained in S1, and prepare 3D printing wires using an extruding machine. S3. Preparation of 3D printed artificial reef: Use the 3D printing wires to print artificial reef modules with a topological shape. S4. Installation of artificial reefs: Fix and connect the printed artificial reef modules to each other, and fix them according to different occasions, for example, fix in form of floating reefs or on benthal terrain. The invention enables efficient, environmentally friendly and customizable restoration of marine habitats. The method offers advantages such as material sustainability, topologically optimized structures that enhance water flow through artificial reefs, flexible installation, substantial ecological benefits, and lightweight artificial reefs that facilitate transportation.

A method for recycling / upcycling polyurethane thermosets is disclosed. The method includes grinding crosslinked polyurethane thermosets into granules, feeding the granules and a small-molecule carbamate decrosslinker into a twin-screw extruder, and heating the mixture to a temperature between 150° C. and 220° C. The method further includes adding a catalyst to the mixture within the extruder, catalyzing carbamate exchange reactions within the extruder to decrosslink the polyurethane, and extruding the resulting material as a thermoplastic polyurethane. The small-molecule carbamate may be hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) N-phenyl carbamate. The catalyst may be dibutyltin dilaurate (DBTDL). The method may further include purifying the extruded thermoplastic polyurethane to remove residual catalysts and unreacted decrosslinkers. The granules may have an average particle diameter of 1.5 mm.

Ultrafast Joule heating synthesis methods and systems, and, more particularly, ultrafast flash Joule heating upcycling from fiber-reinforced plastics (such as waste fiber-reinforced plastic, glass fiber-reinforced plastic, carbon fiber-reinforced plastic, and / or quartz fiber-reinforced plastic) and materials that include fiber-reinforced plastics (such as reinforced metal laminates including glass reinforced aluminum laminates and other glass reinforced metal laminates) to phase-controllable silicon carbide (SiC). Further, ultrafast Joule heating synthesis methods and systems to synthesize include SiC fibers / fibrils (such as SiC nanowires), SiC nanowires and SiC in polymer composites, and B4C nanowires.

Some embodiments are directed to systems and methods for direct recycling and upcycling of cathode materials. In one aspect, a method for direct recycling of cathode materials includes obtaining spent phosphate-containing cathode active materials (CAM). The method includes purifying the spent phosphate-containing CAM to obtain purified phosphate-containing CAM. The method also includes regenerating the purified phosphate-containing CAM to obtain regenerated phosphate-containing CAM. In some embodiments, the regenerating includes preserving a morphology and chemical composition of the purified phosphate-containing CAM. In some embodiments, the regenerating includes varying either one or both of the morphology and chemical composition of the purified phosphate-containing CAM.

The used-paper upcycling device is intended to provide users with an ink-removal device for used papers. More specifically, an objective of the used-paper upcycling device is to convert used paper into clean plain paper again, so that it may be reused for writing, printing, scanning, etc. To accomplish this, the device comprises a main body integrated with multiple trays and an ink-removing system for efficient upcycling of used paper. The device further includes a control system, and a paper-transferring system that helps with carrying the used papers through the ink-removing system and delivering clean papers. Further, the device includes multiple electric and electronic components integrated within the main body for enabling smooth operation of the device. Thus, the used-paper upcycling device enables users to conserve paper, reduce waste, and reuse used paper.

The invention relates to a method for directly recycling a lithium ion battery cathode material. The method comprises the following steps: performing hydrothermal treatment on cathode black powder (CBM) in an alkaline solution to decompose polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and remove electrolyte salt; washing the treated CBM in deionized water to remove redundant alkaline solution, conductive carbon, degraded PVDF and impurities; and annealing the washed material to repair the crystal structure and remove residual carbon.

A printable composition and a method of fabricating a material includes adding one or more ligands to a polymer. The method also includes incorporating a plurality of dynamic crosslinks into the polymer, and incorporating the dynamic polymer into a reprocessed material. Implementations of the method of fabricating a material may include reacting a metal with the one or more ligands to form a mineralized polymer. The metal may include iron. The mineralized polymer may include iron oxide. The method of fabricating a material may include providing an external stimulus to the mineralized polymer. The external stimulus may include an elevated temperature, pH, a magnetic field, or a combination thereof. The polymer may include acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polybutadiene, polyisoprene, or a combination thereof. The ligand may include histidine. The ligand may include catechol.

A process for manufacturing a snack food product comprises (a) obtaining a starting material comprising carbohydrate and which has undergone a heating or drying process and comprises 30 wt.% or less o

The invention allows for upcycling of chemical products and relates to a method for generating synthesis instructions for producing one or more target product(s) associated with one or more target product properties, the method comprising: providing the one or more target product properties, providing a digital representation of a chemical structure of the one or more educt(s), determining a digital representation of a chemical structure of one or more product(s) from at least a part of the digital representation of the chemical structure of the one or more educt(s) by determining that the one or more product(s) are formed in one or more chemical reaction(s) of at least a part of the one or more educt(s) associated with a one or more formation score(s), determining if the one or more product(s) are the one or more target product(s) based on the one or more formation score(s) and determining if one or more product properties associated with the one or more product(s) correspond to the one or more target product properties, providing the digital representation of the chemical structure of the one or more product(s) in response to determining that the one or more product properties correspond the one or more target product(s) and optionally providing the digital representation of the one or more educt(s) associated with the one or more target product(s).

Ultrafast Joule heating synthesis methods and systems, and, more particularly, ultrafast flash Joule heating upcycling from fiber-reinforced plastics (such as waste fiber-reinforced plastic, glass fiber-reinforced plastic, carbon fiber-reinforced plastic, and / or quartz fiber-reinforced plastic) and materials that include fiber-reinforced plastics (such as reinforced metal laminates including glass reinforced aluminum laminates and other glass reinforced metal laminates) to phase-controllable silicon carbide (SiC). Further, ultrafast Joule heating synthesis methods and systems to synthesize include SiC fibers / fibrils (such as SiC nanowires), SiC nanowires and SiC in polymer composites, and B4C nanowires.

The present invention relates to a non-isocyanate polyurea polymer and a recycling method therefor. The polyurea polymer has faster reactivity than conventional polyurea polymers, is environmentally friendly due to not using isocyanate, and can minimize the use of toxic substances. By having various covalent bonds to form a non-isocyanate-based dynamic covalent bond network, various recycling such as reshaping, chemical recycling, and upcycling is possible, and thus the problem of recyclability of thermosetting polymers can be solved. In addition, the polyurea polymer has both mechanical stability and thermal stability, and thus can be widely applied in various industrial fields.

Process for upcycling a waste material to form alkylbenzene compounds is described herein. The process typically includes the steps of feeding a waste material containing hydrocarbon polymer(s) into a reactor containing a catalyst therein, and operating the reactor at a sufficient temperature, under a sufficient H2 pressure, and for a sufficient period of time to convert the hydrocarbon polymer(s) to a liquid product containing one or more alkylbenzene compounds. The catalyst contains a transition metal or a mixture of a transition metal and another metal, and may be dispersed on the surface of an acidic support. Using the disclosed process, an alkylbenzene mass selectivity of at least 25% relative to all aromatic compounds in the liquid product, is achieved.

The present disclosure concerns a method for upcycling construction and demolition (C&D) debris, resulting upcycled products and uses therefrom. The method comprises separating the debris into a first, silicon-enriched population of inorganic waste particles and a second, calcium -enriched population of inorganic waste particles, each population of inorganic waste particles comprises, independently, a plurality of inorganic compounds including at least silicon containing compounds, calcium containing compounds and aluminum containing compounds; wherein the silicon-enriched population of inorganic waste particles is characterized by (i) particle size distribution (PSD) of DIO of between about 30 micron and about 50 micron and D90 of between about 55 micron and about 70 micron; and (ii) silicon containing compounds to calcium containing compounds weight ratio of at least 5.5; and wherein the calcium-enriched population of inorganic waste particles is characterized by (i) particle size distribution (PSD) of D90 of between about 20 micron and about 45 micron; and (ii) silicon containing compounds to calcium containing compounds weight ratio of below 5.5.

Some embodiments are directed to systems and methods for direct recycling of batteries. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining spent cathode materials from spent batteries. The method includes wet milling the spent cathode materials in an aqueous medium to obtain deagglomerated particles. The method includes spray drying the deagglomerated particles to obtain a plurality of clusters of particles. The method further includes annealing the plurality of clusters of particles in a gaseous environment to obtain a plurality of single particles.

An upcycling system for converting plastic waste to value-added aromatic products and process of using same. The system includes a plug-flow reactor with catalytic hydrocracking functionality. Zeolite catalysts can be used to convert the plastic waste, for example marine plastic waste, into aromatic products such as benzene, toluene and / or xylene.

According to the present invention, a controller: configures a first digital twin model which belongs to a railway system and simulates a subject to be value-improved; adjusts parameters of the first digital twin model by fetching operation data of the subject; configures a second digital twin model which simulates a subject to be updated when the value of the subject is improved by improving the accuracy of the first digital twin model; and enables evaluation for value improvement by comparing the simulation results when the first digital twin model and the second digital twin model operate under the same condition. Therefore, a railway upcycle system is provided which can improve the performance of an upcycle target, such as a facility or software related to the railway system, over that of existing specifications by accurately determining whether upcycling is right, and in addition, repetitively execute this performance improvement.

The present invention relates to metallic nanostructures (e.g., Cu) on unconventional-phase TMDs, and an electrochemical method for the controlled growth of various Cu nanostructures, including single-atomically dispersed Cu (s-Cu), amorphous Cu (a-Cu) nanoclusters, and crystalline Cu (c-Cu) nanoparticles on 1T′ WS2 nanosheets. This method enhances the efficiency and selectivity of catalysts for the electrochemical upcycling of nitrate water into ammonia, achieving a Faradaic efficiency (FE) of at least 98% for ammonia at −0.8 V vs. RHE. Investigations reveal that the high performance arises from the synergistic cooperation between Cu sites and 1T′ WS2 supports, facilitating efficient hydrogenation and ammonia production. The Cu / 1T′ TMDs nanostructures are versatile and can be applied in various catalytic fields.

Disclosed herein are engineered P. putida KT2440 co-expressing PETase and MHETase enzymes that selectively degrades PET into monomers, ethylene glycol and terephthalate (TPA). In another embodiment, disclosed herein are methods for making and using a highly efficient EG metabolizing P. putida KT2440 strain. Given that native P. putida does not have a TPA metabolic pathway, nor the proteins to transport TPA into the cell, the next metabolic engineering challenge for developing synthetic P. putida strain to plastic upcycling was enabling TPA catabolismin P. putida KT2440. TPA transporters and catabolic pathway have been characterized in several microorganisms including Comamonas sp. strain E6 and Rhodococcus jostii RHA1.