License ERDC’s Patented Environment and Energy Technologies

ERDC’s numerous innovations are revolutionizing the environmental and energy sectors, from water analysis and purification to remediation of soil contaminants. Explore these technologies for more information on how they can benefit your business.

Photocatalytic Water Treatment

Innovators at ERDC’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory have created multi-spectral photocatalytic compounds to remove microbes such as pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and personal-care products from wastewater.

Water Filtration Membranes Using Chitosan and Recyclable Graphene Oxide

Researchers at ERDC’s Environmental Lab have developed a water filtration membrane that combines strength and durability with the thinness required to treat water on a large scale.

Ion Concentration Water Purification

Innovators at ERDC’s Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) have developed an energy-efficient water purification technology that uses a contactless ion filtration membrane to remove a wide variety of contaminants ...

DNA-Based Testing for Environmental Contamination

Researchers at ERDC’s Environmental Laboratory (EL) have developed a novel in situ method of using DNA sequences to target and identify toxic soil and groundwater contaminants left behind by explosives.

Biogenic Sorption of Contaminants

Innovators in ERDC’s Environmental Laboratory (EL), in collaboration with researchers at the University of Notre Dame, have developed a biogenic substrate material used for the remediation of sites contaminated by heavy metals.

Munitions Detector

Inventors at the Environmental Laboratory at ERDC have developed a high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) streamlined method for detecting, identifying, and quantifying munitions compounds or munitions materials.

Alkaline Hydrolysis of Contaminants in Soil and Groundwater

The Construction Research and Engineering Laboratory (CERL) in Champaign, IL, has developed a breakthrough means of creating structures from concrete made with locally available materials.

High-Concentration Bleach Generator

This technology is a high-concentration, portable bleach generator—vital for disinfecting water when treatment facilities are off-line and during floods and other natural disasters.

Water Diagnostics Operations Gear (WaterDOG)

The geo-enabled Water Diagnostics Operations Gear (WaterDOG) provides instant and accurate evaluation of water quality and rapid reporting via wireless transmission.