New climate tech patent enables faster reduction of total dissolved solids in wastewater

Gross-Wen Technologies (GWT) and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) jointly announced the approval of patent number US20240343620A1 for improved methods for the removal of total dissolved solids (TDS) in wastewater. The inventors are Martin A. Gross and Dr. Zhiyou Wen with Gross-Wen Technologies, Thomas Kunetz and Kuldip Kumar with MWRD, and Juan Peng with the Iowa State University Research Foundation. The method and technology patented is a renewable energy solution using GWT’s revolving algal biofilm (RAB™️) system for cost-effective and environmentally friendly wastewater treatment. The improvements increase the…

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