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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2020
Applicants:
Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US);
Fraunhofer Usa, East Lansing, MI (US);
Inventors:
Qi Hua Fan, Okemos, MI (US);
Keliang Wang, Okemos, MI (US);
Assignees:
Board of Trustees of Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (US);
Fraunhofer USA Inc., Plymouth, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B03C 5/02 (2006.01); B03C 5/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/461 (2023.01); C02F 1/48 (2023.01); C02F 101/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B03C 5/026 (2013.01); B03C 5/005 (2013.01); C02F 1/48 (2013.01); C02F 2001/46138 (2013.01); C02F 2001/46161 (2013.01); C02F 2001/46171 (2013.01); C02F 2101/36 (2013.01); C02F 2201/009 (2013.01); C02F 2307/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrode apparatus and method remove a polarized molecule in a fluid. In another aspect, a non-uniform electric field is created between an anode and a cathode, the fluid flows within a gap between the cathode and the anode, and the polarized molecule is driven by an electrostatic force to and adsorbed on the anode without experiencing a chemical reaction.