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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2011
Filed:
May. 18, 2009
George E. Hoag, Bloomfield, CT (US);
John B. Collins, Bloomfield, CT (US);
Rajender S. Varma, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mallikarjuna N. Nadagouda, Cincinnati, OH (US);
George E. Hoag, Bloomfield, CT (US);
John B. Collins, Bloomfield, CT (US);
Rajender S. Varma, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Mallikarjuna N. Nadagouda, Cincinnati, OH (US);
VeruTEK Technologies, Inc., Bloomfield, CT (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods of making and using and compositions of metal nanoparticles formed by green chemistry synthetic techniques. For example, the present invention relates to metal nanoparticles formed with solutions of plant extracts and use of these metal nanoparticles in removing contaminants from soil and groundwater and other contaminated sites. In some embodiments, the invention comprises methods of making and using compositions of metal nanoparticles formed using green chemistry techniques.