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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2009
Applicants:
Michael S. Wong, Houston, TX (US);
Hitesh Ghanshyam Bagaria, Houston, TX (US);
Gautam Chandrakanth Kini, Houston, TX (US);
Wen Yin Lynn Ko, Taichung, TW;
Inventors:
Michael S. Wong, Houston, TX (US);
Hitesh Ghanshyam Bagaria, Houston, TX (US);
Gautam Chandrakanth Kini, Houston, TX (US);
Wen Yin Lynn Ko, Taichung, TW;
Assignee:
William Marsh Rice University, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 13/00 (2006.01); B01F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01F 17/0085 (2013.01); B01J 13/0008 (2013.01); B01J 13/0039 (2013.01); Y10S 977/773 (2013.01); Y10S 977/786 (2013.01);
Abstract
An improved process for converting an oil suspension of nanoparticles (NPs) into a water suspension of NPs, wherein water and surfactant and a non-surfactant salt is used instead of merely water and surfactant, leading to greatly improved NP aqueous suspensions.