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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2012
Applicants:
Richard J. Watts, Pullman, WA (US);
Mushtaque Ahmad, Pullman, WA (US);
Inventors:
Richard J. Watts, Pullman, WA (US);
Mushtaque Ahmad, Pullman, WA (US);
Assignee:
Washington State University, Pullman, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B09C 1/08 (2006.01); C02F 1/66 (2006.01); C02F 1/72 (2006.01); B09C 1/00 (2006.01); C02F 101/32 (2006.01); C02F 101/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B09C 1/08 (2013.01); B09C 1/00 (2013.01); C02F 1/66 (2013.01); C02F 1/72 (2013.01); C02F 1/722 (2013.01); C02F 2101/322 (2013.01); C02F 2101/36 (2013.01); C02F 2101/363 (2013.01); C02F 2305/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments of contaminant removal systems, compositions, and methods are described herein. In one embodiment, a method for oxidizing a contaminant includes contacting the contaminant with a peroxygen compound and initializing, maintaining, or propagating degradation of the peroxygen compound with an oxygenated organic compound, thereby releasing oxidizing radicals. The method also includes oxidizing the contaminant with the released oxidizing radicals.