Oxidation of contaminants

US9616472B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9616472-B2
Application numberUS-201214128311-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 17, 2012
Priority dateJun 24, 2011
Publication dateApr 11, 2017
Grant dateApr 11, 2017

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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.

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We claim: 1. A method for oxidizing a contaminant present in a medium including sediment, soil, rock groundwater, wastewater, or process water, the method comprising: contacting the contaminant in the medium with a persulfate salt; activating decomposition of the persulfate salt with at least one of glucose, fructose, lactose, or galactose; decomposing the persulfate salt to release sulfate radicals as follows: − O 3 S—O—O—SO 3 − →SO 4 •− +SO 4 2− ; and oxidizi…

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What does patent US9616472B2 cover?
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 incl…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Watts Richard J, Ahmad Mushtaque, Univ Washington State
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification C02F1/72. Mapped technology areas include Chemistry & Metallurgy.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 11 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).