Patents by Inventor Charles B. Bowers, Jr.

Charles B. Bowers, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Extraction of cesium and strontium from nuclear waste
    Patent number: 4749518
    Abstract: Cesium is extracted from acidified nuclear waste by contacting the waste with a bis 4,4'(5) [1-hydroxy-2-ethylhexyl]benzo 18-crown-6 compound and a cation exchanger in a matrix solution. Strontium is extracted from acidified nuclear waste by contacting the waste with a bis 4,4'(5') [1-hydroxyheptyl]cyclohexo 18-crown-6 compound, and a cation exchanger in a matrix solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1985
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1988
    Assignee: University of South Carolina
    Inventors: Milton W. Davis, Jr., Charles B. Bowers, Jr.