Patents by Inventor J. Richard WATTS

J. Richard WATTS 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).

  • OXIDATION OF CONTAMINANTS
    Publication number: 20170174540
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: Washington State University
    Inventors: J. Richard WATTS, Mushtaque AHMAD