Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Lenkins & Wilson, P.A.
  • Concentration and removal of tritium and/or deuterium from water contaminated with tritium and/or deuterium
    Patent number: 6190531
    Abstract: Concentration of tritium and/or deuterium that is a contaminant in H2O, followed by separation of the concentrate from the H2O. Employed are certain metal oxo complexes, preferably with a metal from Group VIII. For instance, [RuIV(2,2′,6′,2″-terpyridine)(2,2′-bipyridine)(O)](ClO4)2 is very suitable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2001
    Assignee: University of North Carolina
    Inventors: Thomas J. Meyer, Poonam M. Narula