Patents by Inventor Larry K. Isaacs

Larry K. Isaacs 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).

  • Metal remediation using a mesoporous nanocomposite
    Patent number: 7915475
    Abstract: A novel method for remediating metals includes treating the metals with a mesoporous nanocomposite such as HMS, MCM-41 or MCM-48. The metal is preferably lead but can be at least one metal selected from Pb, Hg, Cd, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, In, Se, Ga, Te, Bi, Ni, Cu, Mo, Ni, Cu, Sr, Ba or Co. The treating is preferably performed at a pH of about 4 to about 12. In the invention, the treating can also include desorbing the metal from the mesoporous nanocomposite at a pH of about 2 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Christopher Newport University
    Inventors: Tarek Abdel-Fattah, Larry K. Isaacs
  • METAL REMEDIATION USING A MESOPOROUS NANOCOMPOSITE
    Publication number: 20110046430
    Abstract: A novel method for remediating metals includes treating the metals with a mesoporous nanocomposite such as HMS, MCM-41 or MCM-48. The metal is preferably lead but can be at least one metal selected from Pb, Hg, Cd, Zn, Sn, As, Sb, In, Se, Ga, Te, Bi, Ni, Cu, Mo, Ni, Cu, Sr, Ba or Co. The treating is preferably performed at a pH of about 4 to about 12. In the invention, the treating can also include desorbing the metal from the mesoporous nanocomposite at a pH of about 2 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2004
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Tarek Abdel-Fattah, Larry K. Isaacs