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Converting nanoparticles in oil to aqueous suspensions

US9321021B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

William Marsh Rice University · US

Inventors

Michael S. Wong · Houston, US
Hitesh Ghanshyam Bagaria · Minnetonka, US
Gautam Chandrakanth KINI · Houston, US
Wen-Yin Ko · Taichung, TW

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 30, 2009
Grant date	Apr 26, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 12, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S977/786
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An improved process for converting an oil suspension of nanoparticles (NPs) into a water suspension of NPs, wherein water and surfactant and a non-surfactant salt is used instead of merely water and surfactant, leading to greatly improved NP aqueous suspensions.

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