ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,447,461, issued on Oct. 21.
"Metal-organic frameworks for removal of iodine oxy-anion" was invented by Paul L. Frattini (Los Altos, Calif.), Keith Paul Fruzzetti (San Jose, Calif.) and Ashlee J. Howarth (Montreal).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides for the use of a metal-organic framework (MOF) in removing particular chemical species or compounds, in particular oxy-anions of iodate, from a liquid or liquid stream. In some embodiments, the MOF is a Zr-based MOF, such as NU-1000 or MOF-808. The Zr-based MOF, including NU-1000 or MOF-808 can be used to remove these oxy-anions from various liquid streams or liquids ...