ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,495, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY (Changsha, China).

"Preparation method of mercury removal material" was invented by Hailong Li (Changsha, China), Fanyue Meng (Changsha, China), Jianping Yang (Changsha, China), Wenqi Qu (Changsha, China) and Zequn Yang (Changsha, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A modified natural sulfide ore material, a preparation method, and a use thereof are disclosed. A natural sulfide ore and a copper salt are used as raw materials. The natural sulfide ore is modified through mechanical grinding for activation, drying, and the like to synthesize a sulfide ore composite. The...