ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,134, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to IMAM MOHAMMAD IBN SAUD ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).

"Particulate crystalline nanocomposite" was invented by Mohamed Khairy Abdel Fattah Omran (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) and Babiker Yagoub Elhadi Abdulkhair (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of degrading organic contaminants disposed in an aqueous medium, the method including contacting the aqueous medium with a particulate crystalline nanocomposite and irradiating the aqueous medium with radiation having a wavelength of from about 100 to about 800 nm. The particulate crystalline nanocomposite includes: a monoc...