ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,319,586, issued on June 3, was assigned to Iran University of Science and Technology (Iran).
"Chemical synthesis of boehmite" was invented by Mostafa Mahinroosta (Nazarabad, Iran) and Ali Allahverdi (Tehran, Iran).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for producing boehmite under atmospheric pressure may include producing a sodium aluminate solution by dissolving sodium aluminate in water. The method may further include producing an aluminum hydroxide gel by mixing a hydrochloric acid solution with the sodium aluminate solution. The method may further include producing an aluminum chloride solution by mixing a hydrochloric acid solution ...