ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,052, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Lyondell Chemical Technology LP (Houston).

"Systems and methods for removing or reducing water in mixtures that include t-butyl hydroperoxide" was invented by Ha H. Nguyen (Houston) and Xueyong Yang (Bellaire, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and systems for removing or reducing water and producing epoxide. The methods may include providing a first mixture that includes t-butyl hydroperoxide, t-butyl alcohol, and a first amount of water; and contacting at least a portion of the first mixture with a membrane to reduce the amount of water in the first mixture."

The patent was filed on ...