US Patent Issued to University of New Hampshire on June 24 for "Iron nanoparticles and methods of production" (New Hampshire Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,301, issued on June 24, was assigned to University of New Hampshire (Durham, N.H.).

"Iron nanoparticles and methods of production" was invented by David S. Lashmore (Lebanon, N.H.) and Tyler Bennett (Durham, N.H.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Techniques and methods are disclosed for producing a plurality of nanoparticles that can be used as catalysts to grow carbon or boron nitride nanotubes. The method includes mixing an iron salt including a ferrous or ferric ion with a long chain amine, thiol or polyphenol in a solvent comprising alcohol to produce a solution. Ferric or ferrous ion is reduced to zero valence iron. Nucleation of i...