US Patent Issued to Board of Trustees of Michigan State University on Nov. 3 for "Nano-reactor system for decomposition of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances" (Michigan Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,779,268, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Board of Trustees of Michigan State University (East Lansing, Mich.).

"Nano-reactor system for decomposition of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances" was invented by Hui Li (Okemos, Mich.), Stephen A. Boyd (East Lansing, Mich.) and Brian J. Teppen (East Lansing, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reactor system for decomposing at least one of a per- or polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) is provided. The system includes a material having an interior surface that defines a compartment; a subaqueous liquid in the compartment; and an electron donor in the subaqueous liquid, the electron donor config...