US Patent Issued to Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation on Aug. 26 for "In situ process for producing layered double hydroxide (LDH) and further recycling of the LDH" (Australian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,052, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (Acton, Australia).

"In situ process for producing layered double hydroxide (LDH) and further recycling of the LDH" was invented by Grant Douglas (Acton, Australia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process for simultaneously removing silica and reducing total hardness of a natural or waste water containing silica and scale-forming ions is described. The process comprises adding (i) magnesium hydroxide or a precursor of magnesium hydroxide and (ii) a soluble aluminate compound or a precursor of aluminate to said water while maintaining ...