ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,728,404, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to IFP Energies nouvelles (Rueil-Malmaison, France) and TOTAL RAFFINAGE CHIMIE (Courbevoie, France).

"Oxygen-carrier solid with sub-stoichiometric spinel for a chemical-looping redox process" was invented by Arnold Lambert (Rueil-Malmaison, France) and Mathieu Michau (Rueil-Malmaison, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to an oxygen carrier solid, to the preparation thereof and to the use thereof in a chemical looping redox process such as chemical looping combustion (CLC). The solid in particulate form includes a total copper content (X) ranging from 5% to 39% expr...