US Patent Issued to King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals on June 2 for "High flux nanofiltration membrane" (Saudi Arabia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,075, issued on June 2, was assigned to King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

"High flux nanofiltration membrane" was invented by Khalid Rashed Alhooshani (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia), Shehzada Muhammad Sajid Jillani (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia) and Elham Saud Alkhulaify (Dhahran, Saudi Arabia).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A membrane includes a base layer and a support layer formed on the base layer. The support layer includes polysulfone (Psf), polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), and at least one diamine selected from the group consisting of 2-chloro-4,6-diamino-1,3,5-triazine, benzoguanamine, and acetoguanamine. The ...