US Patent Issued to SERVIECOLOGIA Y TRATAMIENTO DE AGUAS on Sept. 1 for "Coagulating agent of plant origin for water treatment" (Spanish Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,722,992, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to SERVIECOLOGIA Y TRATAMIENTO DE AGUAS S.L. (Castellon, Spain).

"Coagulating agent of plant origin for water treatment" was invented by Jose Francisco Cabeza Martinez (Castellon, Spain) and Diego Forner Mateo (Castellon, Spain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process for obtaining a coagulant of natural origin based on tannins from the polymerization of Acacia mearnsii extract, monoethanolamine, and formaldehyde is characterized by its metal-free properties and an active material content of 28 to 32% by weight obtained from the polymerisation of an Acacia mearnsii extract, an amino compound and a...