US Patent Issued to Shanghai Maritime University on Oct. 6 for "Preparation method of high-efficiency gel for seawater desalination" (Chinese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,752,249, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Shanghai Maritime University (Shanghai).

"Preparation method of high-efficiency gel for seawater desalination" was invented by Yaohua Dong (Shanghai), Lihua Dong (Shanghai) and Lin Ren (Shanghai).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The preparation method of the high-efficiency gel of the present invention adopts directional freezing technology and carnauba wax assisted normal pressure drying aerogel, and the aerogel has lower density, uniform and stable porous structure and better mechanical strength. The photothermal evaporation system composed of the hydrogel of the present invention has remarkable p...