US Patent Issued to UOP on April 14 for "Processes for removing perfluoroalkyl substances and regenerating an adsorbent used with same" (Illinois, Oklahoma Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,800, issued on April 14, was assigned to UOP LLC (Des Plaines, Ill.).

"Processes for removing perfluoroalkyl substances and regenerating an adsorbent used with same" was invented by Amanda J. Hickman (Evanston, Ill.), Erin M. Broderick (Arlington Heights, Ill.), Susan C. Koster (Carpentersville, Ill.), Benjamin D. Yuhas (Evanston, Ill.), Aric G. Fisher (Tulsa, Okla.), William J. Whyman (Collinsville, Okla.) and Gregory B. Kuzmanich (Arlington Heights, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Processes and apparatuses for degrading PFAS into calcium fluoride, carbon dioxide, and water. PFAS are heated and introduced to a calcium base whic...