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Title: Magnetic mesoporous material for the sequestration of algae

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1157567

The present invention provides a magnetic mesoporous nanoparticle that includes a mesoporous silicate nanoparticle and iron oxide. The present invention also provides a method of using magnetic mesoporous nanoparticles to sequester microorganisms from a media.

Research Organization:
Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11358; FG26-0NT08854
Assignee:
Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (Ames, IA)
Patent Number(s):
8,828,705
Application Number:
13/300,343
OSTI ID:
1157567
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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