New patent for Oman's SQU in segregating water from oil

Muscat: Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) has received a new patent from the the United States Patent and Trademark Office for inventing a new way in nanometeric zinc oxide membrane applications to segregate oil from water in a very efficient manner in terms of cost and energy saving.
The innovation and Entrepreneurships Department at the Scientific Research Deanery sought to deposit and register the patent application in collaboration with the relevant organisations.
The innovation is funded by the Nanotechnology Chair in the field of water desalination at the Water Researches (SQU). It was awarded to Myo Tay Zar Myint Laboratory Applications Specialist and Professor Joydeep Dutta, Chair Professor in Nanotechnology for Water Desalination and other applications in Sultan Qaboos University. It should be noted that this is the 8th patent by SQU and the third in 2017.