International Firm Taps UALR-assisted Startup
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Business
Synanomet LLC in Arcansas Executed a ComprehensivePartnering Agreement with AbTech Industries Inc for Water Purification
AbTech identified the technology developed at UALR and licensed to Synanomet by UALR TechLaunch, the technology transfer office of UALR, as a viable approach for the removal of heavy metals and other soluble impurities from contaminated water.
AbTech will have exclusive use of the technology for stormwater and produced water, including oil and gas and mining fields and non-exclusive use for industrial wastewater, under its own company brand.
ynanomet is led by Chief Executive Officer/Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Tito Viswanathan, a professor in the Department of Chemistry in the College of Arts, Letters and Sciences at UALR.
His work focuses on innovative renewable resource utilization; in particular, novel carbon-based materials with multiple applications.
Viswanathan, a professor of organic chemistry, has created nanostructured materials that are highly effective at removing phosphates as well as targeted heavy metals such as selenium, chromium, copper, lead, and zinc.
The comprehensive agreement with AbTech includes an intellectual property licensing agreement, a contract manufacturing agreement, and a research and development agreement.
Viswanathan said that AbTech's approach to water reuse and recycling closely mirrors his own vision of using a more environmentally-friendly technology to solve serious problems plaguing the entire world.
About Synanomet
Synanomet is a research and development firm founded to commercialize technology developed at UALR by Dr. Viswanathan. The company's primary focus is applying novel nanocomposites for water purification.
About AbTech
AbTech Industries Inc. (a subsidiary of Abtech Holdings Inc.) is a full-service environmental technologies and engineering firm dedicated to providing innovative solutions to communities, industry, and governments addressing issues of water pollution and contamination.
Source: University of Arkansas
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