Portrait of Richard B. Kaner
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Agriculture & Water

Richard B. Kaner

Oil-water separation membrane technology

United StatesEvidence: high confidenceChecked July 2026

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Who is Richard B. Kaner?

Richard B. Kaner is an inventor associated with United States. Their documented work in agriculture & water includes Oil-water separation membrane technology, the contribution at the center of this evidence-backed profile.

Richard B. Kaner's NAI profile highlights Oil-water separation membrane technology. Kaner invented the world’s hardest metal, co-invented a membrane that separates oil from water, and holds the first patent on how to synthesize graphene, a single layer of carbon.

Known forOil-water separation membrane technology
FieldAgriculture & Water
Associated withUnited States
Evidence reviewed2 sources
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What did Richard B. Kaner invent?

NAI Fellow associated with Oil-water separation membrane technology.

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What did Richard B. Kaner accomplish?

The official biography identifies its technical significance: Kaner invented the world’s hardest metal, co-invented a membrane that separates oil from water, and holds the first patent on how to synthesize graphene, a single layer of carbon.

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What is known about Richard B. Kaner today?

Present in the current NAI Fellows Directory checked 2026-07-27, without the directory’s deceased asterisk marker.

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