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US 12,221,535 B2Granted
Sequestering agents, kits therefor, and methods of using sequestering agents and kits therefor
AssigneeCarbonet Nanotechnologies Inc.
InventorsMichael Carlson, Franck Duong
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Abstract
Provided are sequestering agents for sequestering non-water moieties from an aqueous solution. The sequestering agents may comprise a detergent; and a polymer operable to stabilize formation of a detergent micelle thereby causing the detergent and polymer to self-assemble into a nanonet upon exposure to the aqueous solution. Also provided are kits therefore and methods for use of the sequestering agents and kits.
Claims12
A sequestering agent for sequestering non-water moieties from an aqueous solution comprising:
- a) a detergent having an alkyl chain length of from 9 to 30 and selected from the group consisting of:
- a non-ionic surfactant, an anionic surfactant, and mixtures thereof;
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- b) a polymer selected from the group consisting of:
- styrene-maleic acid (SMA), Di-isobutyl maleic acid, and mixtures thereof.
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