Polymers, fluorinated ionic polymer networks, and methods related thereto
AssigneeThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
InventorsFrank Leibfarth, Elango Kumarasamy, Irene Manning
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are materials and methods related to the removal of a polyfluorinated alkyl compound from water. The materials contain both fluorine and an ion, which materials can be used as a network to remove the polyfluorinated alkyl compound from water.
Claims17
A method of removing a polyfluorinated alkyl compound from water, the method comprising absorbing the polyfluorinated alkyl compound from the water with a resin comprising a fluorinated ionic polymer network,
- wherein the fluorinated ionic polymer network is a co-polymer made from a) a monomer comprising an ion generating moiety or a monomer comprising an ion;
- and b) a monomer comprising a fluorine having a structure:
- wherein each X is individually CF2 or O, wherein each Y is polymerizable group, wherein n is from 0-100, wherein o is from 0-100, and wherein each m is individually from 1-30.
A method of removing a polyfluorinated alkyl compound from water, the method comprising absorbing the polyfluorinated alkyl compound from the water with a resin comprising a fluorinated ionic polymer network,
- wherein the fluorinated ionic polymer network is a co-polymer made from a monomer comprising fluorine and a monomer comprising an ion,
- wherein the monomer comprising fluorine has a structure:
- wherein n is from 0-100 and o is from 0-100.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.