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US 2019/0055138 A1Published application
Functionalized surfaces for the destruction of pathogens and organics
AssigneeNational Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC
InventorsThomas Austin Stewart, May D. Nyman
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Abstract
The disclosure is directed to a surface having a binding component applied thereto for the adsorption or capture of pathogens and organic molecules or materials. The surface may be a component of a porous or nonporous substrate. The binding component may also bind a photocatalyst to the surface for photocatalytic destruction of the captured pathogens and organic molecules or materials.
Claims10
A method of capturing a contaminant, comprising:
- exposing a fluid stream comprising a concentration of a contaminant to a high charge density binding component to reduce the concentration of the contaminant in the fluid stream;
- wherein the high charge density binding component is attached to a surface of a substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.