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US 2020/0010334 A1Published application
Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane interacts with lithium ions
AssigneeThe Board of Trustees of the California State University
InventorsRobert E. Pellenbarg, Kimberley R. Cousins
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Abstract
Provided is a method of extracting a metal ion, which comprises contacting a compound of formula (R2SiO)n with a source of the metal ion, whereby the compound and the metal ion form a complex, wherein each R is independently C1-10alkyl, and n is 3-10.
Claims19
A method of extracting a metal ion from a source, the method comprising:
- contacting a compound of formula (R2SiO)n with the metal ion in the source, whereby the compound and the metal ion form a complex;
- wherein each R is independently selected from C1-10alkyl, and n is 3-10.
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