Hydrophobic functionalization of siliceous material with bio-oils
OwnerElham Fini, Albert Hunginventors
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Abstract
Modifying siliceous material includes combining siliceous material and bio-oil to yield a mixture, and polymerizing the bio-oil in the mixture to yield hydrophobic siliceous material, wherein a hydrophobicity of the hydrophobic siliceous material exceeds a hydrophobicity of the siliceous material. The resulting composition includes a multiplicity of hydrophobic particles, wherein each hydrophobic particle comprises a polymeric bio-oil-derived coating on a core comprising siliceous material, and a hydrophobicity of the polymeric bio-oil-derived coating exceeds a hydrophobicity of the corresponding core.
Claims25
A method of modifying siliceous material, the method comprising:
- combining siliceous material and bio-oil to yield a mixture;
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- polymerizing the bio-oil in the mixture to yield hydrophobic siliceous material, wherein a hydrophobicity of the hydrophobic siliceous material exceeds a hydrophobicity of the siliceous material.
A composition comprising:
- a multiplicity of hydrophobic particles, wherein each hydrophobic particle comprises a polymeric bio-oil-derived coating on a core comprising siliceous material, and
- a hydrophobicity of the polymeric bio-oil-derived coating exceeds a hydrophobicity of the corresponding core.
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