Polymers comprising glycolipids and methods for producing and using the same
AssigneesArizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona, GlycoSurf, Inc.
InventorsDouglas A. Loy, David Hogan, Raina M. Maier, Alicja Babst-Kostecka, Susan Perez, Chett Boxley, Ryan Stolley
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to polymers comprising glycolipids and methods for producing and using the same. In particular, the polymers of the invention comprise a polymer backbone and a plurality of glycolipid side chains. The glycolipid moieties present in polymers of the invention are metal ion complexing agents. As such, polymers described herein can be used for the remediation of aqueous solutions to remove metal ions.
Claims19
A polymer comprising a polymer backbone and a plurality of side-chains covalently linked to said polymer backbone, wherein (i) the polymer backbone is produced by polymerization of a monomeric moiety comprising an acrylate moiety, a methacrylate moiety, a styrenic moiety, or a combination thereof, and (ii) each of said plurality of side-chains comprise a glycolipid, wherein the glycolipid comprises a carbohydrate moiety covalently linked to one or more C4-C20 carboxylate moieties.
A composition for producing a polymer, wherein said composition comprises:
- a glycolipid that is covalently linked to one or more monomeric compounds, wherein each of said monomeric compound is independently an acrylate, a methacrylate, or a styrenic compound.
A method for purifying an aqueous solution by removing a metal ion from an aqueous solution containing said metal ion, said method comprising:
- a. contacting an aqueous solution with a polymer comprising a polymer backbone and a plurality of glycolipid side-chains that are covalently linked to said polymer backbone under conditions sufficient to form a metal-ion glycolipid complex;
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- b. separating said metal-ion glycolipid complex from said aqueous solution to produce at least a partially purified aqueous solution,
- wherein said polymer backbone is produced by polymerization of a monomeric moiety comprising an acrylate moiety, a methacrylate moiety, a styrenic moiety, or a combination thereof, and (ii) each of said plurality of glycolipid side-chains comprises a carbohydrate moiety that is covalently linked to one or more C4-C20 carboxylate moieties.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.