Gas capture using polymeric particles
AssigneeCharmstar Cambridge Limited
InventorsSeyed Ali NABAVI, Goran VLADISAVLJEVIC, Vasilije MANOVIC
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method of making a polymeric material for selective adsorption of a gas. The method comprises dissolving a monomer comprising a functional group having an affinity for the gas in a solvent with a cross-linker and an initiator; emulsifying the solution in a liquid which is immiscible with the first solvent; and agitating and heating the emulsion to cause polymerization of the monomer into a cross-linked polymer having nanocavities with functional groups covalently-incorporated on walls thereof. Also disclosed are polymeric particles, an apparatus for forming the particles and a method of adsorbing a selected gas.
Claims2
A method of making a polymeric material for selective adsorption of a gas, comprising:
- dissolving a monomer comprising a functional group having an affinity for the gas in a solvent with a cross-linker and an initiator;
- emulsifying the solution in an oil which is immiscible with the solvent;
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- agitating and providing thermal or light energy to the emulsion to cause polymerization of the monomer into a cross-linked polymer having nanocavities with functional groups covalently-incorporated on walls thereof.
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