Nanostructured sorbent materials for capturing environmental mercury vapor
AssigneeBrown University
InventorsRobert H. Hurt, Steven P. Hamburg, Love Sarin, Indrek Kulaots
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Abstract
The present invention is a method and material for using a sorbent material to capture and stabilize mercury. The method for using sorbent material to capture and stabilize mercury contains the following steps. First, the sorbent material is provided. The sorbent material, in one embodiment, is nano-particles. In a preferred embodiment, the nano-particles are unstabilized nano-Se. Next, the sorbent material is exposed to mercury in an environment. As a result, the sorbent material captures and stabilizes mercury from the environment. In the preferred embodiment, the environment is an indoor space in which a fluorescent has broken.
Claims13
A composition of matter, comprising:
- unstabilized nano-Se composite having high mercury capture comprising:
- nano-Se particles situated on a support.
A composition of matter, comprising:
- unstabilized nano-Se composite having high mercury capture comprising:
- nano-Se particles and a reducing agent situated on a support.
A composite having high mercury capture, comprising:
- unstabilized nano-Se particles situated on a support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.