Synkera Technologies, Inc.

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

Oleg G Polyakov

Dmitri Routkevitch

Sergei Vladimirovich Ivanov

Steven H Strauss

John Wesley Hammel

Svetlana Mechaelovna Ivanova

Matthew David Havighurst

Composite membranes that are adapted for separation, purification, filtration, analysis, reaction and sensing. The composite membranes can include a porous support structure having elongate pore channels extending through the support structure. The composite membrane also includes an active layer comprising an active layer material, where the active layer material is completely disposed within the pore channels between the surfaces of the support structure. The active layer is intimately integrated within the support structure, thus enabling great robustness, reliability, resistance to mechanical stress and thermal cycling, and high selectivity. Methods for the fabrication of composite membranes are also provided.

Composite membrane with integral rim

Composite membranes and methods for making same

A solid state composition is provided having the formula Cu(A).sub.n Z, where A is CO or olefin, n&gt;1 and Z is a unitary or composite monovalent anion. Further provided are an apparatus adapted to adsorb and a method for adsorbing an adsorbate A from a fluid mixture. The apparatus and method employ an adsorbent having the formula Cu(A), Z, where A is CO or olefin, n&gt;0 and Z is a unitary or composite monovalent anion. Z can be selected from the group consisting of: a) X.sup.- where X.sup.- is BF.sub.4.sup.-,PF.sub.6.sup.- or SbF.sub.6.sup.- ; b) (Al.sub.x (OR).sub.y).sup.- where R is fluoroalkyl or perfluoroalkyl, and x is 0 and y is 1, or x is 1 and y is 4; c) (RCO.sub.2).sup.- where R is alkyl, fluoroalkyl, perfluoroalkyl, aryl, fluoroaryl or perfluoroaryl; d) (RSO.sub.3).sup.- where R is alkyl, fluoroalkyl, perfluoroalkyl, aryl, fluoroaryl or perfluoroaryl; e) (H(RCO.sub.2).sub.2).sup.- where R is alkyl, fluoroalkyl, perfluoroalkyl, aryl, fluoroaryl or perfluoroaryl; f) (H(RSO.sub.3).sub.2).sup.- where R is alkyl, fluoroalkyl, perfluoroalkyl, aryl, fluoroaryl or perfluoroaryl; g) (N(SO.sub.2 R).sub.x R'.sub.y).sup.- where R is fluoroalkyl, perfluoroalkyl, aryl, fluoroaryl or perfluoroaryl, R' is alkyl, fluoroalkyl, perfluoroalkyl, aryl, fluoroaryl or perfluoroaryl, x+y=2 and x=1 or 2; h) (C(SO.sub.2 R.sub.x R'.sub.y).sup.- where R is fluoroalkyl, perfluoroalkyl, aryl, fluoroaryl or perfluoroaryl, R' is hydrogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, perfluoroalkyl , aryl, fluoroaryl or perfluoroaryl, x+y=3 and x=1, 2 or 3; i) (CB.sub.11 H.sub.12-m X.sub.m).sup.- where m is from 0 to 12, and X is at least one member selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, perfluoroalkyl, aryl, fluoroaryl and perfluoroaryl; j) (CB.sub.9 H.sub.10-m X.sub.m).sup.- where m is from 0 to 10, and X is at least one member selected from the group consisting of halogen, alkyl, fluoroalkyl, perfluoroalkyl, aryl, fluoroaryl and perfluoroaryl; and k) (CB.sub.11 F.sub.11 R).sup.- where R is alkyl, fluoroalkyl, perfluoroalkyl, aryl, fluoroaryl, perfluoroaryl or ammonium.

Copper complexes for nCO and olefin adsorption

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Fort Collins, CO, United States of America

Oleg G Polyakov