E.i. Dupont De Nemours and Company

University of Tulsa

Thomas I Bair

Dimitri Peter Zafiroglu

Kerry L Sublette

Henry Kobsa

Carl Eugene Camp

William A Redman

Leslie W Gulrich, Jr

Highly porous, adsorbent biocatalyst beads of poly(hexamethyleneadipamide) or poly(caproamide) polymer having powdered activated carbon dispersed throughout the polymer and biocatalytic material, such as bacteria, located within macropores of the beads, are highly useful and relatively inexpensive polymeric beads, compared to similar known aramid beads, in removing organic and/or some inorganic contaminants from aqueous streams. The biocatalytic material consumes the organic and/or some inorganic contaminants which are adsorbed by the activated carbon and metabolizes the contaminant into harmless products, while continuously renewing the adsorptive capacity of the activated carbon.

Adsorbent biocatalyst porous beads

Highly porous, adsorbent biocatalyst beads of synthetic organic polymer have powdered activated carbon dispersed throughout the polymer and a biocatalyst, such as bacteria, located within macropores of the beads. The beads are used for remediation of contaminated aqueous streams. The biocatalyst can consume adsorbed organic contaminants and convert them into harmless gases, while continuously renewing the adsorptive capacity of the activated carbon.

Polymeric fibrids containing embedded activated carbon are useful as adsorbents.

Activated carbon-containing fibrids

An oil-absorbing article has longitudinal channels that surround a layer of polyester or polyolefin fiber balls with a porous outer fabric. The channels are 1 to 4 cm wide and 0.8 to 1.4 cm thick. The article absorbs oil amounting to at least six times its dry weight and can be re-used at least five times.

Article for absorbing oils

An iced food shipping container and a novel aqueous liquid absorbing pad for use therein are provided. The pad comprises superabsorbing polymer particles distributed in a polyester carded web contained between hydrophilic fabric outer layers. The pad can absorb more than 100 times its dry weight in water and other aqueous liquids that form during iced food shipment.

Iced food shipping container with aqueous liquid absorbing pad

An improved package for microwave cooking of food has a grease-absorbing pad that has a porous spundbonded polyester outer fabric bonded to a needle-punched nonwoven polyester staple-fiber core layer. The pad provides efficient absorption and retention of liquid fat and grease generated during microwave cooking.

Food package for microwave cooking containing a grease-absorbing pad

Copolyester fibers susceptible of enhanced dyeability on continuous dye equipment and which have improved recovery from compression are prepared from a poly(alkylene terephthalate) such as poly(ethylene terephthalate) containing 9 to 17 weight percent of a poly(tetramethylene ether) glycol having a molecular weight of 500 to 1500.

Copolyester fibers suitable for use in carpets

A sausage-shaped liquid-absorbing article is provided which includes within a porous fabric fine, fibrous particles of flash-spun polyethylene, optionally particles of foamed organic polymer, and an effective amount of a wetting agent. The article is capable of absorbing oils or aqueous liquids in amounts equal to at least six times the weight of the particles.

Article for absorbing liquids

A composition is disclosed which comprises a fluff of aramid fibers wherein some of the aramid fibers are in the form of balls of the fluff. The composition is particularly useful for insulation, absorption, cushioning, and the like.

Aramid fluff

Yarns of copoly(p-phenylene terephthalamide/2,6-naphthalamide) are disclosed which exhibit toughness and tenacity greater than the toughness and tenacity of yarns of poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) having the same dimensions and made by the same process.

Copoly(p-phenylene terephthalamide/2,6-naphthalamide)aramid yarn

In a dry-spinneret wet-spinning process for the preparation of para-aramid filaments by spinning from sulfuric acid solution, filament tenacity and modulus are increased when the tension is applied to the freshly spun, wet filaments when they contain less than 50% sulfuric acid.

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Wilmington, DE, United States of America

Thomas I Bair