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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2014
Applicant:
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Assignee:
NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/44 (2006.01); B01D 61/00 (2006.01); C08F 120/34 (2006.01); C08F 220/54 (2006.01); C02F 103/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D 61/005 (2013.01); C02F 1/445 (2013.01); C08F 120/34 (2013.01); C08F 220/54 (2013.01); B01D 2311/06 (2013.01); B01D 2311/2642 (2013.01); C02F 2103/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides a draw solute for forward osmosis comprising a carbon dioxide responsive structural unit and a thermally responsive structural unit, wherein the draw solute is capable of reversibly switching between a protonated state and a deprotonated state. The present invention also provides a forward osmosis method utilising the draw solute.