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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2023
Klöckner Pentaplast of America, Inc., Gordonsville, VA (US);
Timothy D. Weatherill, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Gerald J. Fiorillo, Mineral, VA (US);
Sarah C. Rogers, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Jeffrey W. Smith, Elkton, VA (US);
Carlos Daniel Stagnaro, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Devesh Mathur, Marietta, GA (US);
Ryan Joseph Carter, Gordonsville, VA (US);
KLÖCKNER PENTAPLAST OF AMERICA, INC., Gordonsville, VA (US);
Abstract
In general, the subject matter described herein relates to wettable materials that can be used to expose a liquid phase to a gas phase. An example method includes: providing a material including a polymeric substrate and at least one of: a silicate coating disposed over the polymeric substrate; or a polar mineral additive dispersed within the polymeric substrate at a loading from about 1% to about 25%, by weight; and using the material in a chemical process in which the material is at least partially covered by a liquid phase and the liquid phase is exposed to a gas phase.