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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2021
Applicant:
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (US);
Inventors:
Anurodh Tripathi, Raleigh, NC (US);
Saad A. Khan, Raleigh, NC (US);
Orlando J. Rojas, Raleigh, NC (US);
Gregory N. Parsons, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jeremy Kenneth Steach, Kingsport, TN (US);
Jos Simon de Wit, Kingsport, TN (US);
S. M. Bedarul Islam, Kingsport, TN (US);
Jacob Donald Goodrich, Kingsport, TN (US);
Assignee:
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08B 15/00 (2006.01); C08J 9/28 (2006.01); C08L 1/14 (2006.01); C08L 1/12 (2006.01); C08J 9/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C08B 15/005 (2013.01); C08J 9/28 (2013.01); C08J 9/36 (2013.01); C08L 1/12 (2013.01); C08L 1/14 (2013.01); C08J 2201/026 (2013.01); C08J 2201/0484 (2013.01); C08J 2205/022 (2013.01); C08J 2205/024 (2013.01); C08J 2205/026 (2013.01); C08J 2207/00 (2013.01); C08J 2301/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
Mechanically strong, biodegradable and reusable aerogels are disclosed, which can be made with a cross-linked cellulose ester, and which exhibit a low density and high porosity. The aerogels disclosed herein may be used as sorbent materials and can be modified with a hydrophobic and/or oleophilic agent.