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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2023
Bhuvnesh Bharti, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Kalliat T. Valsaraj, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Nathan P. Holley, New Orleans, LA (US);
Bhuvnesh Bharti, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Kalliat T. Valsaraj, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Nathan P. Holley, New Orleans, LA (US);
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE, Baton Rouge, LA (US);
Abstract
Zein based sorbents and methods of making zein based sorbents are disclosed. A method of making the sorbents involves the use of zein nanoparticles, the creation of an emulsion, use of a cross-linking agent, the creation of a polymeric zein solution, and hydrophobization. Certain versions include iron oxide nanoparticles and the use of magnetic properties. The zein based sorbents may have cross linking and hydrophobic functionalization. Methods of cleaning up bodies of water are also disclosed using the zein based sorbents including cyclical use of the sorbent and burning of the sorbent.