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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2009
Vardhan Bajpai, Lebanon, NJ (US);
Christopher H. Cooper, Windsor, VT (US);
Vardhan Bajpai, Lebanon, NJ (US);
Christopher H. Cooper, Windsor, VT (US);
Seldon Technologies, Inc., Windsor, VT (US);
Abstract
There is disclosed a material for separating a liquid from a mixture of at least two liquids, for example, for separating water from fuel. In one embodiment, the material comprises a fibrous substrate and carbon nanotubes, both of which have at least one functional group attached thereto. There is also disclosed a method for separating one liquid from another liquid using the disclosed material. In one embodiment, the method comprises flowing a mixture of liquids through the disclosed material, and either coalescing or separating at least one liquid by use of the carbon nanotubes.