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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Michael Rogers, Hamilton, NJ (US);
Assignee:
RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY, New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 59/00 (2006.01); C02F 1/28 (2006.01); C09K 3/32 (2006.01); C02F 1/40 (2006.01); C02F 101/32 (2006.01); C02F 103/00 (2006.01); C02F 103/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C02F 1/285 (2013.01); C09K 3/32 (2013.01); C02F 1/40 (2013.01); C02F 2101/32 (2013.01); C02F 2103/007 (2013.01); C02F 2103/08 (2013.01); C02F 2303/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein are xerogels consisting essentially of 12-hydroxy-stearic acid (12-HSA) wherein the xerogel is characterized by a spherulitic fibrillar network structure. Also provided is a method for adsorbing an apolar liquid by contacting a 12-HSA xerogel composition with the apolar liquid.