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Patent No.:

US 9931611 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018

Filed:

Nov. 04, 2014

Modified hydrophobic sponges

Applicant:

The Research Foundation for the State University of New York, Albany, NY (US);

Inventors:

Benjamin Chu, Setauket, NY (US);

Benjamin Hsiao, Setauket, NY (US);

Zhe Wang, Stony Brook, NY (US);

Assignee:

The Research Foundation for the State University of New York, Albany, NY (US);

Attorney:

Carter, DeLuca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Edward Johnson

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 20/10 (2006.01); B01J 20/26 (2006.01); C08J 9/36 (2006.01); C02F 1/28 (2006.01); B01J 20/32 (2006.01); B01J 20/28 (2006.01); C09K 3/32 (2006.01); C02F 1/68 (2006.01); C02F 101/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 20/262 (2013.01); B01J 20/10 (2013.01); B01J 20/28011 (2013.01); B01J 20/28045 (2013.01); B01J 20/28085 (2013.01); B01J 20/3212 (2013.01); B01J 20/3225 (2013.01); B01J 20/3272 (2013.01); C02F 1/285 (2013.01); C08J 9/365 (2013.01); C09K 3/32 (2013.01); C02F 1/681 (2013.01); C02F 2101/32 (2013.01); C08J 2375/04 (2013.01);
Abstract

Articles are provided for absorbing fluids. In embodiments, the articles of the present disclosure are modified to make them hydrophobic, thereby decreasing their affinity for water and similar liquids, while increasing their affinity for other hydrophobic materials, including oil. After use, the articles, in embodiments polyurethane sponges, may have their absorbed materials removed therefrom, and the articles may then be reused to absorb additional materials.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Chu, Benjamin. (2018). Modified hydrophobic sponges (U.S. Patent No. 9931611). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9931611

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