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Title: Carbon nanotube coatings as chemical absorbers

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1174896

Airborne or aqueous organic compound collection using carbon nanotubes. Exposure of carbon nanotube-coated disks to controlled atmospheres of chemical warefare (CW)-related compounds provide superior extraction and retention efficiencies compared to commercially available airborne organic compound collectors. For example, the carbon nanotube-coated collectors were four (4) times more efficient toward concentrating dimethylmethyl-phosphonate (DMMP), a CW surrogate, than Carboxen, the optimized carbonized polymer for CW-related vapor collections. In addition to DMMP, the carbon nanotube-coated material possesses high collection efficiencies for the CW-related compounds diisopropylaminoethanol (DIEA), and diisopropylmethylphosphonate (DIMP).

Research Organization:
Univ. of California, Oakland, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
Assignee:
University Of California, The Regents Of
Patent Number(s):
6,749,826
Application Number:
10/163,720
OSTI ID:
1174896
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (1)

Carbon Nanotubes as Superior Sorbent for Dioxin Removal journal March 2001