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Self assembled molecular monolayers on high surface area materials as molecular getters

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OSTI ID:870770
 [1];  [2];  [2]
  1. Lakewood, CO
  2. Denver, CO
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The present invention relates to a gettering material that may be used as a filtration medium to remove pollutants from the environment. The gettering material comprises a high surface area material having a metal surface that chemically bonds n-alkanethiols in an organized manner thereby forming a molecular monolayer over the metal surface. The n-alkanethiols have a free functional group that interacts with the environment thereby binding specific pollutants that may be present. The gettering material may be exposed to streams of air in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems or streams of water to remove specific pollutants from either medium.

Research Organization:
Midwest Research Institute (Kansas City, MO)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-83CH10093
Assignee:
Midwest Research Institute (Kansas City, MO)
Patent Number(s):
US 5591690
OSTI ID:
870770
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (3)

Oleophobic monolayers journal December 1946
Self-assembling monolayers on SAW devices for selective chemical detection conference January 1992
Molecular interactions between organized, surface-confined monolayers and vapor-phase probe molecules. 5. Acid-base interactions journal July 1993

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