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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7435498 | Polymer electrolyte membranes crosslinked by nitrile trimerization A method is provided for making a crosslinked polymer electrolyte, typically in the form of a membrane for use as a polymer electrolyte membrane in an electrolytic cell such as a fuel cell, by trimerization of nitrile groups contained on groups pendant from the poly... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7368505 | Graft copolymers This invention relates to methods of making graft copolymers, and articles having such graft copolymers. The methods may provide better control than in radicalization or photoinitiated polymerization techniques. For example, a graft copolymer can be prepared by reac... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361729 | Ion-conducting sulfonated polymeric materials Sulfonated polymers are made by the direct polymerization of a sulfonated monomer to form the sulfonated polymers. The types of sulfonated polymers may include polysulfones or polyimides. The sulfonated polymers can be formed into membranes that may be used in proto... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7320754 | Method of preparing multi-modal anion-exchange ligands The invention relates to a method of preparing multi-modal anion-exchange ligands, which comprises providing a cyclic three-functional scaffold comprising an amine, a carbonyl and a thiol; optionally derivatisation of the amine of the scaffold to provide an anion-ex... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7307127 | Highly sulfonated block copolymer hydrogels and uses thereof A block copolymer composition AB is provided that has pendent groups —RZ extending from the A copolymer on at least 70 mol % of the A monomers, where R and Z are each an ionic species. The composition is included in a semipermeable membrane for use in a direct met... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7294685 | Sulfonated polyphosphazene derivative and method for producing the same A polyphosphazene derivative and an aromatic ring compound are bonded to one another to obtain an intermediate product. Subsequently, anhydrous sulfuric acid is added in such an amount that the molar ratio is 2 to 8 with respect to a repeating unit of the intermedia... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288599 | Oligomers and polymers containing sulfinate groups, and method for producing the same The invention relates to polymers obtained by S-alkylation of sulfinated polymers with alkylation agents, and AB-cross-linked polymers obtained by reacting polymers containing alkylation groups with low-molecular sulfinates, under S-alkylation, or AB-cross-linked po... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7265159 | Monodisperse anion exchangers Process for preparing monodisperse weakly basic or optionally strongly basic anion exchangers of the poly(meth)acrylamide type, the ion exchangers themselves and their use. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7232520 | Ion exchange porous resins for solid phase extraction and chromatography Embodiments of the present invention are directed to porous resins for solid phase extractions. The resins feature at least one hydrophobic component, at least one hydrophilic component and at least one ion exchange functional group. The resins exhibit superior wett... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229553 | Method for producing a membrane made of bridged polymer and a fuel cell Method for producing a membrane made of bridged polymer and a fuel cell. The present invention relates to a membrane comprising a bridged polymer which is produced by a selected process. The membrane of the invention displays a significantly improved fracture toughn... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7217762 | Process for the preparation of monodisperse polymer particles A process for the preparation of monodisperse polymer particles which are formed by contacting monomers with aqueous dispersions comprising monodisperse swellable seed polymers/oligomers, and initiating polymerization in the presence of a steric stabilizer. The resu... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7168574 | Dual filter A dual filter apparatus and a process of making a dual filter apparatus that minimizes disruption to the normal flow pattern through the filter apparatus by forming a porous medium suitable to carry a fluid activator and placing an activator proximate the porous fil... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7094469 | Porous or non-porous substrate coated with an immobilized polymeric composition having sulfonyl groups and hydrophilic functional groups and process A porous or non-porous polymeric substrate having its surface modified with an immobilized fluorocarbon such as perfluorocarbon, polymeric composition is provided. The immobilized fluorocarbon is formed from a monomer having formula: [T—SO2Y—SO2 | 08/22/2006 |
| 7077964 | Process for preparing monodisperse ion exchangers having chelating functional The present invention relates to a process for preparing novel, monodisperse ion exchangers having chelating functional groups, and their use for adsorbing metal compounds, in particular, heavy metal compounds and noble metal compounds, and also for extracting alkal... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7071240 | Carboxylic cationites and methods of manufacture A method for preparing synthetic polymerized resins for ion exchange, namely, carboxylic cationites, which are suitable as sorbents for preparative separation and purification of biologically active compounds by low pressure liquid chromatography (LPLC). The directi... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7067059 | Generation of ion exchanger media The present invention relates to a method of generating a separation medium comprising mixed mode cation-exchanger ligands coupled to a base matrix, which method comprises to provide a scaffold comprising a functional group and exhibiting a cyclic core structure; de... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7048857 | Method and apparatus for metal removal ion exchange The present invention provides a method for selectively removing metal ions of interest from a solution (12), such as the wastewater from a chemical mechanical polishing process. The method comprises contacting a solution (12) containing solid particle... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7037950 | Partially fluorinated copolymer based on trifluorostyrene and substituted vinyl compound and ionic conductive polymer membrane formed therefrom A trifluorostyrene and substituted vinyl compound based partially fluorinated copolymer, an ionic conductive polymer membrane including the same, and a fuel cell adopting the ionic conductive polymer membrane, wherein the partially fluorinated copolymer has formula ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7037474 | Use of sulfide-containing liquors for removing mercury from flue gases A method and apparatus for reducing and removing mercury in industrial gases, such as a flue gas, produced by the combustion of fossil fuels, such as coal, adds sulfide ions to the flue gas as it passes through a scrubber. Ideally, the source of these sulfide ions m... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033639 | Polyaniline coating composition A coating composition including a polyaniline particle and a binder is provided. The polyaniline particle contains a core polymer particle with strong acid groups and an attached polyaniline polymer, and has a particle diameter in a select range. Coatings prepared f... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7022744 | Ion exchanger for lipoproteins separation and lipoproteins separation method using the same A composition useful for separating lipoproteins, such as high density lipoprotein (HDL), low density lipoprotein (LDL), very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) and modified lipoproteins with a high degree of accuracy by ion-exchange based procedures. The composition co... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6942805 | Sugar juice decolorization by means of mondisperse anion exchangers The present invention relates to a process for decolorizing sugar juices by means of monodisperse ion exchangers, preferably anion exchangers, and the use of the same for sugar juice decolorization. ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6924317 | Process for producing coarse-particle anion-exchanger gels The present invention relates to a process for producing monodisperse anion-exchanger gels with high stability, purity and coarse particle size greater than 800 μm starting from a monodisperse bead polymer with a swelling index of from 2.5 to 7.5 and more than one ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6924318 | Method for making a bipolar membrane and use of resulting bipolar membrane A process for producing a bipolar membrane is described in which a cationic membrane undergoes a treatment with a salt from a group 8 metal, an anionic membrane undergoes a treatment with a salt of a transition metal not belonging to group 8, and then the two membra... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921739 | Anti-microbial and oxidative co-polymer A water-insoluble polymeric oxidizing medium is contemplated that has a plurality of polymerized N-pyridinium vinylbenzyl triiodide or tribromide moieties whose pyridinium rings bear two substituents, R1 and R2, that are independently a hydrido... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6919382 | Preparation and uses of conjugated solid supports for boronic acids The invention provides novel solid supports comprising dihydroxyalkyl aminoalkyl and dihydroxyalkylaminobenzyl groups, and methods for making and using them. The supports are particularly useful for immobilizing and derivatizing functionalized boronic acids for use ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6914084 | Membranes containing sulfonated polyetherketone and another polymer, method for the production and use thereof Membranes comprising sulfonated polyether ketone and another polymer, process for their production, and their use, Membranes comprising from 30 to 99.5% by weight of a sulfonated, strictly alternating polyether ketone (A) having repeat units of the formula (I) —Ar... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6844371 | Material having separating function An object of the present invention is to provide a separation functional material having more excellent adsorptive separation performance than previously. In order to attain this object, separation functional materials of the present invention are characterized in t... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6790553 | Method for producing bridged polymer membrane and fuel cell A method for producing a bridged polymer membrane includes the steps of: obtaining a liquid medium comprising a basic polymer having an amino group in a repeating unit, a bridging agent, and a solvent; shaping the liquid medium into a membrane configuration to obtai... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6784213 | Method for preparation of strong acid cation exchange resins An improved process for preparing strong acid cation exchange resins by sulfonation of wet crosslinked copolymer in the absence of organic swelling solvents is disclosed. This process involves dewatering a crosslinked poly(vinylaromatic) copolymer to selected residu... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6774150 | Partially fluorinated copolymer based on trifluorostyrene and substituted vinyl compound and ionic conductive polymer membrane formed therefrom A trifluorostyrene and substituted vinyl compound based partially fluorinated copolymer, an ionic conductive polymer membrane including the same, and a fuel cell adopting the ionic conductive polymer membrane, wherein the partially fluorinated copolymer has formula ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6765027 | Ion-exchange materials with improved ion conductivity Ion-exchange materials comprising a polymeric backbone and a plurality of pendent styrenic or fluoridated styrenic macromonomers covalently bonded thereto, wherein the plurality of pendent styrenic or fluorinated styrenic macromonomers comprise a uniform number of s... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6759442 | Packing material for solid phase extraction and solid phase extraction method An object of the present invention is to provide a packing material for solid phase extraction, ensuring excellent recovery of not only a hydrophobic substance but also an ionic substance by having hydrophobicity and an ion exchange group at the same time, and a sol... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6750259 | Process for preparing gel-type cation exchangers The invention relates to a process for preparing gel-type cation exchangers of high stability by sulfonation of crosslinked (meth)acrylic ester-containing bead polymers with sulfuric acid having a concentration of 90 to 95% in the absence of a swelling agent. ... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6740684 | Process for producing a strong-acid cation exchange resin A strong-acid cation exchange resin in acid form is contacted with an alkylcarhamoyl alkylthioester in the presence of water for producing a strong-acid cation exchange resin comprising a plurality of acid groups being partially neutralized with a mercaptoalkylamine... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6730816 | High productivity bisphenol-A catalyst A high productivity catalyst for bisphenol-A has been discovered which comprises strongly acidic cation-exchange resin spheres produced from a polystyrene/divinylbenzene (PS/DVB) copolymer sulfonated under conditions to introduce sulfone cross-linking. Surprisingly,... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6723758 | Graft polymeric membranes and ion-exchange membranes formed therefrom Graft polymeric membranes and methods for making graft polymeric membranes have one or more trifluorovinyl aromatic monomers that are radiation graft polymerized to a polymeric base film. The membranes comprise a polymeric base film to which has been graft polymeriz... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6696385 | Method of preserving sulfonic acid-type cation-exchange resin modified with thiol-containing amine compound The present invention aims at inhibiting a lowering in the modification ratio of a modified cation-exchange resin, in which part of the sulfonic acid groups have been modified with a thiol-containing amine compound and which is employed as a catalyst for ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6680346 | Phosphorus atom-containing fluorinated cation exchange membrane and proton conduction type fuel cell using the same A phosphorus atom-containing fluorinated cation exchange membrane substantially constituted with the following repeating units (A) and (B), and a proton conduction type fuel cell using the membrane as a solid polymeric electrolyte are provided. One embodi... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6649070 | Method for utilizing sulfuric acid/peroxide liquid mixture A technique of utilizing a sulfuric acid/peroxide liquid mixture, for example, its waste liquid material, is to be developed so that the waste liquid can be re-utilized and effectively applied to obviate the problem resulting from disposal. To this end, t... | 11/18/2003 |
