Provided is an ionic compound, which can be formulated into an ionic solution for extracting hydrophobic proteins. The ionic solution is free of alcohol and thus advantageous for later examinations. Also provided is an anti-nonspecific protein adsorption zwitterionic compound, which can be coated on a substrate to form an anti-nonspecific protein adsorption element.

Provided is an ionic compound, which can be formulated into an ionic solution for extracting hydrophobic proteins. The ionic solution is free of alcohol and thus advantageous for later examinations. Also provided is an anti-nonspecific protein adsorption zwitterionic compound, which can be coated on a substrate to form an anti-nonspecific protein adsorption element.

Adsorbent materials are disclosed, along with filter elements containing the adsorbent materials methods of using adsorbents to remove siloxane contaminants from a gas stream. The method includes providing an adsorbent material that has been washed with an acid and passing a gas through the adsorbent material so as to reduce siloxane levels in the gas. A filter element for reducing siloxane levels in a gas includes a first adsorbent material, the first adsorbent material comprising an acid-washed adsorbent; and a second adsorbent material, the second adsorbent material comprising an acid-impregnated adsorbent.

Adsorbent materials are disclosed, along with filter elements containing the adsorbent materials methods of using adsorbents to remove siloxane contaminants from a gas stream. The method includes providing an adsorbent material that has been washed with an acid and passing a gas through the adsorbent material so as to reduce siloxane levels in the gas. A filter element for reducing siloxane levels in a gas includes a first adsorbent material, the first adsorbent material comprising an acid-washed adsorbent; and a second adsorbent material, the second adsorbent material comprising an acid-impregnated adsorbent.

This invention relates to a Cu-BTC MOF which is water stable. The Cu-BTC MOF has been modified by substituting some of the BTC ligand (1,3,5, benzene tricarboxylic acid) with 5-aminoisophthalic acid (AIA). The resultant MOF retains at least 40% of its as synthesized surface area after exposure to liquid water at 60° C. for 6 hours. This is an unexpected result versus the MOF containing only the BTC ligand. This MOF can be used to abate contaminants such as ammonia in gas streams and especially air streams.

Composite films comprising an organic salt (or GUMBOS) such as 1-n-butyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate and a polymer such as cellulose acetate are prepared. These films are useful in detecting vapors of volatile organic compounds, and in determining their molecular weights. A quartz crystal microbalance-based sensor was designed by depositing a thin film of this composite material on the gold electrode surface of a quartz crystal resonator. The sensor exhibited rapid response toward a variety of volatile organic compounds, and complete regeneration, high sensitivity, low detection limits, and wide dynamic ranges. The ratio of the change in frequency to the change in motional resistance is a concentration-independent quantity that is proportional to the molecular weight of the absorbed chemical species. These properties facilitate the easy identification and molecular weight determination of a broad range of organic vapors.

Composite films comprising an organic salt (or GUMBOS) such as 1-n-butyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate and a polymer such as cellulose acetate are prepared. These films are useful in detecting vapors of volatile organic compounds, and in determining their molecular weights. A quartz crystal microbalance-based sensor was designed by depositing a thin film of this composite material on the gold electrode surface of a quartz crystal resonator. The sensor exhibited rapid response toward a variety of volatile organic compounds, and complete regeneration, high sensitivity, low detection limits, and wide dynamic ranges. The ratio of the change in frequency to the change in motional resistance is a concentration-independent quantity that is proportional to the molecular weight of the absorbed chemical species. These properties facilitate the easy identification and molecular weight determination of a broad range of organic vapors.

Metal-organic framework (MOF) materials particularly useful for adsorbing CO.sub.2. More specifically the MOF has pores and comprises zinc ions, oxalate, and a cycloazocarbyl compound. A preferred cycloazocarbyl compound is 1,2,4-triazolate. Methods for making the porous MOH and methods for using the porous MOH for adsorbing CO.sub.2.

A stainless steel wire may be platinized using electrophoretic deposition (EPD) method and then may be coated by polyaniline/multiwalled carbon nanotube (PANI/MWCNT) nanocomposite by electrochemical polymerization (EP). The resulting fiber may be used for headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) of residual solvents (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene, BTEX) in commercial pharmaceutical drugs, followed by gas chromatography-flame ionization detection (GC-FID).

A stainless steel wire may be platinized using electrophoretic deposition (EPD) method and then may be coated by polyaniline/multiwalled carbon nanotube (PANI/MWCNT) nanocomposite by electrochemical polymerization (EP). The resulting fiber may be used for headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) of residual solvents (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene, BTEX) in commercial pharmaceutical drugs, followed by gas chromatography-flame ionization detection (GC-FID).