Porous solid amine adsorbents are prepared by bringing into contact a first (e.g., dope) solution, including a water insoluble polymer and a water-soluble amine polymer, with an aqueous solution containing a multifunctional chemical agent. The first solution can be obtained by dissolving the water insoluble polymer and the water-soluble amine polymer in a polar solvent. The adsorbents can be in the form of beads, sheets, fibers, hollow fibers, etc. and can be used in the removal of acid gases, CO.sub.2, for instance, from fluid streams.

Sorbent materials comprising a nanofiber composite including a polymeric material defining a continuous phase and at least one metal organic framework (MOF) material defining a discontinuous phase are provided. The at least one MOF material is dispersed throughout the continuous phase of the polymeric material. Fibrous mats comprising the sorbent materials are also provided. Water harvesting devices utilizing the sorbent materials are also provided.

Some embodiments of the disclosure correspond to, for example, a method for controlling a scrubber containing an adsorbent. The scrubber may be configured to cycle between scrubbing at least one pollutant/gas from a stream of gases with the pollutant/gas being adsorbed onto the adsorbent, and regenerating at least some of the adsorbent and thereby purging at least some of the one pollutant and/or first gas from the adsorbent via a regeneration gas flow. The method may include flowing a stream of gases through the scrubber, the scrubber including the adsorbent and adsorbing at least some of the one pollutant/gas from the stream of gases onto the adsorbent during an adsorption phase over a first time period. The method may also include purging at least a portion of the one pollutant/gas from the adsorbent during a regeneration phase over a second time period with a regeneration gas flow, and cycling therebetween.

Described are gas-processing systems that include a pre-heater, that are useful for processing a flow of gas flowing the gas to contact media (e.g., purification media, catalyst, adsorbent), and related methods.

A breather is disclosed. The breather may have a breather housing, a desiccant material, and a moisture indicator. The breather housing may be configured to receive at least an air flow containing moisture. The desiccant material may be contained within the breather housing, and the desiccant material may be enclosed by a breather wall. The moisture indicator may be located within the breather housing, and the moisture indicator may be positioned between the desiccant material and an internal side of the breather wall. The moisture indicator may provide a visible representation of an amount of moisture adsorbed by the desiccant breather. The visible representation of the moisture indicator may be visually observable through the breather wall. The desiccant material may be configured to adsorb up to about forty percent (40%) of the desiccant material's weight in moisture.

Provided herein are metal organic frameworks comprising metal nodes and N-donor organic ligands which have high selectivity and stability in the present of gases and vapors including H.sub.2S, H.sub.2O, and CO.sub.2. Methods include capturing one or more of H.sub.2S, H.sub.2O, and CO.sub.2 from fluid compositions, such as natural gas.

Provided is a method for manufacturing a polymer fiber adsorbent having an MOF uniformly distributed in the matrix thereof, the method comprising the steps of: spinning a spinning dope comprising a polymer matrix and a metal precursor of an MOF to prepare a polymer fiber adsorbent precursor comprising the metal precursor; and contacting the polymer fiber adsorbent precursor with an organic ligand of the MOF to form an MOF in the polymer fiber adsorbent precursor. A polymer fiber adsorbent manufacturing method provided by an aspect of the present invention offers a method capable of easy synthesis of an MOF which is sensitive to water, thereby obtaining a polymer fiber adsorbent excellent in terms of adsorption performance and long-term stability.

A method for capturing CO.sub.2 from a gas stream using a metal organic framework (MOF) based physisorbent CO.sub.2 concentrator is provided. In the method, MOF material is pretreated, a gas stream is then introduced into the CO.sub.2 concentrator which comprises the pretreated MOF material. CO.sub.2 from the gas stream is captured with the CO.sub.2 concentrator to generate a CO.sub.2-free stream, which is discharged the from the CO.sub.2 concentrator into the atmosphere. Introduction of the gas stream into the CO.sub.2 concentrator is stopped when the pretreated MOF material becomes saturated with CO.sub.2. The CO.sub.2 concentrator with the saturated MOF material is then regenerated by introducing hot air, hot nitrogen, vacuum, or a combination thereof into the CO.sub.2 concentrator thereby generating a CO.sub.2-rich stream. The CO.sub.2-rich stream is diverted for purification and the regenerated CO.sub.2 concentrator is recycled for future capture of CO.sub.2.

Charged polymeric webs, such as electret webs, include a thermoplastic resin and a charge-enhancing additive. The charge-enhancing additive is a substituted-benzimidazole compound. The electret webs may be a non-woven fibrous web or a film. The electret webs are suitable for use as filter media.

A composite material is provided comprising a porous polymeric matrix having metal-organic framework (MOF) domains dispersed within the porous polymeric matrix, each of said MOF domains in fluid communication with the external environment through the pores in the porous polymeric matrix. A process of using the composite material to chemically modify or detoxify a chemical warfare agent or a toxic industrial chemical is also provided. The chemical warfare agent or the toxic industrial chemical is brought into contact with a MOF domain within the porous polymeric matrix so that the MOFs adsorb and chemically modify the chemical warfare agent or the toxic industrial chemical. A process for producing such a composite material is also disclosed.