Materials for decontamination of compounds having a phosphorous-sulfur bond or a phosphorous-oxygen bond. A porous polymer, such as poly(dicyclopentadiene), contains particles of zirconium hydroxide. The polymer optionally has hydroperoxide groups.

To provide a PTP blister sheet exhibiting a high adsorption effect over prolonged periods, and a PTP blister pack formed from it. A PTP blister sheet having at least a gas barrier layer and an odor adsorption layer, wherein the odor adsorption layer comprises a heat-sealable resin containing an odor adsorption agent, and the odor adsorption agent is formed by a chemical adsorption agent supported on an inorganic porous body, and a PTP blister pack formed from it.

The present disclosure includes compositions and methods for filtering a liquid, e.g., water. The compositions herein may include a filter aid comprising a filter medium and packaging having at least one water-soluble portion. When the filter aid is introduced into the liquid to be filtered, the water-soluble portion(s) may dissolve or otherwise degrade in order to expose the filter medium to the liquid.

Process for the removal of particulate matter from an aqueous stream containing a concentrated acid, preferably concentrated sulfuric acid, the process including mechanical filtration by passing the aqueous stream through a filter unit, the filter unit including a metallic, ceramic or polymeric filter, or a filter including a filter aid on a septum. The aqueous stream is the exit stream of a sulfuric acid condenser, optionally the exit stream of a sulfuric acid concentrator arranged downstream the sulfuric acid condenser.

A process for preparing a granular composite adsorbent, that includes combining poly (diallyl dimethyl ammonium halide) and a clay mineral in water, maintaining the mixture under stirring, recovering a wet mass, forming the wet mass into granules and drying the granules to obtain the granular adsorbent having surface layer with positive zeta potential. The granular material and methods using the granular material in water treatment are also disclosed.

Functionalized particulate support material and chromatographic media prepared therefrom are disclosed. The functionalized particulate support material is a plurality of particles, each particle having a particle surface. Chemically bonded to and extending from the surface of the particles is a combination of hydrophobic and hydrophilic functional groups. The hydrophobic functional groups enable polymerization of one or more monomers onto the particle surface while the hydrophilic functional groups provide increased wettability of the particle surface compared to an unmodified particle surface. The functionalized particulate support material may be further processed so as to form polymer chains extending from the hydrophobic functional groups. In one embodiment, the resulting polymer functionalized material is useful as a chromatographic media in chromatography columns or cartridges, such as in a liquid chromatography (HPLC) column. Chromatography columns or cartridges containing the polymer functionalized media, and methods of making and using the media, are also disclosed.

An absorbent is provided, which is produced from component A, a foaming agent, and component B, a resin. Furthermore, a device and a method for producing the absorbent and a method for absorbing a liquid by means of the absorbent are provided.

The present disclosure provides an ethylene oxide sterilization sensor and method of use. The sensor includes: at least one thermal indicator component independently selected from an electronic thermal sensor, an irreversible temperature indicator, and a heat-shrinkable film; an acid-functional porous sorbent or an acid-functional nonwoven fibrous substrate in thermal contact with the at least one thermal indicator component; and an acid having a boiling point above 120° C. and a pKa of no greater than 2.5. The acid is impregnated in or covalently attached to the porous sorbent or is covalently attached to the nonwoven fibrous substrate. The sensor includes at least one of the electronic thermal sensor, the irreversible temperature indicator, or the acid-functional nonwoven fibrous substrate.

An object of the present invention is to provide a purification column which is a small purification column in which a volume of a liquid to be treated is reduced in order to reduce the amount of blood to be taken out and which realizes a low pressure loss and has high adsorption performance. The present invention provides a fiber bundle including a plurality of porous fibers that satisfies the following requirements (A) to (E):

(A) the porous fiber has a non-hollow shape,

(B) an arithmetic average roughness (dry Ra value) of a surface of the porous fiber in a dry state is 11 nm or more and 30 nm or less,

(C) an arithmetic average roughness (wet Ra value) of a surface of the porous fiber in a wet state is 12 nm or more and 40 nm or less,

(D) a value represented by wet Ra/dry Ra is 1.05 or more, and

(E) a linear rate of the fiber bundle represented by (length of fiber bundle)/(length of one porous fiber) is 0.97 or more and 1.00 or less.

Fiber compositions are provided that incorporate metal organic framework (MOF) materials into the polymeric matrix of the fiber. The metal organic framework materials can be incorporated by including MOF particles into a “dope” or synthesis solution used to form the fiber. The dope solution can then be used to form fibers that include 5.0 wt % or more of MOF in the resulting polymeric structural material of the fiber, relative to a weight of the fibers. In some aspects, the metal organic framework material can correspond to a MOF with selectivity for adsorption of CO.sub.2.