The invention involves functionalizing polymeric beads, such as DVB beads, to add an epoxide or aldehyde group. The resulting beads are useful in various applications.

Adsorbent polymeric structures are described. These adsorbent polymeric structures are capable of separating non-polar hydrocarbons, such as crude oil or diesel fuel, from polar liquids, such as water. The adsorbent polymeric structures may include acid grafted graphene and at least one styrene. A method of preparing an adsorbent polymeric structure may include mixing graphene and at least one acid catalyst in a polar liquid in the presence of at least one alcohol to form an acid grafted graphene via an esterification reaction; and the acid grafted graphene and at least one styrene monomer are introduced to water in the presence of an initiator to form the adsorbent polymeric structure according to any of the previously-described embodiments via an emulsion polymerization reaction. Moreover, the adsorbent polymeric structures may be incorporated into methods of fluidly separating at least one non-polar hydrocarbon from a polar liquid.

A protein-binding product comprising one or more porous polymer beads, wherein at least one ligand is bound to the surfaces of said polymer beads via a spacer (R), and wherein said at least one ligand is Gal1-3HexNAcO, Gal1-4GlcNAcO and/or a derivative thereof, is disclosed as well as a device containing said protein-binding product and a method for reduction of the level of at least one galactose-binding protein and optionally at least one other protein in human blood plasma.

Chromatography resins having anionic exchange-hydrophobic mixed mode ligands, that are useful for purifying target biomolecules using anionic exchange (i.e., where the ligand is positively charged) and hydrophobic mixed mode chromatography. The chromatography resins allow for efficient purification of target biomolecules (e.g., recombinant proteins, antibodies, antibody-drug conjugates, or antibody derivatives including, but not limited to, antibody fragments and antibody fusions) from a sample, and have been found to be useful in purifying monomeric target biomolecules from aggregate target biomolecules. In an embodiment, the chromatography resins are useful for separating antibodies from one or more components (e.g., contaminants) in the sample.

A variety of compositions and materials are provided for water purification and remediation. The compositions including multiple functionalities for treating a variety of pollutants or contaminants. The compositions can include a porous organic polymer with one or more of a variety of functional groups for binding the contaminants and with a hierarchical pore size distribution over a range of pore sizes to facilitate enhanced removal of the contaminants. Functional groups can include one, two, or more different functional groups such as amines, halides, ammoniums, pyridiuiums, thiols, imidazoliums, salts thereof, or others. The range of pore sizes can be about 1 nm to 10 nm or more. Contaminants can include antimony, arsenic, barium, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, mercury, selenium, technetium, thallium, uranium, radium, urea, and phosphate. Methods of removing the contaminants from water using the compositions are also provided.

A composition configured to create a superhydrophobic surface includes a fluorinated hydrophobic component dispersible in an aqueous dispersion; cellulosic elements of a size ranging from 100 nm to 100 m; and water. The hydrophobic component is selected from the group consisting of fluorinated polymers, perfluorinated polymers, and mixtures thereof; and the cellulosic elements are micro- and nano-fibrillated cellulose. A disposable absorbent article includes a substrate having a surface, the surface including a composition including a fluorinated hydrophobic component dispersible in an aqueous dispersion; cellulosic elements of a size ranging from 100 nm to 100 m; and water, wherein the surface exhibits a contact angle greater than 150 degrees.

Provided is a facilitated CO.sub.2 transport membrane having an improved CO.sub.2 permeance and an improved CO.sub.2/H.sub.2 selectivity. The facilitated CO.sub.2 transport membrane includes a separation-functional membrane that includes a hydrophilic polymer gel membrane containing a CO.sub.2 carrier and a CO.sub.2 hydration catalyst. Further preferably, the CO.sub.2 hydration catalyst at least has catalytic activity at a temperature of 100 C. or higher, has a melting point of 200 C. or higher, or is soluble in water.

The present invention provides a process for preparing a functionalised polymeric chromatography medium, which process comprises (I) providing two or more non-woven sheets stacked one on top of the other, each said sheet comprising one or more polymer nanofibres, (II) simultaneously heating and pressing the stack of sheets to fuse points of contact between the nanofibres of adjacent sheets, and (III) contacting the pressed and heated product with a reagent which functionalises the product of step (II) as a chromatography medium.

Provided is a complex obtained by reacting a polymer compound derivative obtained by modifying part of the hydroxy groups or amino groups of a polymer compound having the hydroxy groups or amino groups with a compound represented by the following general formula (I) with one or more kinds of compounds represented by the following general formulae (II) to (V): (I) A-XSi(Y).sub.nR.sub.3-n; (II) M(OR.sup.1).sub.nR.sup.2.sub.4-n; (III) Al(OR.sup.1).sub.pR.sup.2.sub.3-p; (IV) Mg(OR.sup.1).sub.qR.sup.2.sub.2-q; and (V) [Si(OR.sup.3).sub.nR.sup.4.sub.3-n](X)[Si(OR.sup.5).sub.nR.sup.6.sub.3-n].

Functionalized fibers adapted to remove contaminants from water and soil are produced in accordance with a single-step process that involves treating an acrylic fiber with an amination reagent to form a functionalized acrylic amino fiber. By way of another single-step process, functionalized acrylic amino fibers are treated with an alkylating reagent to form functionalized acrylic quaternary amino fibers.