Thiol-functionalized, hyper-crosslinked vinylbenylchloride-divinybenzene (VBC-DVB) copolymers having high mesopore volumes are provided. Also provided are methods of making the hyper-crosslinked copolymers and methods of using the hyper-crosslinked copolymers in the capture and remediation of metals, including heavy metals.

Polymer/carbon nanotube composites made up of melamine, aldehyde, diaminoalkane monomeric units and carbon nanotubes having activated carbonyl groups. A method for removing heavy metals, such as Pb(II) from an aqueous solution or an industrial wastewater sample with these composites is introduced. A process of synthesizing the polymer/carbon nanotube composites is also described.

A method of processing an aqueous solution, wherein the aqueous solution comprises one or more dissolved sugar, one or more dissolved sugar alcohol, or a mixture thereof, wherein the method comprises bringing the aqueous solution into contact with a collection of resin beads, wherein the resin beads comprise functional groups of structure (S1).

Absorbent materials configured to sequester trimethylamine (TMA), absorbent articles made therefrom, related methods of use, methods of measuring a reduction of free TMA, and related methods of making absorbent articles are described.

The present disclosure relates to a method for the isolation of microvesicles comprising contacting the sample with at least one polysaccharide to isolate the microvesicles.

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.

Disclosed herein are peptoids and related compounds, including peptoid affinity ligands for binding and/or purifying immunoglobulins, immunoglobulin fragments or immunoglobulin fusion proteins thereof. Methods of making peptoid affinity ligands and using the same to bind, purify and/or isolate immunoglobulins and related compounds are also disclosed. Such peptoid affinity ligands comprise a peptoid compound consisting of sequentially coupled peptoid residues forming a peptoid backbone, with one or more functional groups appended to a nitrogen of the peptoid residues of the peptoid backbone configured to provide the desired binding affinity.

Modified chemical structures of cardanol extracted from cashew nut shell oil, and the use of the same to prepare imidazolium ionic liquids (IILs). The IILs can be used to prepare different types of silica, magnetite and calcium carbonate nanoparticles (NPs) as multifunctional oilfield chemicals for use in various oil spill collection, de-emulsification, viscosity improvement, asphaltene dispersant, and enhanced oil recovery applications.

A method for removing polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) from water using rare earth salts, iron salts, or mixtures thereof effectively and efficiently removes undesired and dissolved PVP and provides a composition containing hydrolyzed PVP (h-PVP) having ions bound thereto. In these compositions the ions include rare earth cations, iron cations, and mixtures thereof. This composition is beneficial in the removal of aqueous contaminants, such as phosphate, other phosphorus containing compounds, arsenic, arsenic containing compounds, fluorides, and PFAS from water.

Disclosed herein is a method for preparing a superabsorbent polymer for absorbing blood or highly viscous liquid including a) providing a superabsorbent resin; b) pre-treating the superabsorbent resin of step a) by mixing a water-soluble polyvalent cationic salt in an amount of 0.001 to 5.0 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the superabsorbent resin provided in step a); and c) surface treating the pre-treated superabsorbent resin of step b) by mixing a polycarbonic acid-based copolymer in an amount of 0.001 to 5.0 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the superabsorbent resin provided in step a).