The present invention provides a chromatography medium comprising one or more electrospun polymer nanofibres which in use form a stationary phase comprising a plurality of pores through which a mobile phase can permeate and use of the same.

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.

A polyolefin fiber that is formed by a thermoplastic composition containing a continuous phase that includes a polyolefin matrix polymer and nanoinclusion additive is provided. The nanoinclusion additive is dispersed within the continuous phase as discrete nano-scale phase domains. When drawn, the nano-scale phase domains are able to interact with the matrix in a unique manner to create a network of nanopores.

A carbonaceous material having a pore size (p) ranging from a lower limit (a) to an upper limit (z) and a bulk density (σ) ranging from a lower limit (b) to an upper limit (y) where the comparative variability (g) defined as (y−b)/(z−a) is less than 1. Also, an adsorbent formed therefrom. Also, a chelating agent formed therefrom. Also, a film formed therefrom.

A functional material is provided and includes a porous carbon material derived from a plant-derived material as a raw material, wherein a bulk density of the porous carbon material is in a range of 0.2 grams/cm.sup.3 to 0.4 grams/cm.sup.3, a value of a cumulative pore volume in a range of 0.05 μm to 5 μm in pore size of the porous carbon material based on a mercury press-in method is in a range of 0.4 cm.sup.3 per 1 gram of the porous carbon material to 1.2 cm.sup.3 per 1 gram of the porous carbon material, and a value of a pore volume of the porous carbon material based on an MP method is in a range of 0.04 cm.sup.3 per 1 cm.sup.3 of the porous carbon material to 0.09 cm.sup.3 per 1 cm.sup.3 of the porous carbon material.

Adsorbent compositions comprising one or more copper oxides and one or more iron oxides are effective towards removing CO from process streams at temperatures below 100° C., for instance olefin process streams. A method of removing CO from a process stream comprises contacting the stream with the adsorbent composition comprising one or more copper oxides and one or more iron oxides.

Provided is a hydro-regeneration catalyst system, comprising: (a) a first graded bed comprising a guard bed material; and (b) a second graded bed, fluidly connected to the first graded bed, comprising a noble metal catalyst on a support having mesopores and macropores; wherein the noble metal catalyst has an average pore diameter of 20 to 1,000 nm (0.02 to 1 μm), a total pore volume of greater than 0.80 cc/g, and a macropore volume of 0.10 to 0.50 cc/g. Also provided is a guard bed system, comprising: (a) a first guard bed comprising a first adsorbent having 10 μm or larger pores with an average pore diameter of 100 to 1,000 μm; and (b) a second guard bed fluidly connected to the first guard bed, comprising a second adsorbent material having mesopores and macropores with a second average pore diameter of 20 to 1,000 nm.

A composite sorbent composition comprising a polymeric adsorbent; and an extractant having the formula (I), or hydrate in thereof, wherein X is O or S, A1 and A2 are each independently —C(O)— or —C(R′)(R″)— wherein R′, and R″ are each independently hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, cyano, nitro, amino, —CHO, —COOH, C1-12 alkyl, C1-4 alkoxy, C1-4 alkylamino, C1-2 haloalkyl, C1-2 haloalkoxy, C1-12 cycloalkyl, C6-12 aryl, C7-13 arylalkyl, C3-12 heteroaryl, C1-12 heteroalkyl, or C4-12 heteroarylalkyl, Z is a covalent bond, —S—, —O—, —SO2—, —SO—, —P(R)(═O)—, —NR—, -C(O)-, -C(O)NH-, —C(═N—R)—, or —C(R′)(R″)— wherein R, R′, and R″ are each independently hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, cyano, nitro, amino, —CHO, —COOH, —C(O)NH2, C1-12 alkyl, C1-12 alkoxy, C1-12 alkylamino, C1-4 haloalkyl, C1-4 haloalkoxy, C4-12 cycloalkyl, C6-12 aryl, C7-13 arylalkyl, C3-12 heterocycloalkyl, C3-12 heteroaryl, C1-12 heteroalkyl, or C4-12 heteroarylalkyl, and R1 and R2 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, cyano, nitro, amino, or a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent C1-40 hydrocarbon.

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There is provided a lithium adsorption molded body including a lithium adsorbent; and a copolymer including a repeating unit represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 and a repeating unit represented by the following Chemical Formula 2.

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(In the Chemical Formulas 1 and 2, R1 and R2 are each independently hydrogen or a C1 to C10 alkyl group.)

The invention is a renewable adsorbent material, amine-functionalized chitin (AFC) that can remove the following munitions compounds from solution while providing a concentration-dependent color change: NTO, DNAN, and TNT. Adsorption of the munitions constituents can be adjusted by pH; neutral pH provides maximum adsorption. NTO can desorb from the AFC at pH levels of 2 and 12; DNAN and TNT remain attached to AFC once adsorbed.