A process for the efficient transfer of molecules between phases employing mesoporous poly (aryl ether ketone) hollow fiber membranes is provided. The method addresses the controlled transfer of reactants into and removal of reaction products from a reaction media and the removal and separation of target molecules from process streams by membrane-assisted liquid-liquid extraction. A number of possible modes of liquid-liquid extraction are possible according to the invention by utilizing porous poly (aryl ether ketone) hollow fiber membranes of Janus-like structure that exhibit a combination of hydrophilic and hydrophobic surface characteristics. The method of the present invention can address the continuous manufacture of chemicals in membrane reactors and is useful for a broad range of separation applications, including separation and recovery of active pharmaceutical ingredients.

An object of the present invention is to provide a packing material suitable for use as a packing material for size exclusion chromatography for fractionation that requires large-scale treatment, the packing material being capable of being produced by a simple process and reducing column pressure drop even when the particle diameter is small, and is to provide a method for producing the packing material. In the present invention, a packing material for size exclusion chromatography is obtained by a production process including polymerizing glycerol 1,3-dimethacrylate and glycidyl methacrylate in the presence of a polymerization initiator, hydrophilizing the resulting porous particles made of a copolymer using a sugar alcohol, and then opening the rings of remaining glycidyl groups using a mineral acid.

The present invention relates to a method of separating and analyzing a mixture of oligonucleotides, including performing liquid chromatography using a column packed with a packing material obtained by fixing a diol to a surface of each of porous particles formed of a crosslinked organic polymer. According to this method, the oligonucleotides can be separated and analyzed with higher sensitivity compared to cases where columns having silica gel as a base material are used. In addition, the column can be washed with an alkaline solution.

A filtration device for an air purification appliance includes a first filtering cartridge structure containing a classic absorbent or adsorbent material selected from activated carbon or zeolite and a second, different filtering cartridge structure holding a filtering medium consisting of a specific adsorbent material which is porous and functionalized with at least one probe molecule in such a way as to trap aldehyde-type chemical contaminants.

Microcapsules or macrocapsules have a core composition that includes a phase changing material (PCM) encapsulated within a polymer wall with an outer shell having a siloxane tethered to an exterior surface of the polymer wall by a surfactant. The siloxane may form a crystalline or a sol-gel outer shell. Methods of making such capsules and textile fabrics and clothing incorporating such capsules include treating pre-formed capsules with a surfactant solution followed by treating with a compound containing a siloxane functional group. The surfactant connects or tethers the siloxane to the exterior surface of the polymer wall and the siloxane forms an outer shell of the capsules.

A method of fabricating an oleophilic foam includes providing a foam comprising a base material. The base material is coated with an inorganic material using at least one of an atomic layer deposition (ALD), a molecular layer deposition (MLD) or sequential infiltration synthesis (SIS) process. The SIS process includes at least one cycle of exposing the foam to a first metal precursor for a first predetermined time and a first partial pressure. The first metal precursor infiltrates at least a portion of the base material and binds with the base material. The foam is exposed to a second co-reactant precursor for a second predetermined time and a second partial pressure. The second co-reactant precursor reacts with the first metal precursor, thereby forming the inorganic material on the base material. The inorganic material infiltrating at least the portion of the base material. The inorganic material is functionalized with an oleophilic material.

A method of fabricating an oleophilic foam includes providing a foam comprising a base material. The base material is coated with an inorganic material using at least one of an atomic layer deposition (ALD), a molecular layer deposition (MLD) or sequential infiltration synthesis (SIS) process. The SIS process includes at least one cycle of exposing the foam to a first metal precursor for a first predetermined time and a first partial pressure. The first metal precursor infiltrates at least a portion of the base material and binds with the base material. The foam is exposed to a second co-reactant precursor for a second predetermined time and a second partial pressure. The second co-reactant precursor reacts with the first metal precursor, thereby forming the inorganic material on the base material. The inorganic material infiltrating at least the portion of the base material. The inorganic material is functionalized with an oleophilic material.

There is disclosed a relatively simple method to increase the performance of surface localised multi-valent affinity ligands whose target's isoelectric pH differs significantly from the ligand's optimal target-binding pH. This situation can result in ligand binding of target affecting local pH and subsequent binding of more target. Increasing the buffering capacity of the ligand via recombinant or other addition of charge groups to the ligand is expected to partially offset such effects, leading to enhanced binding capacity as well as possible secondary favourable alterations in regard to ligand elution pH, and non-specific surface binding of non-target proteins.

Disclosed herein are embodiments of matrixes made of a porous size exclusion support and a cationic moiety for separating one or more small molecules from one or more large molecules in a sample using differences in one or more properties such as the size of the molecules, charge of the molecules, the isoelectric point (pI) of the molecules, and/or any combination of these properties including methods, systems, and kit embodiments. Also disclosed herein are embodiments of a method of making the matrixes and using the matrixes for separating small molecules from one or more large molecules in a sample.

Disclosed are a preparation method of a carbon dioxide capture agent and an application thereof. The method includes: mixing a graphite dispersion, an organic acid solution, a metal salt solution and a silica sol to obtain an organic-inorganic composite gel; standing and aging the organic-inorganic composite gel, drying the same and then carbonizing the same by microwave in a mixed atmosphere of inert gas and sulfur dioxide to obtain an intermediate product; and subjecting the intermediate product to acid washing or alkali washing to obtain a defective carrier, then mixing the defective carrier with an amine substance for ultrasonic treatment and drying to obtain the carbon dioxide capture agent.