Ligands capable of complexing hydrated lithium ions may comprise at least one arylboronic acid internally complexed with a heteroatom, such as via internal complexation with an amine, ether, or carbonyl to define a 5- or 6-membered ring. The arylboronic acid may be covalently bonded to a substrate via a linker moiety when accomplishing the foregoing, or the linker moiety may contain a reactive functionality capable of forming a covalent bond to a substrate or other group. The linker moiety may be further covalently bonded to an anionic functional group, such as a second arylboronic acid internally complexed with a second heteroatom. Ligands may also comprise at least one arylboronic acid internally complexed with a heteroatom, wherein the ligand is further covalently bonded to a molecule that undergoes a spectroscopic or electrochemical change in the presence of lithium ions. Substrate-bound or substrate-free lithium complexes may be formed using the ligands.
Phenyl rings provide a robust scaffold for molecular design, given the limited number of ring carbon atoms and the fixed geometry in between. Alternating groups in hexasubstituted benzenes may be directed toward opposite faces of the phenyl ring, such that orthogonal reactive groups are directed toward the opposite faces for promoting both surface attachment and introduction of functionalities suitable for promoting analyte detection. Hexasubstituted benzenes capable of covalent bonding to a surface and having functionalities capable of promoting detection of one or more analytes in fluids may be realized. An analytical response of the hexasubstituted benzenes or a change thereof may be correlated to an amount of at least one analyte present in a fluid, including both single- and multi-phase complex fluids.
Compositions containing amine-functionalized polymers may be configured to promote capture and release of carbon dioxide. Compositions suitable for capturing carbon dioxide from a fluid may comprise an amine-functionalized polymer, and at least one additional moiety configured to promote binding of carbon dioxide by the amine-functionalized polymer or to promote release of carbon dioxide from the amine-functionalized polymer. A proton ionizable group that deprotonates differentially as a function of temperature may comprise at least a portion of the additional moieties. The one or more additional moieties or the amine- functionalized polymer may accomplish one or more of the following to promote binding and release of carbon dioxide: lowering the dielectric constant of water, providing buffering, lowering pK a, providing surfactancy, providing a bound metal, or any combination thereof. The one or more additional moieties may be covalently bonded to the amine-functionalized polymer or blended with the amine-functionalized polymer as a small-molecule additive.
aa, providing surfactancy, providing a bound metal, or any combination thereof. The one or more additional moieties may be covalently bonded to the amine-functionalized polymer or blended with the amine-functionalized polymer as a small-molecule additive.
Macroparticulates may be formed through at least partial self-assembly by reacting an epoxide-containing (meth)acrylic polymer or copolymer with a compound bearing a nitrogen nucleophile. An internal cavity may be formed when functionalizing the (meth)acrylic polymer or copolymer in the presence of a hindered amine base. When appropriately functionalized, the macroparticulates may be used to sequester a contaminant from a substance in need of contaminant remediation, such as produced water or flowback water from a wellbore job site. Reclaimed water obtained from the macroparticulates may be utilized to form a treatment fluid. The macroparticulates may be located within a continuous flow line, particularly within a removable cartridge, to promote removal of at least one contaminant from a substance in need of contaminant remediation. The substance in need of contaminant remediation and/or the macroparticulates may be visually or spectroscopically interrogated to determine whether the macroparticulates have become saturated with contaminant.
B01J 20/28 - Solid sorbent compositions or filter aid compositionsSorbents for chromatographyProcesses for preparing, regenerating or reactivating thereof characterised by their form or physical properties
B01J 20/30 - Processes for preparing, regenerating or reactivating
C02F 1/28 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by sorption
C02F 103/10 - Nature of the water, waste water, sewage or sludge to be treated from quarries or from mining activities
C02F 103/34 - Nature of the water, waste water, sewage or sludge to be treated from the chemical industry not provided for in groups
C08F 8/32 - Introducing nitrogen atoms or nitrogen-containing groups by reaction with amines
C08F 8/44 - Preparation of metal salts or ammonium salts
C09K 8/60 - Compositions for stimulating production by acting on the underground formation
E21B 21/06 - Arrangements for treating drilling fluids outside the borehole
6.
LIGANDS FOR LITHIUM DETECTION OR EXTRACTION FROM FLUIDS AND LITHIUM COMPLEXES COMPRISING THE SAME
Ligands capable of complexing hydrated lithium ions may comprise at least one arylboronic acid internally complexed with a heteroatom, such as via internal complexation with an amine, ether, or carbonyl to define a 5- or 6-membered ring. The arylboronic acid may be covalently bonded to a substrate via a linker moiety when accomplishing the foregoing, or the linker moiety may contain a reactive functionality capable of forming a covalent bond to a substrate or other group. The linker moiety may be further covalently bonded to an anionic functional group, such as a second arylboronic acid internally complexed with a second heteroatom. Ligands may also comprise at least one arylboronic acid internally complexed with a heteroatom, wherein the ligand is further covalently bonded to a molecule that undergoes a spectroscopic or electrochemical change in the presence of lithium ions. Substrate-bound or substrate-free lithium complexes may be formed using the ligands.
Macroparticulates may be formed through at least partial self-assembly by reacting an epoxide-containing (meth)acrylic polymer or copolymer with a compound bearing a nitrogen nucleophile. An internal cavity may be formed when functionalizing the (meth)acrylic polymer or copolymer in the presence of a hindered amine base. When appropriately functionalized, the macroparticulates may be used to sequester a contaminant from a substance in need of contaminant remediation, such as produced water or flowback water from a wellbore job site. Reclaimed water obtained from the macroparticulates may be utilized to form a treatment fluid. The macroparticulates may be located within a continuous flow line, particularly within a removable cartridge, to promote removal of at least one contaminant from a substance in need of contaminant remediation. The substance in need of contaminant remediation and/or the macroparticulates may be visually or spectroscopically interrogated to determine whether the macroparticulates have become saturated with contaminant.
C08F 220/32 - Esters containing oxygen in addition to the carboxy oxygen containing epoxy radicals
C08F 220/58 - Amides containing oxygen in addition to the carbonamido oxygen
C09K 8/536 - Compositions for preventing, limiting or eliminating depositions, e.g. for cleaning characterised by their form or by the form of their components, e.g. encapsulated material
C09K 8/57 - Compositions based on water or polar solvents
C09K 8/66 - Compositions based on water or polar solvents
Phenyl rings provide a robust scaffold for molecular design, given the limited number of ring carbon atoms and the fixed geometry in between. Alternating groups in hexasubstituted benzenes may be directed toward opposite faces of the phenyl ring, such that orthogonal reactive groups are directed toward the opposite faces for promoting both surface attachment and introduction of functionalities suitable for promoting analyte detection. Hexasubstituted benzenes capable of covalent bonding to a surface and having functionalities capable of promoting detection of one or more analytes in fluids may be realized. An analytical response of the hexasubstituted benzenes or a change thereof may be correlated to an amount of at least one analyte present in a fluid, including both single- and multi-phase complex fluids.
Macroparticulates may be formed through at least partial self-assembly by reacting an epoxide-containing (meth)acrylic polymer or copolymer with a compound bearing a nitrogen nucleophile, such as iminodiacetic acid or ethylenediamine. When the epoxide-containing (meth)acrylic polymer or copolymer is formed into a predetermined shape before reaction with the compound bearing the nitrogen nucleophile, a profile of the predetermined shape may be at least partially maintained and undergo expansion in the course of forming the reaction product, thereby producing macroparticulates having a larger volume than the predetermined shape itself. An internal cavity may be formed when generating the macroparticulates in this manner. Optionally, a hexasubstituted benzene or a supramolecular receptor may be adhered to a surface portion of the macroparticulates, either covalently or non-covalently. The compound bearing a nitrogen nucleophile may be further modified to form one or more functionalities capable of binding an analyte.
Macroparticulates may be formed through at least partial self-assembly by reacting an epoxide-containing (meth)acrylic polymer or copolymer with a compound bearing a nitrogen nucleophile. An internal cavity may be formed when functionalizing the (meth)acrylic polymer or copolymer in the presence of a hindered amine base. When appropriately functionalized, the macroparticulates may be used to sequester a contaminant from a substance in need of contaminant remediation, such as produced water or flowback water from a wellbore job site. Reclaimed water obtained from the macroparticulates may be utilized to form a treatment fluid. The macroparticulates may be located within a continuous flow line, particularly within a removable cartridge, to promote removal of at least one contaminant from a substance in need of contaminant remediation. The substance in need of contaminant remediation and/or the macroparticulates may be visually or spectroscopically interrogated to determine whether the macroparticulates have become saturated with contaminant.
C08F 220/32 - Esters containing oxygen in addition to the carboxy oxygen containing epoxy radicals
C08F 220/58 - Amides containing oxygen in addition to the carbonamido oxygen
C09K 8/536 - Compositions for preventing, limiting or eliminating depositions, e.g. for cleaning characterised by their form or by the form of their components, e.g. encapsulated material
C09K 8/57 - Compositions based on water or polar solvents
C09K 8/66 - Compositions based on water or polar solvents
Phenyl rings provide a robust scaffold for molecular design, given the limited number of ring carbon atoms and the fixed geometry in between. However, it can be difficult to form highly substituted phenyl rings suitable for covalent attachment of multiple moieties thereto. Moreover, binding phenyl rings to a surface in a fixed geometry may be difficult. Hexasubstituted benzenes having certain structural features may alleviate the foregoing difficulties by providing versatile groups for further functionalization and surface attachment. Such hexasubstituted benzenes may have a structure of
3 (R′=hydrocarbyl), or
Alternating groups in the hexasubstituted benzenes may be directed toward opposite faces of the phenyl ring, such that orthogonal reactive groups are directed toward the opposite faces. Certain groups may facilitate surface attachment of the hexasubstituted benzenes.
C07C 22/04 - Cyclic compounds containing halogen atoms bound to an acyclic carbon atom having unsaturation in the rings containing six-membered aromatic rings
C07C 235/60 - Carboxylic acid amides, the carbon skeleton of the acid part being further substituted by oxygen atoms having carbon atoms of carboxamide groups bound to carbon atoms of six-membered aromatic rings and singly-bound oxygen atoms bound to the same carbon skeleton with carbon atoms of carboxamide groups and singly-bound oxygen atoms bound to carbon atoms of the same non-condensed six-membered aromatic ring with carbon atoms of carboxamide groups and singly-bound oxygen atoms, bound in ortho- position to carbon atoms of the same non-condensed six-membered aromatic ring having the nitrogen atoms of the carboxamide groups bound to hydrogen atoms or to acyclic carbon atoms
C07C 247/10 - Compounds containing azido groups with azido groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms of a carbon skeleton being unsaturated and containing rings
C07D 249/06 - 1,2,3-TriazolesHydrogenated 1,2,3-triazoles with aryl radicals directly attached to ring atoms
C07D 303/36 - Compounds containing oxirane rings with hydrocarbon radicals, substituted by nitrogen atoms
C07D 405/14 - Heterocyclic compounds containing both one or more hetero rings having oxygen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms, and one or more rings having nitrogen as the only ring hetero atom containing three or more hetero rings
13.
Hexasubstituted benzenes, surfaces modified therewith, and associated methods
Phenyl rings provide a robust scaffold for molecular design, given the limited number of ring carbon atoms and the fixed geometry in between. However, it can be difficult to form highly substituted phenyl rings suitable for covalent attachment of multiple moieties thereto. Moreover, binding phenyl rings to a surface in a fixed geometry may be difficult. Hexasubstituted benzenes having certain structural features may alleviate the foregoing difficulties by providing versatile groups for further functionalization and surface attachment. Such hexasubstituted benzenes may have a structure of
3 (R′=hydrocarbyl), or
Alternating groups in the hexasubstituted benzenes may be directed toward opposite faces of the phenyl ring, such that orthogonal reactive groups are directed toward the opposite faces. Certain groups may facilitate surface attachment of the hexasubstituted benzenes.
C07C 22/04 - Cyclic compounds containing halogen atoms bound to an acyclic carbon atom having unsaturation in the rings containing six-membered aromatic rings
C07D 303/36 - Compounds containing oxirane rings with hydrocarbon radicals, substituted by nitrogen atoms
C07D 405/14 - Heterocyclic compounds containing both one or more hetero rings having oxygen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms, and one or more rings having nitrogen as the only ring hetero atom containing three or more hetero rings
C07C 247/10 - Compounds containing azido groups with azido groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms of a carbon skeleton being unsaturated and containing rings
C07D 249/06 - 1,2,3-TriazolesHydrogenated 1,2,3-triazoles with aryl radicals directly attached to ring atoms
C07C 235/60 - Carboxylic acid amides, the carbon skeleton of the acid part being further substituted by oxygen atoms having carbon atoms of carboxamide groups bound to carbon atoms of six-membered aromatic rings and singly-bound oxygen atoms bound to the same carbon skeleton with carbon atoms of carboxamide groups and singly-bound oxygen atoms bound to carbon atoms of the same non-condensed six-membered aromatic ring with carbon atoms of carboxamide groups and singly-bound oxygen atoms, bound in ortho- position to carbon atoms of the same non-condensed six-membered aromatic ring having the nitrogen atoms of the carboxamide groups bound to hydrogen atoms or to acyclic carbon atoms
14.
HEXASUBSTITUTED BENZENES, SURFACES MODIFIED THEREWITH, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS
Phenyl rings provide a robust scaffold for molecular design, given the limited number of ring carbon atoms and the fixed geometry in between. However, it can be difficult to form highly substituted phenyl rings suitable for covalent attachment of multiple moieties thereto. Moreover, binding phenyl rings to a surface in a fixed geometry may be difficult. Hexasubstituted benzenes having certain structural features may alleviate the foregoing difficulties by providing versatile groups for further functionalization and surface attachment. Such hexasubstituted benzenes may have a structure of in which each X is independently Cl, Br or N3, and each Z is independently -CH(Br)CH3, -CH(N3)CH3, -CH=CH2, -CH2CH3, -CH2CH2SiR'3 (R'=hydrocarbyl), or. Alternating groups in the hexasubstituted benzenes may be directed toward opposite faces of the phenyl ring, such that orthogonal reactive groups are directed toward the opposite faces, Certain groups may facilitate surface attachment of the hexasubstituted benzenes.
B01L 3/00 - Containers or dishes for laboratory use, e.g. laboratory glasswareDroppers
C07C 22/04 - Cyclic compounds containing halogen atoms bound to an acyclic carbon atom having unsaturation in the rings containing six-membered aromatic rings
C07C 235/60 - Carboxylic acid amides, the carbon skeleton of the acid part being further substituted by oxygen atoms having carbon atoms of carboxamide groups bound to carbon atoms of six-membered aromatic rings and singly-bound oxygen atoms bound to the same carbon skeleton with carbon atoms of carboxamide groups and singly-bound oxygen atoms bound to carbon atoms of the same non-condensed six-membered aromatic ring with carbon atoms of carboxamide groups and singly-bound oxygen atoms, bound in ortho- position to carbon atoms of the same non-condensed six-membered aromatic ring having the nitrogen atoms of the carboxamide groups bound to hydrogen atoms or to acyclic carbon atoms
C07C 247/10 - Compounds containing azido groups with azido groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms of a carbon skeleton being unsaturated and containing rings
Phenyl rings provide a robust scaffold for molecular design, given the limited number of ring carbon atoms and the fixed geometry in between. Alternating groups in hexasubstituted benzenes may be directed toward opposite faces of the phenyl ring, such that orthogonal reactive groups are directed toward the opposite faces for promoting both surface attachment and introduction of functionalities suitable for promoting analyte detection. Hexasubstituted benzenes capable of covalent bonding to a surface and having functionalities capable of promoting detection of one or more analytes in fluids may be realized. An analytical response of the hexasubstituted benzenes or a change thereof may be correlated to an amount of at least one analyte present in a fluid, including both single- and multi-phase complex fluids.
33332232233 (R'=hydrocarbyl), or. Alternating groups in the hexasubstituted benzenes may be directed toward opposite faces of the phenyl ring, such that orthogonal reactive groups are directed toward the opposite faces, Certain groups may facilitate surface attachment of the hexasubstituted benzenes.
C07C 22/04 - Cyclic compounds containing halogen atoms bound to an acyclic carbon atom having unsaturation in the rings containing six-membered aromatic rings
C07C 247/06 - Compounds containing azido groups with azido groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms of a carbon skeleton being saturated and containing rings
B01L 3/00 - Containers or dishes for laboratory use, e.g. laboratory glasswareDroppers
Phenyl rings provide a robust scaffold for molecular design, given the limited number of ring carbon atoms and the fixed geometry in between. Alternating groups in hexasubstituted benzenes may be directed toward opposite faces of the phenyl ring, such that orthogonal reactive groups are directed toward the opposite faces for promoting both surface attachment and introduction of functionalities suitable for promoting analyte detection. Hexasubstituted benzenes capable of covalent bonding to a surface and having functionalities capable of promoting detection of one or more analytes in fluids may be realized. An analytical response of the hexasubstituted benzenes or a change thereof may be correlated to an amount of at least one analyte present in a fluid, including both single- and multi-phase complex fluids.
G01N 33/544 - ImmunoassayBiospecific binding assayMaterials therefor with an insoluble carrier for immobilising immunochemicals the carrier being organic
G01N 33/543 - ImmunoassayBiospecific binding assayMaterials therefor with an insoluble carrier for immobilising immunochemicals
18.
CONTAMINANT REMEDIATION WITH FUNCTIONALIZED (METH)ACRYLIC POLYMER OR COPOLYMER MACROPARTICULATES AND SYSTEMS RELATED THERETO
Macroparticulates may be formed through at least partial self-assembly by reacting an epoxide-containing (meth)acrylic polymer or copolymer with a compound bearing a nitrogen nucleophile. An internal cavity may be formed when functionalizing the (meth)acrylic polymer or copolymer in the presence of a hindered amine base. When appropriately functionalized, the macroparticulates may be used to sequester a contaminant from a substance in need of contaminant remediation, such as produced water or flowback water from a wellbore job site. Reclaimed water obtained from the macroparticulates may be utilized to form a treatment fluid. The macroparticulates may be located within a continuous flow line, particularly within a removable cartridge, to promote removal of at least one contaminant from a substance in need of contaminant remediation. The substance in need of contaminant remediation and/or the macroparticulates may be visually or spectroscopically interrogated to determine whether the macroparticulates have become saturated with contaminant.
B01J 20/22 - Solid sorbent compositions or filter aid compositionsSorbents for chromatographyProcesses for preparing, regenerating or reactivating thereof comprising organic material
C02F 1/28 - Treatment of water, waste water, or sewage by sorption
C08F 8/32 - Introducing nitrogen atoms or nitrogen-containing groups by reaction with amines
C08F 20/32 - Esters containing oxygen in addition to the carboxy oxygen containing epoxy radicals
C08F 20/58 - Amides containing oxygen in addition to the carbonamido oxygen
Macroparticulates may be formed through at least partial self-assembly by reacting an epoxide-containing (meth)acrylic polymer or copolymer with a compound bearing a nitrogen nucleophile, such as iminodiacetic acid or ethylenediamine. When the epoxide-containing (meth)acrylic polymer or copolymer is formed into a predetermined shape before reaction with the compound bearing the nitrogen nucleophile, a profile of the predetermined shape may be at least partially maintained and undergo expansion in the course of forming the reaction product, thereby producing macroparticulates having a larger volume than the predetermined shape itself. An internal cavity may be formed when generating the macroparticulates in this manner. Optionally, a hexasubstituted benzene or a supramolecular receptor may be adhered to a surface portion of the macroparticulates, either covalently or non-covalently. The compound bearing a nitrogen nucleophile may be further modified to form one or more functionalities capable of binding an analyte. Macroparticulates may be formed through at least partial self-assembly by reacting an epoxide-containing (meth)acrylic polymer or copolymer with a compound bearing a nitrogen nucleophile, such as iminodiacetic acid or ethylenediamine. When the epoxide-containing (meth)acrylic polymer or copolymer is formed into a predetermined shape before reaction with the compound bearing the nitrogen nucleophile, a profile of the predetermined shape may be at least partially maintained and undergo expansion in the course of forming the reaction product, thereby producing macroparticulates having a larger volume than the predetermined shape itself. An internal cavity may be formed when generating the macroparticulates in this manner. Optionally, a hexasubstituted benzene or a supramolecular receptor may be adhered to a surface portion of the macroparticulates, either covalently or non-covalently. The compound bearing a nitrogen nucleophile may be further modified to form one or more functionalities capable of binding an analyte.
G01N 30/00 - Investigating or analysing materials by separation into components using adsorption, absorption or similar phenomena or using ion-exchange, e.g. chromatography
20.
FUNCTIONALIZED (METH)ACRYLIC POLYMER OR COPOLYMER MACROPARTICULATES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF
Macroparticulates may be formed through at least partial self-assembly by reacting an epoxide-containing (meth)acrylic polymer or copolymer with a compound bearing a nitrogen nucleophile, such as iminodiacetic acid or ethylenediamine. When the epoxide-containing (meth)acrylic polymer or copolymer is formed into a predetermined shape before reaction with the compound bearing the nitrogen nucleophile, a profile of the predetermined shape may be at least partially maintained and undergo expansion in the course of forming the reaction product, thereby producing macroparticulates having a larger volume than the predetermined shape itself. An internal cavity may be formed when generating the macroparticulates in this manner. Optionally, a hexasubstituted benzene or a supramolecular receptor may be adhered to a surface portion of the macroparticulates, either covalently or non-covalently. The compound bearing a nitrogen nucleophile may be further modified to form one or more functionalities capable of binding an analyte. Macroparticulates may be formed through at least partial self-assembly by reacting an epoxide-containing (meth)acrylic polymer or copolymer with a compound bearing a nitrogen nucleophile, such as iminodiacetic acid or ethylenediamine. When the epoxide-containing (meth)acrylic polymer or copolymer is formed into a predetermined shape before reaction with the compound bearing the nitrogen nucleophile, a profile of the predetermined shape may be at least partially maintained and undergo expansion in the course of forming the reaction product, thereby producing macroparticulates having a larger volume than the predetermined shape itself. An internal cavity may be formed when generating the macroparticulates in this manner. Optionally, a hexasubstituted benzene or a supramolecular receptor may be adhered to a surface portion of the macroparticulates, either covalently or non-covalently. The compound bearing a nitrogen nucleophile may be further modified to form one or more functionalities capable of binding an analyte.
C08G 81/02 - Macromolecular compounds obtained by interreacting polymers in the absence of monomers, e.g. block polymers at least one of the polymers being obtained by reactions involving only carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
C08L 33/06 - Homopolymers or copolymers of esters of esters containing only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, the oxygen atom being present only as part of the carboxyl radical
C08L 33/26 - Homopolymers or copolymers of acrylamide or methacrylamide
Macroparticulates may be formed through at least partial self-assembly by reacting an epoxide-containing (meth)acrylic polymer or copolymer with a compound bearing a nitrogen nucleophile. An internal cavity may be formed when functionalizing the (meth)acrylic polymer or copolymer in the presence of a hindered amine base. When appropriately functionalized, the macroparticulates may be used to sequester a contaminant from a substance in need of contaminant remediation, such as produced water or flowback water from a wellbore job site. Reclaimed water obtained from the macroparticulates may be utilized to form a treatment fluid. The macroparticulates may be located within a continuous flow line, particularly within a removable cartridge, to promote removal of at least one contaminant from a substance in need of contaminant remediation. The substance in need of contaminant remediation and/or the macroparticulates may be visually or spectroscopically interrogated to determine whether the macroparticulates have become saturated with contaminant.
C09K 8/536 - Compositions for preventing, limiting or eliminating depositions, e.g. for cleaning characterised by their form or by the form of their components, e.g. encapsulated material
E21B 37/06 - Methods or apparatus for cleaning boreholes or wells using chemical means for preventing or limiting the deposition of paraffins or like substances
C08L 33/06 - Homopolymers or copolymers of esters of esters containing only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, the oxygen atom being present only as part of the carboxyl radical
C08L 33/26 - Homopolymers or copolymers of acrylamide or methacrylamide
patents
