Abstract:
A method for the removal of a substance carrying a negative charge and being present in an aqueous liquid (I). The method comprises the steps of: (i) contacting the liquid with a matrix carrying a plurality of ligands comprising a positively charged structure and a hydrophobic structure, and (ii) desorbing the substance. The characterizing feature is that (I) each of said ligands together with a spacer has the formula: —SP—[Ar—R1—N+(R2R3R4)] where (A) [Ar—R1—N+(R2R3R4)] represents a ligand a) Ar is an aromatic ring, b) R1 is [(L)nR′1]m where n and m are integers selected amongst zero or 1; L is amino nitrogen, ether oxygen or thioether sulphur; R′1 is a linker selected among 1) hydrocarbon groups; 2) —C(═NH)—; c) R2-4 are selected among hydrogen and alkyls; (B) SP is a spacer providing a carbon or a heteroatom directly attached to Ar—R1—N+(R2R3R4); (C)—represents that SP replaces a hydrogen in (Ar—R1—N+(R2R3R4); (D)—represents binding to the matrix; and (II) desorption. There is also described (a) anion-exchangers having high breakthrough capacities, (b) a screening method and (c) a desalting protocol.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a new chemical process, a new cassette configuration, and new software for the automated production of multiple batches of an [ 18 F] labelled compound on a single cassette. The invention allows one synthesizer in one hot cell to produce sequentially a plurality of batches of [ 18 F]-labelled PET tracer in the same day. In particular, the present invention provides a novel arrangement useful for the trapping of [ 18 F]fluoride and recovery of [ 18 0]water.
Abstract:
The invention includes compositions comprising curable imidazolium- functionalized poly(room-temperature ionic liquid) copolymers and homopolymers. The invention further includes methods of preparing and using the compositions of the invention. The invention further includes novel methods of preparing thin, supported, room-temperature ionic liquid-containing polymeric films on a porous support. In one embodiment, the methods of the invention avoid the use of a gutter layer, which greatly reduces the overall gas permeance and selectivity of the composite membrane. In another embodiment, the films of the invention have increased gas selectivity and permeance over films prepared using methods described in the prior art.