Abstract:
The present invention provides methods for separating one or more components of interest from a sample containing particulates and soluble materials. The method comprises the steps of: (a) filtering a sample through silica filter media whose surface silanol groups have reacted with one or more silanes, and (b) simultaneously capturing particulates and binding a soluble component to the silica filter media. The bound soluble component of interest is subsequently eluted from the silica filter media. In one embodiment of the invention, unwanted soluble materials are captured by the treated silica filter media and desired component of interest is recovered from the flow-through. In another embodiment, different components of interest are recovered from both the eluate and the flow-through. Preferred treated silica filter media are silane-treated rice hull ash or diatomaceous earth with functional quarternary ammonium group or functional sulphonate group. Particulates suitable for the present invention, for example, are microorganisms.
Abstract:
Modified silica fillers are prepared by a method in which silica surfaces are contacted with compositions containing organosilicon compounds. The organosilicon compounds in the compositions are only of types of structural groups of monomeric dichlorosilanes and trialkoxysilanes. The compositions may be (i) mixtures or blends of alkyl and aryl group containing dichlorosilanes and trialkoxysilanes free of hydrocarbon or organofunctional groups reactive with silica surfaces, (ii) mixtures or blends of substituted alkyl and substituted aryl group containing dichlorosilanes in which the dichlorosilanes are free of hydrocarbon or organofunctional groups reactive with silica surfaces and trialkoxysilanes free of hydrocarbon or organofunctional groups reactive with silica surfaces, or (iii) substituted and unsubstituted alkyl and aryl group containing dichlorosilanes in which the dichlorosilanes are free of hydrocarbon or organofunctional groups reactive with silica surfaces. The mixtures and blends contain the dichlorosilanes and trialkoxysilanes in a weight ratio of 1:0.1 to 1:2, respectively.
Abstract:
Modified silica fillers are prepared by contacting silica with blends or mixtures containing diorganodihalosilanes and monoorganotrihalosilanes in weight ratios of 1:0.1 to 1:2, respectively. While dialkyldichlorosilanes and monoalkyltrichlorosilane such as dimethyldichlorosilane and methyltrichlorosilane, respectively, are most preferred, the blends or mixtures may also comprise compositions containing n-propyltrichlorosilane, phenyltrichlorosilane, cyanopropyltrichlorosilane, and mercaptopropyltriethoxysilane.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to fiber treatment compositions comprising an unsaturated acetate, an organohydrogensiloxane, a metal catalyst, an organosilicon compound, and optionally a dispersant. The compositions of the present invention impart beneficial characteristics such as slickness, softness, compression resistance and water repellency to substrates such as fibers and fabrics.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to fiber treatment compositions comprising an unsaturated acetate, an organohydrogensiloxane, a metal catalyst, and a dispersant selected from the group consisting of one or more surfactants and one or more solvents. The compositions of the present invention impart beneficial characteristics such as slickness, softness, compression resistance and water repellency to substrates such as fibers and fabrics.
Abstract:
A silicone sealant prepared by curing and cross-linking methylhydrosiloxanes by contacting and forming a mixture of an allyl amide or an allyl ester with at least one methylhydrosiloxane in the presence of a Group VIII metal catalyst, and heating the mixture of the allyl amide, the methylhydrosiloxane, a filler, and the Group VIII metal catalyst, in the presence of ambient moisture until the methylhydrosiloxane becomes cured and cross-linked.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to coating compositions which contain multifunctional acrylates, unsaturated organic compounds and aqueous dispersions of colloidal silica. Transparent, abrasion resistant coatings result from the cure, either by ultraviolet light or electron beam radiation, of these compositions on solid substrates.
Abstract:
Organosilicon diamine antimicrobial compounds are described, particularly, ammonium chloride derivatives of multifunctional diamino quanternary salts, and salts containing a combination of amino, ester, and fluoroalkyl, functionality.
Abstract:
Organosilicon quaternary ammonium antimicrobial compounds are described, particularly, ammonium chloride derivatives of multifunctional diamino quaternary salts, and salts containing a combination of amino, ester, and fluoroalkyl, functionality.
Abstract:
Embodiments of a method for removing vicinal diols from a lactic acid fermentation broth comprise the steps of contacting the lactic acid fermentation broth with functionalized silica comprising at least one hydrophobic ligand to facilitate binding of the vicinal diols to the hydrophobic ligand, and separating the contacted lactic acid fermentation broth from the functionalized silica to remove the vicinal diols.