Moisture swing CO2 sorbents with enhanced capacity and kinetics

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12491494-B2
Application number	US-202217688508-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 7, 2022
Priority date	Apr 2, 2021
Publication date	Dec 9, 2025
Grant date	Dec 9, 2025

Abstract

A composition of matter having a porous cross-linked polymer network, quaternary ammonium ions in the cross-linked polymer network, and at least one counter ion in the cross-linked polymer network that is at least one of hydroxide or a counter ion capable of forming hydroxide upon reaction with water. A method to produce a porous material includes polymerizing a compound containing quaternary ammonium and a cross-linker using controlled polymerization and ion exchange in the presence of at least one of hydroxide or a counter ion capable of forming hydroxide upon reaction with water. A method to capture CO 2 , includes employing a sorbent comprising a quaternary ammonium ions in a porous cross-linked polymer network in an environment to adsorb CO 2 .

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A composition of matter, comprising:
a porous cross-linked polymer network; quaternary ammonium ions in the cross-linked polymer network with at least 80 percent of the quaternary ammonium ions are linked directly to at least one other quaternary ammonium ion; and at least one counter ion in the cross-linked polymer network that is at least one of hydroxide or a counter ion capable of forming hydroxide upon reaction with water.

2 . The composition of matter of claim 1 , wherein the at least one counter ion in the cross-linked polymer network capable of forming hydroxide is one of bicarbonate, carbonate, phosphate, hydrogen phosphate, or dihydrogen phosphate.

3 . The composition of matter of claim 1 , wherein the porous cross-linked polymer network includes residual chemical moieties from controlled radical polymerization.

4 . The composition of matter of claim 3 , wherein the residual chemical moieties from controlled radical polymerization are formed from at least one of nitroxides, chain transfer agents, thiols, TEMPO-OH, nitroxide species derived from the decomposition of an alkoxyamine, 4-hydroxy-TEMPO, TEMPO derivatives, TIPNO, TIPNO derivatives, chlorobenzyl-TIPNO, SG1, thiocarbonylthio compounds, xanthates, trithiocarbonates, dithioesters, dithiocarbamates, dithiobenzoates, metal catalysts used in ATRP, copper, and iron.

5 . The composition of matter of claim 1 , wherein the porous cross-linked polymer network includes a residue of at least one additional monomer.

6 . The composition of matter of claim 5 , wherein the residue of at least one additional monomer is formed from at least one of styrene, styrenic compounds, n-vinyl pyrrolidone, vinyl acetate, vinyl chloride, methacrylates, acrylates, methyl methacrylate, acrylonitrile, methyl acrylate, ethylene, propylene, dimethylsiloxane, fluorinated vinyl, acrylic, or methacrylic compounds, hexa-iso-fluoroisopropyl methacrylate, hexa-iso-fluoroisopropyl acrylate, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl methacrylate, 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl acrylate, and 1H,1H,2H,2H-Heptadecafluorodecyl methacrylate.

7 . The composition of matter as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the residue of the at least one additional monomer comprises a hydrophobic monomer that contains at least one of fluorinated or aliphatic groups.

8 . The composition of matter as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the quaternary ammonium ions comprise moieties that result from polymerization of diallyldimethylammonium, trimethylammonium ion, 2-(Methacryloyloxy)ethyl]trimethylammonium, 2-(Acryloyloxy)ethyl]trimethylammonium, 3-(Methacryloylamino)propyl]trimethylammonium, (3-Acrylamidopropyl)trimethylammonium, or trimethyl-ammonium functional monomers.

9 . The composition of matter as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the composition of matter includes a cross-linker.

10 . The composition of matter as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the cross-linker is one selected from the group consisting of: divinylbenzene, 1,6-hexanediol diacrylate, groups including methyl, ethyl propyl, isopropyl, tri, tetra, penta or hexa-acrylates and methacrylates, trimethylolpropane triacrylate, trimethylolpropane ethoxylate triacrylate, di(trimethylolpropane) tetraacrylate, dipentaerythritol penta-/hexa-acrylate, trimethacryl adamantane, dipentaerithritol, trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate, phenylene dimethacrylate, phenylene diacrylate, and perfluorohexanediol diacrylate.

11 . The composition of matter as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the cross-linker is hydrophobic and contains at least one of fluorinated or aliphatic groups.

12 . The composition of matter as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cross-linked polymer network comprises an aerogel.

13 . The composition of matter as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the aerogel may comprise one of a powder, a structured monolith, a self-supporting structure or a separate structural material.

14 . The composition of matter as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the composition of matter has a surface area that is greater than 200 m 2 /g.

15 . The composition of matter as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the composition of matter has an average pore diameter between 2 and 50 nm.

16 . The composition of matter as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mass fraction of the quaternary ammonium groups in the composition of matter has a range between 5% and 90%.

17 . The composition of matter as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the quaternary ammonium ions in the cross-linked polymer network are derived from monomers that have molecular weight below 200 g/mol, when the monomers are in a chloride ion-exchanged form.

18 . The composition of matter as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the composition of matter has a surface area that is greater than 500 m 2 /g.

19 . The composition of matter as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the mass fraction of the quaternary ammonium groups in the composition of matter has a range between 50% and 90%.

Assignees

• Palo Alto Res Ct Inc
• Genesee Valley Innovations Llc

Inventors

• Meckler Stephen
• Chintapalli Mahati

Classifications

• C08J3/24

  Crosslinking, e.g. vulcanising, of macromolecules (mechanical aspects B29C35/00; crosslinking agents C08K) · CPC title

• B01J2220/50

  Aspects relating to the use of sorbent or filter aid materials · CPC title

• B01J20/28083

  being in the range 2-50 nm, i.e. mesopores · CPC title

• B01J20/28047

  Gels · CPC title

• B01J13/0091

  Preparation of aerogels, e.g. xerogels · CPC title