Description:
Project ID#: D2018-57
Invention Description
The researchers at the University of Toledo have developed a chelating polypyrrole powder that can be used for filtration by directly mixing with samples and passing the sample through a filter. Desorption is then accomplished by simply dropping the pH.
Applications
• Selective microextraction devices
• Water purification systems
Advantages
• Minimal interferences
• Tunable selectivity based on the chelating agent
• Cost effective materials
• Reusable
• Easily handled in powder form
• Fast equilibrium time (<5 min)
• Electropolymerization is possible to create SPME fibers
Patent Status: Patent Pending