Inventors:
M. Douglas LeVan - Brentwood TN, US
Amanda M.B. Furtado - Clarksville TN, US
Jian Liu - Richland WA, US
Yu Wang - Nashville TN, US
Assignee:
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY - Nashville TN
International Classification:
B01J 20/22, A62D 101/02, C02F 1/42, A62D 3/00, B01D 15/04, B01D 53/04, B01J 20/32, A62D 101/00
US Classification:
210660, 502401, 502 62, 588401, 588400, 588300, 95 90
Abstract:
An adsorbent material comprising a metal organic phase and a porous silica phase is provided. The adsorbent material can be a synthesized from at least one porous silica material, one or more metal ions, and at least one organic linker comprising one or more multidentate functional groups capable of forming coordinate bonds with the metal ions. The porous silica can be an ordered mesoporous silica material. Methods of making the adsorbent material and methods of removing molecules from a fluid using the adsorbent material are also provided.