Patents by Inventor Amanda M.B. Furtado

Amanda M.B. Furtado has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20140186250
    Abstract: An adsorbent material comprising a porous inorganic oxide material grafted with a molecule comprising a carbonyl functional group is provided. The porous inorganic oxide material can be a porous silica material or Zr(OH)4. The adsorbent material can be a synthesized by grafting an organosilane molecule containing the carbonyl functional group onto the porous inorganic oxide material. The porous inorganic oxide material can be grafted with a second molecule comprising an amine functional group. Methods of making the adsorbent material and methods of removing molecules from a fluid using the adsorbent material are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicants: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: M. Douglas LEVAN, Amanda M.B. FURTADO, Yu WANG, Gregory W. PETERSON
  • Publication number: 20120152845
    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.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: M. Douglas LeVan, Amanda M.B. Furtado, Jian Liu, Yu Wang