Inventors:
James M. Tour - Bellaire TX, US
Dmitry Kosynkin - Houston TX, US
Michael Wong - Houston TX, US
Mason Tomson - Houston TX, US
Jacob Berlin - Houston TX, US
Ashley Leonard - Houston TX, US
Jay Lomeda - Houston TX, US
Wei Lu - Houston TX, US
Jie yu - Katy TX, US
Lunliang Zhang - Beijing, CN
Amy Kan - Houston TX, US
International Classification:
G01N 21/64
C07D 303/32
C07D 263/52
G01N 33/00
C09K 11/06
G01N 21/29
C07C 63/33
B82Y 15/00
US Classification:
436 27, 436 56, 436164, 549543, 562405, 548217, 2524081, 25230116, 428402, 73 5301, 977773
Abstract:
Compositions containing a transporter component and a signaling component and a method for using said compositions for analyzing porous media and flowing liquid streams, specifically for measuring pressure, temperature, relative abundance of water, pH, redox potential and electrolyte concentration. Analytes may include petroleum or other hydrophobic media, sulfur-containing compounds. The transporter component includes an amphiphilic nanomatenal and a plurality of solubilizing groups covalently bonded to the transporter component. The signaling component includes a plurality of reporter molecules associated with the transporter component. Said reporter molecules may be releasable from the transporter component upon exposure to at least one analyte. The reporter molecules may be non-covalently associated with the transporter component, or the reporter molecules are covalently bonded to the transporter component. Furthermore, said compositions and methods may be used to actively enhance oil recovery and for remediation of pollutants.
