US 7,588,798 B2
	Methods of making monolayers
Kentin L. Alford, Pasco, Wash. (US); Kevin L. Simmons, Kennewick, Wash. (US); William D. Samuels, Richland, Wash. (US); Thomas S. Zemanian, Richland, Wash. (US); Jun Liu, Albuquerque, N. Mex. (US); Yongsoon Shin, Richland, Wash. (US); and Glen E. Fryxell, Kennewick, Wash. (US)
Assigned to Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, Wash. (US)
Filed on May 11, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/433,315.
Application 11/433315 is a division of application No. 10/607870, filed on Jun. 27, 2003.
Application 10/346866 is a division of application No. 09/528345, filed on Mar. 17, 2000, granted, now 6,531,224.
Application 10/607870 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/346866, filed on Jan. 17, 2003, granted, now 6,753,038.
Application 09/528345 is a continuation in part of application No. 09/272762, filed on Mar. 19, 1999, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2006/0204662 A1, Sep. 14, 2006
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B05D 3/04 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 427—243  [427/377; 427/387; 427/393.6]

5 Claims

1. A method of functionalizing a porous material, comprising exposing the porous material to precursor molecules in a supercritical fluid, the porous material being mesoporous or being microporous zeolite, the precursor molecules comprising core atoms from which crosslinking atoms and functional groups extend; the porous material being subjected to a pressure of about 7500 psi during the exposing, the precursor interacting with the material to form a monolayer across at least a portion of a surface of the material within the pores, the monolayer layer comprising the functional groups.