| abstract |
A method for removing one or more fluorinated alkenes from a fluid comprises the step of contacting the fluid with an N-, S-, or P-containing nucleophile for a time sufficient to form an N-, S-, or P-containing nucleophile-fluoroalkene adduct. The nucleophile, and therefore the adduct, can be covalently bonded, coated or sorbed to a particulate support which can be enmeshed in a porous, fibrous web. In a preferred embodiment the fluorinated alkene can have the formulawherein A=F or Rf; X=H, F, Cl, Rf, or YRf; Z=H, F, Cl, or Rf; and Y=O, N, or S; with the proviso that at least one A=F, and at most one of Z and X is H; wherein each Rf is independently selected from the group consisting of highly fluorinated or perfluorinated alkyl groups; and a combination of any two Rf groups can be linked to form a cyclic structure.The Rf alkyl chains may contain from 1-20 carbon atoms, with 1-12 carbon atoms preferred. The Rf alkyl chains may be straight, branched, or cyclic. Preferably, Rf is CF3, C2F5, or C3F7. |