US 12,168,616 B2
Silicon compositions and methods of preparing the same
Tawfik A. Saleh, Dhahran (SA); Elaf A. Ahmed, Dhahran (SA); and Hasan Al Abdulgader, Dammam (SA)
Assigned to Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA); and King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
Filed by Saudi Arabian Oil Company, Dhahran (SA); and King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran (SA)
Filed on Dec. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/560,698.
Prior Publication US 2023/0202875 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
Int. Cl. C02F 1/28 (2023.01); C07F 7/04 (2006.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01); C02F 103/10 (2006.01)
CPC C02F 1/285 (2013.01) [C07F 7/04 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); C02F 2103/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A composition comprising a plurality of nanoparticles,
wherein each of the nanoparticles comprises a compound of Formula (I):
Si(OH)n(CO2R)m  (I)
wherein, R is a C8-C30 alkyl functional group;
n is 0, 1, 2 or 3;
m is 1, 2, 3, or 4; and,
the sum of n and m is 4.