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US 11,091,414 · App. 16/506,573 · Granted Aug 17, 2021

Complexes of 1-methylcyclopropene with metal coordination polymer networks

Inventor: Nazir Mir (Somerset, NJ)
Assignee: AGROFRESH INC.
C07C7/12A01N3/00A01N25/10A01N27/00B01J20/226C07C7/10C07C53/06C07C55/02C07C317/14C07C317/44C07D251/12C07F1/08C07F3/02C07F3/06C07F15/02C07F15/06
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Patent No.
US 11,091,414
App. No.
16/506,573
Granted
Aug 17, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are adsorption complexes that include 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) and a metal coordination polymer network (MCPN), wherein the MCPN is a porous material, and the 1-MCP is adsorbed into the MCPN. Also disclosed are kits for containing 1-MCP that include the adsorption complex in a 1-MCP-impermeable package. Also disclosed are methods of releasing 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) from the kit that include the application of aqueous fluids, heat, and/or pressure.

Claims (21)

1. A method for adsorbing 1-methyl cyclopropane (1-MCP) to a surface of a metal coordination polymer network (MCPN) comprising the steps of:

a) generating 1-MCP in a first vessel; and

b) adsorbing the 1-MCP to the surface of the MCPN in a second vessel, wherein the MCPN comprises a metal node selected from Mg, Mn, Ca, Cu, Al, Zn, Fe, Co, or a combination thereof.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the surface of the MCPN is a surface defining a pore in the MCPN.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the surface of the MCPN is a surface outside of a pore in the MCPN.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metal node is Mg.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metal node is Mn.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metal node is Ca.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metal node is Cu.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metal node is Al.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metal node is Zn.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the metal node is Fe.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method is a solid-based method.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method is a solution-based method.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the MCPN is dried in a vacuum oven.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the drying in the vacuum oven is performed at a temperature of about 100° C.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the MCPN is continuously agitated during the step of adsorbing.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the 1-MCP adsorbed to the surface of the MCPN is formed into a tablet.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the tablet is coated.

18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the 1-MCP adsorbed to the surface of the MCPN is contained within a capsule.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the capsule is coated.

Assignments (4)
AGREEMENT OF AGENT RESIGNATION, APPOINTMENT AND ACCEPTANCE & MASTER ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITY DOCUMENTS Recorded Jun 24, 2024
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
To: ALTER DOMUS US LLC
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TERMINATION AND RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS RECORDED AT REEL 053316, FRAME 0561 Recorded Apr 3, 2023
From: BANK OF MONTREAL
To: AGROFRESH, INC.
Reel/Frame 063238/0901 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2023
From: AGROFRESH INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 063214/0683 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jul 27, 2020
From: AGROFRESH, INC.
To: BANK OF MONTREAL, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 053316/0561 →