Patent ID: 11964233
Assignee: YALE UNIVERSITY
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  C  Y | IPC B  C

Claim 10:
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the metal carbonate has a formula of:

(M1)m(CO3)n(OH)o(L1)p,

wherein:
M1 comprises at least one element selected from the group consisting of a Group IA, Group IIA, Group IIIA, Group IVA, Group IB, Group IIB, Group IIIB, Group IVB, Group VB, Group VIB, and Group VIIIB element,
wherein each occurrence of M1 can comprise one element, two identical elements, or two distinct elements;

L1 is a neutral ligand, wherein the neutral ligand is optionally H2O; and
wherein m, n, o, and p are each independently numbers which are selected such that the metal carbonate has a net zero charge, and
wherein each number is independently optionally an integer.