Abstract:
Phosphates and chromates are selectively removed from contaminated water by a new class of sorbent, referred to as a Polymeric Ligand Exchanger (PLE). The exchanger bed comprising a styrene-divinylbenzene or polymethacrylate matrix having an electrically neutral chelating functional group with nitrogen or oxygen donor atoms, and a Lewis-acid type metal cation, such as copper, bonded to the chelating functional group in a manner that the positive charges of the metal cation are not neutralized. PLEs are very selective toward phosphates and chromates, chemically stable, and also amenable to efficient regeneration.
Abstract:
The invention relates to small sized particles.These particles comprise at least on the surface thereof a wall composed of a mixture of at least one protein and at least one polysaccharide which are cross-linked, preferably by interfacial cross-linking with a polyfunctional acylating agent which forms at least amide and ester bonds, and optionally anhydride bonds with amine, hydroxyl or carboxyl functions of the protein and of the polysaccharide, and which comprise hydroxamic groups on the surface thereof for chelating metal ions.These particles can be used in cosmetics or in pharmacy notably for the chelation or release of metal ions.
Abstract:
A process is provided for making membrane-based sorbents with enhanced binding activity that are particularly useful for heavy metal sequestration. The process includes the step of selectively hydrolyzing a polyacetylated membrane in order to deacetylate a surface layer of said membrane and expose free hydroxyl groups. This is followed by the oxidizing of the hydroxyl groups to aldehyde groups. This is then followed by the attaching of a polycarboxylic acid such as a polyamino acid, polyalkenoic acid or polypeptide to the membrane through the aldehyde groups. Preferably, the hydrolyzing step is completed under alkaline conditions and the oxidizing step is completed using an aqueous solution of sodium periodate.
Abstract:
A method and composition for the concentration and removal of desired metal ions from a source solution by contacting the solution with an N-cyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-containing ligand covalently bonded to a solid support through a hydrophilic spacer of the formula SS--A--X--(L).sub.n where SS is a solid support, A is covalent linkage mechanism, X is a hydrophilic spacer grouping, L is an N-cyclic aromatic containing ligand group and n is an integer of 1 to 6. X or L combined will not contain more than two amine nitrogen atoms. There will preferably be at least four N-cyclic groups present of which pyridine, pyrimidine, pyraxine, imidazole, quinoline, isoquinoline, naphthyridine, pyridopyridine, phenanthroline are representative. The desired ions in the source solution are bound to the ligands and are subsequently separated by contacting the ligand containing compound with a smaller volume of a receiving solution that removes the bound ions for recovery in concentrated form in the smaller volume of the receiving solution.
Abstract:
Improved liquid chromatography systems having components made of titanium, stainless steel, or organic polymeric material are useful in the separation of polynucleotide fragments, particularly large fragments of double-stranded polynucleotides, by Matched Ion Polynucleotide Chromatography (MIPC). The titanium, stainless steel, or polymeric components are treated so that they do not release multivalent cations into aqueous solutions flowing through the chromatography system. Alternatively, or in addition to utilizing materials made of the components listed above, a multivalent cation capture resin placed upstream of the separation column can be employed to remove multivalent ions from the system. The multivalent cation capture resin can be contained in a guard disk, a guard column, or a guard cartridge. Novel methods for separating mixtures of polynucleotide fragments into fractions based on their molecular weight by Matched Ion Polynucleotide Chromatography and slalom chromatography utilize the liquid chromatographic systems described above.
Abstract:
In a method for recovering antimony from the electrolyte of copper electro-refining process, the antimony is adsorbed on the chelating resin and is then eluted by acid. The eluate is then neutralized to recover antimony. In a conventional method, a large amount of acid and alkali is used. In the inventive eluting method, the antimony concentration in the acidic eluting solution is adjusted to 4 g/L or more in the first step and 3 g/L or less in the second step.
Abstract:
A solid phase ligand removes metal cations from solution. The ligand is a branched polyalkyleneimine having a molecular weight of at least about 400, covalently bound to an inorganic support.
Abstract:
A composite material useful for removing heavy metal ions from solutions such as aqueous waste streams comprises a ceramic inorganic support such as silica gel which is covalently bonded, through a silane coupling agent, to a hydroxyquinoline ligand or such a support which has been reacted with a silylating agent and then on which is deposited a hydroxyquinoline ligand.
Abstract:
A process recovers organic acid and ammonia from their salts preferably obtained from microbial fermentation of a saccharide in a nutrient. The fermented materials is passed through a nanofiltration or a chelating resin ion-exchange bed or a combination of both a nanofilter and a chelating resin ion-exchange bed in order to reduce divalent or multivalent metal contaminants. Then, the filtered material is processed in a multi compartment electrodialysis containing bipolar and anion membranes.