Abstract:
Effluents from dye manufacturing and dyeing operations which contain waste dyestuffs are decolorized and their oxygen demand substantially reduced by passing at least a major part of the effluent through a bed of essentially non-ionogenic, macroreticular, water-insoluble, cross-linked polymeric adsorbent resin followed by contacting the partially decolorized effluent with a weak acid and/or aliphatic weak base ion exchange resin.
Abstract:
Ion exchange columns containing a layer of weak resin and a layer of strong resin are regenerated by passing partially spent regenerant through the column to regenerate the weak resin and then passing fresh regenerant through the column to regenerate the strong resin. Efficient regeneration is achieved in a downflow regeneration process and silica and calcium sulphate precipitation problems are reduced. In some cases, it is desirable to soak the strong resin in regenerant after the weak regenerant as been passed through the column in order to improve separation of the resins, shorten the total regeneration time and remove additional silica ions. The processes are preferably practiced on systems of three or more columns in which the columns are sequentially exhausted and regenerated, with at least two columns being regenerated in series.
Abstract:
A method for demineralizing fluids comprising contacting the fluid to be treated with a first bed of strong base anion resin in the bicarbonate form, contacting said fluid with a weak acid and strong acid cation resin and finally contacting the fluid with a weak base anion resin. The anion resins are regenerated by passing aqueous bicarbonate solution through the strong base resin, the effluent therefrom is passed through the weak base resin. The cation resins are regenerated by passing a mineral acid solution through the strong acid resin and the effluent therefrom is passed through the weak acid resin.
Abstract:
The present disclosure is directed to microporous ladder polymers containing amine-functionalized monomer segments, amidoxime-functionalized monomer segments, or a combination thereof. Monomer compounds for preparation of the polymers are also described, as well as membranes and electrochemical cells containing the polymers.
Abstract:
A method (10) for the processing of lithium containing brines, the method comprising the method steps of:
(i) Passing a lithium containing brine (12) to a filtration step (14) to remove sulphates; (ii) Passing a product (16) of step (i) to a first ion exchange step (18) to remove divalent impurities; (iii) Passing a product (20) of step (ii) to a second ion exchange step (22) to remove boron impurities; (iv) Passing a product (24) of step (iii) to an electrolysis step (26) to produce lithium hydroxide (28); and (v) Passing a product (30) of step (iv) to a crystallisation step (32) that in turn provides a lithium hydroxide monohydrate product (34).