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Title: Adsorbent for metal ions and method of making and using

Patent ·
OSTI ID:678567

A method comprises the step of spray-drying a solution or slurry comprising (alkali metal or ammonium) (metal) hexacyanoferrate particles in a liquid, to provide monodisperse, substantially spherical particles in a yield of at least 70 percent of theoretical yield and having a particle size in the range of 1 to 500 micrometers, said particles being active towards Cs ions. The particles, which can be of a single salt or a combination of salts, can be used free flowing, in columns or beds, or entrapped in a nonwoven, fibrous web or matrix or a cast porous membrane, to selectively remove Cs ions from aqueous solutions. 2 figs.

Research Organization:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus, OH (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC06-76RL01830; AR21-96MC33089
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Co., St. Paul, MN (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5,935,380/A/
Application Number:
PAN: 8-918,113; TRN: 99:009173
OSTI ID:
678567
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 10 Aug 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English