Thiacrown polymers for removal of mercury from waste streams
Abstract
Thiacrown polymers immobilized to a polystyrene-divinylbenzene matrix react with Hg.sup.2+ under a variety of conditions to efficiently and selectively remove Hg.sup.2+ ions from acidic aqueous solutions, even in the presence of a variety of other metal ions. The mercury can be recovered and the polymer regenerated. This mercury removal method has utility in the treatment of industrial wastewater, where a selective and cost-effective removal process is required.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- The Regents Of University Of California, Oakland, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1174740
- Patent Number(s):
- 6696576
- Application Number:
- 10/061,927
- Assignee:
- University Of California, The Regents Of
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY
C - CHEMISTRY C02 - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
Citation Formats
Baumann, Theodore F., Reynolds, John G., and Fox, Glenn A. Thiacrown polymers for removal of mercury from waste streams. United States: N. p., 2004.
Web.
Baumann, Theodore F., Reynolds, John G., & Fox, Glenn A. Thiacrown polymers for removal of mercury from waste streams. United States.
Baumann, Theodore F., Reynolds, John G., and Fox, Glenn A. Tue .
"Thiacrown polymers for removal of mercury from waste streams". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1174740.
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title = {Thiacrown polymers for removal of mercury from waste streams},
author = {Baumann, Theodore F. and Reynolds, John G. and Fox, Glenn A.},
abstractNote = {Thiacrown polymers immobilized to a polystyrene-divinylbenzene matrix react with Hg.sup.2+ under a variety of conditions to efficiently and selectively remove Hg.sup.2+ ions from acidic aqueous solutions, even in the presence of a variety of other metal ions. The mercury can be recovered and the polymer regenerated. This mercury removal method has utility in the treatment of industrial wastewater, where a selective and cost-effective removal process is required.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2004},
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