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Title: Membrane extraction with thermodynamically unstable diphosphonic acid derivatives

Abstract

Thermodynamically-unstable complexing agents which are diphosphonic acids and diphosphonic acid derivatives (or sulphur containing analogs), like carboxyhydroxymethanediphosphonic acid and vinylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid, are capable of complexing with metal ions, and especially metal ions in the II, III, IV, V and VI oxidation states, to form stable, water-soluble metal ion complexes in moderately alkaline to highly-acidic media. However, the complexing agents can be decomposed, under mild conditions, into non-organic compounds which, for many purposes are environmentally-nondamaging compounds thereby degrading the complex and releasing the metal ion for disposal or recovery. Uses for such complexing agents as well as methods for their manufacture are also described. 1 fig.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
541723
Patent Number(s):
5678242
Application Number:
PAN: 8-250,001
Assignee:
Arch Development Corp., Chicago, IL (United States)
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 14 Oct 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; CHELATING AGENTS; METALS; PHOSPHONIC ACIDS; DECOMPOSITION; MATERIALS RECOVERY; WASTE DISPOSAL; USES; CHEMICAL PREPARATION

Citation Formats

Horwitz, E P, Gatrone, R C, and Nash, K L. Membrane extraction with thermodynamically unstable diphosphonic acid derivatives. United States: N. p., 1997. Web.
Horwitz, E P, Gatrone, R C, & Nash, K L. Membrane extraction with thermodynamically unstable diphosphonic acid derivatives. United States.
Horwitz, E P, Gatrone, R C, and Nash, K L. Tue . "Membrane extraction with thermodynamically unstable diphosphonic acid derivatives". United States.
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abstractNote = {Thermodynamically-unstable complexing agents which are diphosphonic acids and diphosphonic acid derivatives (or sulphur containing analogs), like carboxyhydroxymethanediphosphonic acid and vinylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid, are capable of complexing with metal ions, and especially metal ions in the II, III, IV, V and VI oxidation states, to form stable, water-soluble metal ion complexes in moderately alkaline to highly-acidic media. However, the complexing agents can be decomposed, under mild conditions, into non-organic compounds which, for many purposes are environmentally-nondamaging compounds thereby degrading the complex and releasing the metal ion for disposal or recovery. Uses for such complexing agents as well as methods for their manufacture are also described. 1 fig.},
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journal = {},
number = ,
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place = {United States},
year = {1997},
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