Thiacrown polymers for removal of mercury from waste streams

Baumann, Theodore F; Reynolds, John G; Fox, Glenn A

Title: 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:

Baumann, Theodore F ^[1]; Reynolds, John G ^[2]; Fox, Glenn A ^[3]

Tracy, CA
San Ramon, CA
Livermore, CA

Issue Date:: 2002-01-01

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 874504

Patent Number(s):: 6402960

Assignee:: The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

C - CHEMISTRY C02 - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE

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Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
Y10S210/914 - Mercury

C - CHEMISTRY C02 - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
C02F1/64 - of iron or manganese
C02F1/285 - {using synthetic organic sorbents}
C02F1/683 - {by addition of complex-forming compounds}

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY
B01J45/00 - Ion-exchange in which a complex or a chelate is formed
B01J20/26 - Synthetic macromolecular compounds

C - CHEMISTRY C02 - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE C02F - TREATMENT OF WATER, WASTE WATER, SEWAGE, OR SLUDGE
C02F2303/16 - Regeneration of sorbents, filters
C02F2101/20 - Heavy metals or heavy metal compounds

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DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: thiacrown; polymers; removal; mercury; waste; streams; immobilized; polystyrene-divinylbenzene; matrix; react; hgsup2; variety; conditions; efficiently; selectively; remove; acidic; aqueous; solutions; presence; metal; recovered; polymer; regenerated; method; utility; treatment; industrial; wastewater; selective; cost-effective; process; required; aqueous solution; waste stream; acidic aqueous; selectively remove; /210/

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Chemical Communications, Issue 16
https://doi.org/10.1039/a803383h

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Polymer pendant crown thioethers: synthesis and HgII extraction studies of a novel thiacrown polymer journal, January 1998

Polymer pendant crown thioethers: synthesis and HgII extraction studies of a novel thiacrown polymer
journal, January 1998