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:
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- Tracy, CA
- San Ramon, CA
- Livermore, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (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):
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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:
- 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/
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., 2002.
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/874504.
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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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