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Title: Water-soluble polymers for recovery of metal ions from aqueous streams

Abstract

A process of selectively separating a target metal contained in an aqueous solution by contacting the aqueous solution containing a target metal with an aqueous solution including a water-soluble polymer capable of binding with the target metal for sufficient time whereby a water-soluble polymer-target metal complex is formed, and, separating the solution including the water-soluble polymer-target metal complex from the solution is disclosed.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Los Alamos, NM
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
871622
Patent Number(s):
5766478
Assignee:
Regents of University of California, Office of Technology (Alameda, CA)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01D - SEPARATION
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
water-soluble; polymers; recovery; metal; aqueous; streams; process; selectively; separating; target; contained; solution; contacting; containing; including; polymer; capable; binding; sufficient; time; whereby; polymer-target; complex; formed; disclosed; selectively separating; water-soluble polymers; solution including; aqueous stream; solution containing; aqueous solution; sufficient time; metal complex; target metal; soluble polymer; polymer capable; metal contained; water-soluble polymer; soluble poly; aqueous streams; /210/423/

Citation Formats

Smith, Barbara F, and Robison, Thomas W. Water-soluble polymers for recovery of metal ions from aqueous streams. United States: N. p., 1998. Web.
Smith, Barbara F, & Robison, Thomas W. Water-soluble polymers for recovery of metal ions from aqueous streams. United States.
Smith, Barbara F, and Robison, Thomas W. Thu . "Water-soluble polymers for recovery of metal ions from aqueous streams". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871622.
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