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

Patent ·
OSTI ID:871622

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.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-36
Assignee:
Regents of University of California, Office of Technology (Alameda, CA)
Patent Number(s):
US 5766478
OSTI ID:
871622
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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