Abstract:
An anion exchange resin for separating boron isotopes which is a resin having an aminopolyol group as a functional group and has been treated with an alkali solution containing:A: an alkali metal hydroxide or ammonium hydroxide; andB: an alkali metal salt or an ammonium saltand which is to be used in steps comprising passing a boric acid solution through a column packed with said resin to form a boric acid adsorption band and thereafter developing said adsorption band with an acid solution thereby separating boron isomers.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to insoluble compositions, which are capable of removing metal (e.g. selectively) from solution (e.g. Fe.sup.3+ from a liquid nutrient medium so as to lower the Fe.sup.3+ content to less than 0.1 .mu.M); the insoluble compositions comprise: a suitable insoluble carrier and organic co-ordinating sites covalently fixed to the surface of said carrier, said co-ordinating sites being capable of chelating Fe.sup.3+, Th.sup.4+ and/or UO.sub.2.sup.2+.
Abstract:
A chelate resin having a functional group of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl, aminoalkyl, phenyl or a substituted group thereof and another functional group of the formula: ##STR2## wherein R.sub.3 is amino, alkylamino, polyethylenepolyamino, hydrazo, hydrazino, hydrazono, amidino, guanidino, semicarbazide or a substituted group thereof, has an excellent adsorption capacity for metal ions.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to insoluble compositions, which are capable of removing metal (e.g. selectively) from solution (e.g. Fe.sup.3+ from a liquid nutrient medium so as to lower the Fe.sup.3+ content to less than 0.1 .mu.M); the insoluble compositions comprise: a suitable insoluble carrier and organic co-ordinating sites covalently fixed to the surface of said carrier, said co-ordinating sites being capable of chelating Fe.sup.3+, Th.sup.4+ and/or UO.sub.2.sup.2+.
Abstract:
A novel method is disclosed which enables gallium and/or indium to be selectively separated and concentrated from a solution containing them in very low concentrations together with many other metal ions in rather high concentrations. The solution is passed through a bed of a chelating ion exchange resin having an amino carboxylic acid group either immediately or after the pH adjustment. Gallium and/or indium adsorbed on the chelate resin is desorbed by eluting with a mineral acid. The eluate, after the pH adjustment, is passed through another bed of a chelating ion exchange resin having an amino carboxylic acid group, and the resin is treated with a mineral acid to elute the metal ions adsorbed on the resin to thereby recover gallium and/or indium in the form of a concentrated solution.
Abstract:
Novel ion-exchange media are disclosed, the media comprising polymeric anisotropic microporous supports containing polymeric ion-exchange or ion-complexing materials. The supports are anisotropic, having small exterior pores and larger interior pores, and are preferably in the form of beads, fibers and sheets.
Abstract:
A phenolic cation exchange resin with a chelating group has been prepared by reacting resorcinol with iminodiacetic acid in the presence of formaldehyde at a molar ratio of about 1:1:6. The material is highly selective for the simultaneous recovery of both cesium and strontium from aqueous alkaline solutions, such as, aqueous alkaline nuclear waste solutions. The organic resins are condensation polymers of resorcinol and formaldehyde with attached chelating groups. The column performance of the resins compares favorably with that of commercially available resins for either cesium or strontium removal. By combining Cs.sup.+ and Sr.sup.2+ removal in the same bed, the resins allow significant reduction of the size and complexity of facilities for processing nuclear waste.
Abstract:
The phenolic chelate resin has a chelate-forming group wherein part or all of the hydrogen atoms in a primary and/or secondary alkylamino group introduced in a phenol nucleus are replaced by a methylenephosphonate group. Also disclosed is a process for producing such a chelate resin, and a method for recovering heavy metal ions with such a resin. The resin has particularly high selectivity for adsorbing uranium ions, as well as high heat, acid and alkali resistance as well as dimensional stability. The resin is very effective for recovering uranium from various uranium-containing solutions such as sea water, crude phosphoric acid fertilizer solutions, low-grade uranium ore, waste water from uranium refining, and uranium mine water.
Abstract:
High density, ion exchange resins having excellent integrity are prepared from cross-linked, aromatic polymers which have been halogenated in the presence of an organic liquid having a sufficiently high dielectric constant to prevent substantial halogenation of the polymer backbone such as various organic nucleophiles having a free electron pair associated with a nonhalogen atom, e.g., ethanol or dimethylformamide. For example, a cross-linked polystyrene which has been brominated in methylene chloride containing a small amount of ethanol can subsequently be chloromethylated and aminated to form a high density anion exchange resin useful in removing anions from thick slurries such as those employed in uranium recovery.
Abstract:
A process for removing cationic substances from an aqueous solution, which comprises bringing the solution into contact with a cellulose-containing material which has been chemically modified anionically and in which the anionic constituent is bonded to the cellulose moiety by a grouping of the general formula--O--CH.sub.2 --N