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:
An ion exchange composition formed of insoluble synthetic resin support particles with ion exchange sites at their exposed surfaces, and fine synthetic resin layering particles with ion exchange sites on their exposed surfaces, which attract the ion exchange sites of the support particles so that the layering particles are irreversibly attached as a monolayer to the support particles. The layering particles have a median diameter ranging from 0.002 to 0.09 microns, while the ratio of median diameters of the support particles to layering particles range from 100 to 1, and 5000 to 1. The composition is packed into a column and is used for separation of ions in liquid ion exchange chromatography.
Abstract:
Ion exchange resins exhibiting increased crush strength and/or higher density are prepared from a cross-linked polymer by imbibing a halo-substituted olefin within the cross-linked polymer's structure and subsequently polymerizing the imbibed olefin. For example, imbibing vinylidene chloride within a chloromethylated, cross-linked copolymer of styrene and subsequently polymerizing the vinylidene chloride forms a high density resin, which resin is useful in the preparation of ion exchange and chelate type resins having improved crush strength.
Abstract:
Magnesium values are selectively recovered from salt brines, even salt brines which contain competing ions such as Li.sup.+, Ca.sup.++, and Sr.sup.++, by contacting the brine with an anion exchange resin which has dispersed therein a microcrystalline structure of the formula MgX.sub.2.2Al(OH).sub.3, where X is a halide.
Abstract:
A process for removing pollutants or minerals from lake, river or ocean sediments or from mine tailings is disclosed. Magnetically attractable collection units containing an ion exchange or sorbent media with an affinity for a chosen target substance are distributed in the sediments or tailings. After a period of time has passed sufficient for the particles to bind up the target substances, a magnet drawn through the sediments or across the tailings retrieves the units along with the target substance.
Abstract:
A method for forming agglomerated ion exchange particles in which finely divided synthetic resin coating particles are affixed to the surface of synthetic resin substrate particles. The surface of the coating particles have ion exchange sites with monovalent counterions (e.g., negatively charged) which are attracted to the ion exchange sites on the substrate particles. Multivalent ions (e.g., carbonate) of the same charge as such monovalent counterions are mixed into an aqueous disperson of the coating particles to displace the monovalent counterions thereby increasing the electrostatic charge density of the coating particles. Then, a slurry of the synthetic resin substrate particles is added dropwise to this dispersion which is mixed to form agglomerates by electrostatic attraction.
Abstract:
An anion exchange resin, containing Al(OH).sub.3 suspended therein, is reacted with aq. LiOH to form microcrystalline LiOH.2Al(OH).sub.3 which is then reacted with a halogen acid or halide salt to form microcrystalline LiX.2Al(OH).sub.3. The resin, after having a portion of the LiX eluted by using an aqueous wash, is used to recover Li.sup.+ values from aqueous brines.
Abstract:
A method for inhibiting formation of nitrosamines and an anion exchange resin produced therefrom comprising providing an anion exchange resin with a nitrosating agent and applying an antioxidant to the resin to inhibit formation of nitrosamines on the anion exchange resin.
Abstract:
The invention provides a method for contacting liquid with an ion exchange resin comprising introducing liquid into a process tank containing ion exchange resin at an inlet (2) and removing liquid that has been contacted with resin from the process tank at an outlet, the outlet being located above the inlet (2), the process tank including a resin containment region (7, 9) disposed between the inlet (2) and the outlet to impede the upward flow of the resin as it becomes entrained in the liquid flowing from the inlet to the outlet, and a contactor region for promoting contact between the resin and the liquid located below the containment region (7, 9), said containment region (7, 9) containing an array of settling members through which the liquid and resin upflow and which impede the flow of the resin to a sufficient extent that it is substantially contained within or below the containment region (7, 9). Apparatus for performing this method is also provided.
Abstract:
The invention is for a process of removal of dissolved contaminants from an organic solution. The process of the invention involves placing a module containing an ion exchange resin, activated carbon or a mixture of the two between a container from which the organic solution is dispensed and the point at which the solution is to be used. The solution is then passed through the module to remove contaminants. The inventions is useful for removal of dissolved contaminants from organic solutions requiring high purity for use.