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Process for treating residual waters containing aromatic amines

US4415461A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 3, 1983
Grant dateNov 15, 1983
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Expiry dateJan 3, 2003

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC02F2101/38
  • WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for destroying primary aromatic amines in residual waters by treating the residual waters containing said amines at a temperature between 40.degree. C. and 90.degree. C. and for a period longer than 5 minutes with a mixture of sulfuric acid and nitric acid or with a mixture of a solution of an alkali metal or ammonium nitrite and an acid, the final pH of the reaction medium being lower than 3.

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