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Heavy metal removal process

US4908137A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 11, 1989
Grant dateMar 13, 1990
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Expiry dateApr 11, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB01J2220/60
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An ion-exchange media comprising a modified polysaccharide material and a modified silica material, said modified materials comprising a polysaccharide and silica materials covalently bonded to a synthetic polymer, said synthetic polymer comprising a copolymer made from a polymerization of: PA1 (a) a polymerizable compound having a chemical group capable of covalently coupling, directly or indirectly, to said materials; and PA1 (b) a polymerizable compound containing (i) an ionizable chemical group or (ii) a chemical group capable of transformation to an ionizable chemical group. The media is used to selectively remove heavy metal contaminants from aqueous solutions containing said contaminants.

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