Patent · US Expired

Metal chelate-forming fibers, process for producing the same, process for sequestering with the same, and filter produced therefrom

US6168863A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 22, 1999
Grant dateJan 2, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 22, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/2965
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention provides a novel fibrous chelate-forming material to which a capability of forming a chelate with metal is imparted by introducing a specific acyl group represented by the following general formula [1] or [2], and also discloses a novel process for producing a chelate-forming fiber, a process for sequestering with the same, and a filter capable of simultaneously removing impurities and metal ions in a fluid is imparted using the chelate-forming fiber. ##STR1## [wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification.]

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