Anion exchange resins from esters of acrylic acids with polyhydroxy substituted quaternary ammonium salts

Claim 1

A WATER-INSOLUBLE ANION EXCHANGE RESIN WHICH IS A POLYMER OF A MONOMER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF THE SALTS OF ESTERS, WITH AT LEAST TWO MOLES OF A MONOMERIC ACID SELECTED FROM THE CLASS CONSISTING OF ACRYLIC ACID AND METHACRYLIC ACID, OF A MEMBER OF THE CLASS OF ALCOHOLIC QUATERNARY AMINE CATIONS CONSISTING OF (1) NALKYL, N-METHYL-N,N-BIS (B-HYDROXY ETHYL) AMMONIUM, (2) N,N''-DIALKYL-N,N''-BIS (B-HYDROXYMETHYL) PIPERAUM, (3) N,N''-DIALKYL-N,N''-BIS (B-HYDROXYETHYL) PIPERAZINIUM, (4) N-ALKYL-N-ETHYL-N,N-BIS (B-HYDROXYETHYL) AMMONIUM, (5) N-ALKYL-N-METHYL-N,N-BIS (V-HYDROXYPROPYL) AMMONIUM, (6) N-ALKYL-N,N,N, TRIS (B-HYDROXYETHYL) AMMONIUM AND (7) N,N''-DIALKYL,N,N,N'',N'' TETRAKIS (B-HYDROXYETHYL) ETHYLENE DIAMMONIUM, THE SALTS BEING SALTS WITH ANIONS SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF MONOMETHYL SULFATE, MONOETHYL SULFATE, CHLORIDE, BROMIDE AND IODIDE, SAID POLYMERS BEING MANUFACTURED BY POLYMERIZATION IN THE PRESENCE OF A SOLVENT FOR SAID MONOMER AND A POLYMERIZATION CATALYST, AND SAID ALKYL GROUPS HAVING FROM ONE TO THREE CARBON ATOMS.