US4190709A
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Mercury and copper selective metal chelating resins
Assignee: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
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Filing: 1978-05-23
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Granted: 1980-02-26
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Expires: 1998-05-23
Abstract
Abstract Mercury and copper ions may be removed very selectively from aqueous solutions by means of a metal-chelating resin consisting of a polymer produced by the condensation of a phenolic component comprising one or more phenols, formaldehyde, and a diamino component comprising one or more di-(secondary amino) compounds under neutral conditions. The resin is prepared by condensing approximately equimolar quantities of a phenolic component comprising one or more phenols, and a diamino component comprising one or more di-(secondary amino) compounds with approximately twice the molar quantity of formaldehyde under Mannich reaction conditions.
Inventors
- 👤 Jonathan H. Hodgkin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 08:35
CPC Classifications
C; C01; C01G; C01G3/00; C01G3/003; B; B01; B01J; B01J45/00; C01G13/00; C01G13/003; C08; C08G; C08G14/00; C08G14/02; C08G14/04; C08G14/06; C22; C22B; C22B3/00; C22B3/20; C22B3/42; Y; Y02; Y02P; Y02P10/00; Y02P10/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
43 words
A cross-linked, metal-chelating resin, selective for mercury and copper consisting of a polymer produced by the condensation of a phenolic component comprising one or more phenols, formaldehyde, and a diamino component consisting essentially of one or more di-(secondary amino) compounds under neutral conditions.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
43 words
A cross-linked, metal-chelating resin, selective for mercury and copper consisting of a polymer produced by the condensation of a phenolic component comprising one or more phenols, formaldehyde, and a diamino component consisting essentially of one or more di-(secondary amino) compounds under neutral conditions.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A resin as claimed in claim 1, wherein the diamino component comprises one or more di-(secondary amino) compounds in which each secondary amino group forms part of a saturated heterocyclic ring.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A resin as claimed in claim 2, wherein the amino component is piperazine or 4,4'-bipiperidine.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
A resin as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the phenolic component comprises one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of hydroxybenzene and hydroxybenzenes having C 1 to C 3 alkyl substituents in the 3 and/or 3 and 5 positions.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A resin as claimed in claim 4, wherein the phenolic component is selected from the group consisting of hydroxybenzene and 3-ethyl-1-hydroxybenzene.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
A resin as claimed in claim 1, wherein the phenolic component includes a bisphenol, bisphenol sulphide or bisphenol sulphoxide as a crosslinking agent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
A resin as claimed in claim 1, wherein the diamino component is piperazine and the polymer has the structure ##STR2## where R' and R'" are independently lower (C 1 -C 3 ) alkyl groups or hydrogen atoms and R" is a hydrogen atom or a cross-linking group.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
46 words
A method for preparing a selective metal-chelating resin which comprises condensing approximately equimolar quantities of a phenolic component comprising one or more phenols, and a diamino component comprising one or more di-(secondary amino) compounds with approximately twice the molar quantity of formaldehyde under Mannich reaction conditions.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
46 words
A method for preparing a selective metal-chelating resin which comprises condensing approximately equimolar quantities of a phenolic component comprising one or more phenols, and a diamino component comprising one or more di-(secondary amino) compounds with approximately twice the molar quantity of formaldehyde under Mannich reaction conditions.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
A method as claimed in claim 8, wherein the condensation is effected by refluxing the reactants in aqueous ethanol for about 24 hours.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
82 words
A method for preparing cross-linked spherical beads of a selective metal chelating resin which comprises condensing about 1 mole of a phenolic component comprising one or more phenols with about 1.2 mole of a diamino component comprising one or more di-(secondary amino) compounds and about 1.5 moles of formaldehyde under neutral conditions, and condensing the linear precondensate polymer so produced with an additional quantity of the same or another phenolic component and a further 1 mole of formaldehyde, under suspension polymerisation conditions.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
82 words
A method for preparing cross-linked spherical beads of a selective metal chelating resin which comprises condensing about 1 mole of a phenolic component comprising one or more phenols with about 1.2 mole of a diamino component comprising one or more di-(secondary amino) compounds and about 1.5 moles of formaldehyde under neutral conditions, and condensing the linear precondensate polymer so produced with an additional quantity of the same or another phenolic component and a further 1 mole of formaldehyde, under suspension polymerisation conditions.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
63 words
A method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the first condensation is carried out by heating the reactants in aqueous alcohol at about 70° C. for about 2 hours and second condensation is carried out by dispersing the linear polymer in chlorobenzene/carbon tetrachloride in the presence of a surfactant and heating the mixture with vigorous stirring at about 120° C. for 3 hours.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method for the selective removal of copper and/or mercury from an aqueous solution which comprises contacting the solution with a resin as claimed in claim 1.
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