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US4204973A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Treatment composition for use in chrome removal and recovery

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1977-08-29
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Granted: 1980-05-27
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Expires: 1997-08-29
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Abstract

Abstract The present invention is directed to a process for removing and optionally recovering hexavalent chromium from chromium waste water. The invention involves the use of a treatment mixture comprising the combination of barium carbonate and/or barium hydrate, plus one or more certain specified acetates. The process involves contacting the chrome waste water to be treated with the treatment mixture at an acetic pH not exceeding 6.0, and usually from 4.0 to 6.0, followed by filtration through an acid-resistant filter. The chromium removed by this filter in the form of barium chromate can be regenerated into chromic acid by backwashing the filter into an agitated tank and treating to produce chromic acid and barium sulfate. The thus-generated chromic acid can then be returned to the chrome plating tank for reuse after passing through a filter to remove the barium sulfate.

Inventors

  • 👤 Edward J. Feltz
  • 👤 Ross Cunningham

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 02:16
CPC Classifications
C; C22; C22B; C22B34/00; C22B34/30; C22B34/32; C02; C02F; C02F1/00; C02F1/52; C02F1/5236; C02F2101/00; C02F2101/10; C02F2101/20; C02F2101/22; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S210/00; Y10S210/902; Y10S210/911; Y10S210/912; Y10S210/913

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 80 words
A treatment composition for use in removing chromium from chromium-containing water comprising a dry powder mixture of components: (a) barium carbonate and/or barium hydrate and (b) a water-soluble acetate salt selected from the group consisting of the acetates of barium, calcium, strontium, iron, aluminum, tin, cerium, cobalt, copper, magnesium, manganese, nickel, uranium, sodium, zinc, and mixtures thereof, said components being present in the ratio of 3-15 parts by weight barium carbonate and/or barium hydrate to 1 part water-soluble acetate salt.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 80 words
A treatment composition for use in removing chromium from chromium-containing water comprising a dry powder mixture of components: (a) barium carbonate and/or barium hydrate and (b) a water-soluble acetate salt selected from the group consisting of the acetates of barium, calcium, strontium, iron, aluminum, tin, cerium, cobalt, copper, magnesium, manganese, nickel, uranium, sodium, zinc, and mixtures thereof, said components being present in the ratio of 3-15 parts by weight barium carbonate and/or barium hydrate to 1 part water-soluble acetate salt.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 21 words
A treatment composition as in claim 1 wherein said component (a) is barium carbonate and said component (b) is calcium acetate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 24 words
A treatment composition as in claim 2 wherein said mixture of components contains four parts by weight barium carbonate and one part calcium acetate.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1983-05-27 1983-11-26 1984-05-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1987-05-27 1987-11-26 1988-05-27 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1991-05-27 1991-11-26 1992-05-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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