US4308149A
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Branched/cross-linked cationic phenol-formaldehyde polymers useful in wastewater treatment
Assignee: ChampionX LLC
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Filing: 1980-07-14
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Granted: 1981-12-29
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Expires: 2000-07-14
Abstract
Abstract Oily waste emulsions which cause low turbidity in industrial waste water effluents are successfully treated with cross-linked cationic polymeric compounds synthesized by reacting phenol, substituted phenol, formaldehyde and various low molecular weight polyamines having a preferred molecular weight of at least 1500 and not exceeding a molecular weight of about 30,000. The polyamines are derived from a base catalyzed polymerization of ammonia and ethylene dichloride or by the oligomerization of ethyleneimine.
Inventors
- 👤 R. Selvarajan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 04:49
CPC Classifications
C; C02; C02F; C02F1/00; C02F1/52; C02F1/54; B; B01; B01D; B01D17/00; B01D17/02; B01D17/04; B01D17/047
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
174 words
A process for removing turbidity from low turbidity industrial wastewaters which comprises treating said wastewaters by adding an effective turbidity removing amount of a water-soluble polymer to said wastewaters, admixing to flocculate the turbidity and then removing the flocculated turbidity, said water-soluble polymer consisting essentially of a reaction product of a phenol, formaldehyde, and a low molecular weight polyamine derived solely from reacting ammonia and ethylene dichloride to obtain a polyamine having a molecular weight between 500 and 500,000, said reaction product being obtained by reacting the phenol, formaldehyde, and polyamine in the following manner: A. Reacting the polyamine with formaldehyde to form methylolated polyamine; B. Reacting the thus formed methylolated polyamine with a phenol, in aqueous solution and under acidic conditions below a pH of 4.0 at an effective temperature and for a sufficient time to form said polymer; and C. Adding sufficient acid to render the polymer, in aqueous solution, fluid and homogeneous; said reaction being carried out at molar ratios of the phenol, formaldehyde, and polyamine of between 1:2:1.5 and 1:2:2.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
174 words
A process for removing turbidity from low turbidity industrial wastewaters which comprises treating said wastewaters by adding an effective turbidity removing amount of a water-soluble polymer to said wastewaters, admixing to flocculate the turbidity and then removing the flocculated turbidity, said water-soluble polymer consisting essentially of a reaction product of a phenol, formaldehyde, and a low molecular weight polyamine derived solely from reacting ammonia and ethylene dichloride to obtain a polyamine having a molecular weight between 500 and 500,000, said reaction product being obtained by reacting the phenol, formaldehyde, and polyamine in the following manner: A. Reacting the polyamine with formaldehyde to form methylolated polyamine; B. Reacting the thus formed methylolated polyamine with a phenol, in aqueous solution and under acidic conditions below a pH of 4.0 at an effective temperature and for a sufficient time to form said polymer; and C. Adding sufficient acid to render the polymer, in aqueous solution, fluid and homogeneous; said reaction being carried out at molar ratios of the phenol, formaldehyde, and polyamine of between 1:2:1.5 and 1:2:2.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the phenol, formaldehyde, and polyamine are reacted in a molar ratio of 1:2:1.5, said molar ratio of polyamine being calculated on the mer unit within the polyamine.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method of claim 2 wherein the polyamine has a molecular weight between 1,000 and 30,000.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
152 words
A process for removing turbidity from low turbidity industrial wastewaters which comprises treating said wastewaters by adding an effective turbidity removing amount of water-soluble polymer to said wastewaters, admixing to flocculate the turbidity and then removing the flocculated turbidity, said water-soluble polymer consisting essentially of a reaction product of a phenol, formaldehyde, and tetraethylene pentamine, said reaction product being obtained solely by reacting the phenol, formaldehyde, and tetraethylene pentamine in the following manner: A. Reacting the tetraethylene pentamine with formaldehyde to form methylolated tetraethylene pentamine; B. Reacting the thus formed methylolated polyamine with a phenol, in aqueous solution, under acidic conditions below a pH of 4.0 at an effective temperature and for a sufficient time to form said polymer; and C. Adding sufficient acid to render the polymer in aqueous solution, fluid and homogeneous; said reaction being carried out at molar ratios of the phenol, formaldehyde, and polyamine between 2:1:4 and 2:1:5.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
152 words
A process for removing turbidity from low turbidity industrial wastewaters which comprises treating said wastewaters by adding an effective turbidity removing amount of water-soluble polymer to said wastewaters, admixing to flocculate the turbidity and then removing the flocculated turbidity, said water-soluble polymer consisting essentially of a reaction product of a phenol, formaldehyde, and tetraethylene pentamine, said reaction product being obtained solely by reacting the phenol, formaldehyde, and tetraethylene pentamine in the following manner: A. Reacting the tetraethylene pentamine with formaldehyde to form methylolated tetraethylene pentamine; B. Reacting the thus formed methylolated polyamine with a phenol, in aqueous solution, under acidic conditions below a pH of 4.0 at an effective temperature and for a sufficient time to form said polymer; and C. Adding sufficient acid to render the polymer in aqueous solution, fluid and homogeneous; said reaction being carried out at molar ratios of the phenol, formaldehyde, and polyamine between 2:1:4 and 2:1:5.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 4 wherein the phenol, formaldehyde, and tetraethylene pentamine are reacted in a molar ratio of 2:1:4.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of claim 1 or claim 4 wherein the phenol is chosen from the group consisting of phenol, ethoxylated phenol containing one mole of ethylene oxide per mole of phenol, ethoxylated nonyl phenol containing four moles of ethylene oxide per mole of nonyl phenol, t-butyl phenol, and p-Cresol.
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