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Method for removing heavy metal ions from contaminated water and a porous membrane usable therefor
Assignee: Asahi Kasei Corp
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Filing: 1990-03-15
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Granted: 1992-02-11
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Expires: 2010-03-15
Abstract
Abstract A method for simultaneously removing a plurality of different heavy metal ions from contaminated water is disclosed. A plurality of different heavy metal ions can be simultaneously, efficiently removed by filtering contaminated water through a porous membrane comprising a membranous, porous resin matrix and a plurality of side chains chemically bound to both surfaces and pore wall surfaces of the matrix, which side chains each have a chelate group, preferably an iminodiacetic acid group, and terminating the filtration when the concentration of a determinant heavy metal ion in the filtrate reaches a predetermined level. By the method of the present invention, a plurality of different heavy metal ions, such as a cobalt ion and a nickel ion, can be simultaneously, efficiently removed from contaminated water, such as water to be used for and waste water from a nuclear power generator, on a commercial scale.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuo Toyomoto
- 👤 Takehiko Otoyo
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-08 22:46
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D67/00; B01D67/0081; B01D67/0093; B01D67/00931; B01D61/00; B01J; B01J45/00; C; C02; C02F; C02F1/00; C02F1/44; C02F1/444; G; G21; G21F; G21F9/00; G21F9/04; G21F9/06; G21F9/12; B01D2323/00; B01D2323/38; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S210/00; Y10S210/902; Y10S210/911; Y10S210/912
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
199 words
A method for simultaneously removing at least two different heavy metal ions selected from the group consisting of an iron ion, a copper ion, a cobalt ion and a nickel ion from contaminated water containing said at least two different heavy metal ions, which comprises: (1) filtering contaminated water containing at least two different heavy metal ions selected from the group consisting of an iron ion, a copper ion, a colbalt ion and a nickel ion through a porous membrane comprising a membranous, porous resin matrix and a plurality of side chains chemically bound to surfaces of said matrix, in which said surfaces are inclusive of pore wall surfaces, each side chain having bonded thereto an iminodiacetic acid group, to obtain a filtrate, and (2) terminating the filtration when the concentration of a determinant heavy metal ion in said filtrate reaches a predetermined level, wherein said determinant heavy metal ion is defined as a heavy metal ion which, among said at least two different heavy metal ions, exhibits a maximum adsorption equilibrium for said iminodiacetic acid group and wherein said predetermined level does not exceed 1/10 of the concentration of the determinant heavy metal ion in said contaminated water.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
199 words
A method for simultaneously removing at least two different heavy metal ions selected from the group consisting of an iron ion, a copper ion, a cobalt ion and a nickel ion from contaminated water containing said at least two different heavy metal ions, which comprises: (1) filtering contaminated water containing at least two different heavy metal ions selected from the group consisting of an iron ion, a copper ion, a colbalt ion and a nickel ion through a porous membrane comprising a membranous, porous resin matrix and a plurality of side chains chemically bound to surfaces of said matrix, in which said surfaces are inclusive of pore wall surfaces, each side chain having bonded thereto an iminodiacetic acid group, to obtain a filtrate, and (2) terminating the filtration when the concentration of a determinant heavy metal ion in said filtrate reaches a predetermined level, wherein said determinant heavy metal ion is defined as a heavy metal ion which, among said at least two different heavy metal ions, exhibits a maximum adsorption equilibrium for said iminodiacetic acid group and wherein said predetermined level does not exceed 1/10 of the concentration of the determinant heavy metal ion in said contaminated water.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein said contaminated water contains a nickel ion and a cobalt ion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
91 words
A heavy metal ion-adsorptive, porous membrane comprising a membranous, porous resin matrix and a plurality of side chains chemically bound to both surfaces of said matrix, in which said both surfaces are inclusive of pore wall surfaces, each side chain being comprised of polyglycidyl methacrylate or polystyrene, each side chain having bonded thereto an iminodiacetic acid group in an amount of 0.3 to 10 milliequivalents per gram of the porous membrane, said porous membrane having an average pore diameter of 0.01 to 5 μm and a porosity of 20 to 90%.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
91 words
A heavy metal ion-adsorptive, porous membrane comprising a membranous, porous resin matrix and a plurality of side chains chemically bound to both surfaces of said matrix, in which said both surfaces are inclusive of pore wall surfaces, each side chain being comprised of polyglycidyl methacrylate or polystyrene, each side chain having bonded thereto an iminodiacetic acid group in an amount of 0.3 to 10 milliequivalents per gram of the porous membrane, said porous membrane having an average pore diameter of 0.01 to 5 μm and a porosity of 20 to 90%.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
95 words
A heavy metal ion-adsorptive, hollow fiber, porous membrane comprising a hollow fiber, membranous, porous resin matrix and a plurality of side chains chemically bound to surfaces of said matrix, wherein each side chain is comprised of polyglycidyl methacrylate or polystyrene and in which said surfaces are inclusive of pore wall surfaces, each side chain having bonded thereto an iminodiacetic acid group in an amount of 0.3 to 10 milliequivalents per gram of the porous membrane, said porous membrane having an average pore diameter of 0.01 to 5 μm and a porosity of 20 to 90%.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
95 words
A heavy metal ion-adsorptive, hollow fiber, porous membrane comprising a hollow fiber, membranous, porous resin matrix and a plurality of side chains chemically bound to surfaces of said matrix, wherein each side chain is comprised of polyglycidyl methacrylate or polystyrene and in which said surfaces are inclusive of pore wall surfaces, each side chain having bonded thereto an iminodiacetic acid group in an amount of 0.3 to 10 milliequivalents per gram of the porous membrane, said porous membrane having an average pore diameter of 0.01 to 5 μm and a porosity of 20 to 90%.
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