The Dow Chemical Company

John M Lee

William C Bauman

John L Burba, Iii

Mitchell A Boyd

Garrett S Boyd

John D Watson

Richard A Wolcott

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Alkaline earth metal ions, e.g., Mg.sup.++ and/or Ca.sup.++, are removed from alkali metal brines, e.g., NaCl, by use of a particulate, macroporous, anion exchange resin containing the in-situ reaction product of polymeric, amorphous, hydrous zirconium oxide and a source of PO.sub.4.sup.--- ions, e.g., H.sub.3 PO.sub.4.

Removal of Mg.sup.++ and Ca.sup.++ ions from NaCl brine

Macroporous cation exchange resins with sulfonic acid functional groups having polymeric hydrous zirconium oxide and polyacrylic acid contained therein are useful in substantially removing sulfate, borate, bicarbonate and/or phosphate ions from alkali metal salt solutions.

Removal of sulfate ions from brine

Macroporous ion exchange resins having increased apparent density are provided by incorporating into said resins a weighting agent which is of greater apparent density than the resin itself. Such weighted resins exhibit reduced bed expansion when used with upflow streams, with relatively dense liquids, and with relatively viscous liquids.

Higher density ion exchange resins of metal compound precipitated within

Crystalline transition metal aluminates conforming generally to the formula

Transition metal aluminates supported on a substrate

The density and capacity of macroporous ion exchange resins are increased by incorporating therein at least one of titania hydrate, zirconia hydrate, hydrated titanium phosphorous, and hydrated zirconium phosphate hydrates. Such resin composites are useful, e.g., in removing uranium values from aqueous solutions.

Ion exchange resins for uranium recovery

Formation of hydrous alumina in the reticules of a weak-base anion exchange resin, wherein AlCl.sub.3 has been precipitated as hydrous alumina by reaction with ammonia, is improved by employing a subsequent treatment with HCl or with NH.sub.4 Cl and HCl to convert the exchange resin to the chloride form, thereby increasing the reticular volume of the resin, thus permitting subsequent precipitation of additional hydrous alumina therein.

Alumina compounds in ion exchange resins

Preparation and use of novel cation exchange composites are described, said composites comprising polymers having sulfonic acid functional groups which have ionically attached thereto, in the resin phase, amorphous polymer hydrous zirconium oxide groups. These compositions are useful, e.g., for removing sulfate values from NaCl brine.

Removal of sulfate ions from brine using amorphous polymeric zirconium

Macroporous cation exchange resins with sulfonic acid functional groups having polymeric zirconium hydrous oxide contained therein are useful in substantially removing SO.sub.4.sup.= ions from metal salt solutions.

Removal of sulfate ions from brine using composite of polymeric

Alkaline earth metal ions, e.g., Mg.sup.++ and/or Ca.sup.++, are removed from alkali metal brines, e.g., NaCl, by use of a particulate, macroporous, anion exchange resin containing the in-situ reaction product of polymeric, amorphous, hydrous zirconium oxide and a source of PO.sub.4 ions, e.g., H.sub.3 PO.sub.4.

Preparations and uses are shown for novel crystalline aluminates which conform generally to the empirical formula

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