Sachem, Inc.

Wilfred Wayne Wilson

Roger D Moulton

Mark W Hellums

David R Hulme

Takao Niinobe

A process of producing a ceramic powder including providing a plurality of precursor materials in solution, wherein each of the plurality of precursor materials in solution further comprises at least one constituent ionic species of a ceramic powder, combining the plurality of precursor materials in solution with an onium dicarboxylate precipitant solution to cause co-precipitation of the ceramic powder precursor in a combined solution; and separating the ceramic powder precursor from the combined solution. The process may further include calcining the ceramic powder precursor.

Process for preparing advanced ceramic powders using onium dicarboxylates

The present invention relates to a process for removing dissolved metal ions from an onium hydroxide and/or salt solution, including providing a weak acid ion exchange medium; providing a solution comprising magnesium ions; forming a magnesium-loaded ion exchange medium by contacting the ion exchange medium with the solution comprising magnesium ions; contacting the magnesium-loaded ion exchange medium with an onium hydroxide and/or salt solution containing a first quantity of dissolved metal ions, wherein at least a portion of the dissolved metal ions are removed from the onium hydroxide and/or salt solution; and collecting the onium hydroxide and/or salt solution after the contacting, wherein the solution collected contains a second quantity of dissolved metal ions smaller than the first quantity. The onium hydroxide and/or salt may be tetramethylammonium hydroxide and/or salt, and the metal content may be reduced to about 1 part per billion or less by the process.

Removal of metal ions from onium hydroxides and onium salt solutions

In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a process for recovering an onium hydroxide from a solution containing an onium compound, including contacting the solution with a cation exchange material so that at least a portion of onium cations from the onium compound are adsorbed by the cation exchange material; contacting an acid with the cation exchange material to elute an onium salt; charging the onium salt to an electrochemical cell containing at least three compartments, a cathode, an anode, and in order from the anode to the cathode, a bipolar membrane and a cation selective membrane, and passing a current through the cell whereby the onium hydroxide is regenerated; and recovering the onium hydroxide from the cell. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to a process for recovering an onium hydroxide from a solution containing an onium compound, including contacting the solution with a cation exchange material so that at least a portion of onium cations from the onium compound are adsorbed by the cation exchange material; contacting an acid with the cation exchange material to elute an onium salt; charging the onium salt to an electrochemical cell containing at least two compartments, a cathode, an anode, and an anion selective membrane therebetween, and passing a current through the cell whereby the onium hydroxide is regenerated; and recovering the onium hydroxide from the cell.

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