Polysar Limited

William G Bradford

Akhtar Osman

Gilles J Arsenault

Alexander J Marshall

The present invention provides a process to remove phosphine residues from a hydrogenated polymer solution.

Polymer solution treatment process

A process is provided for removing rhodium-containing catalyst residue from a solution of hydrogenated nitrile rubber. The process utilizes an ion exchange resin which must be both macroreticular and modified with a selected amine, thiol, carbodithioate, thiourea and/or dithiocarbamate functional group. The process is capable of removing rhodium from viscous rubber solutions containing less than 10 ppm rhodium. In a preferred embodiment, the process is undertaken in an ion-exchange column.

Process for removing rhodium-containing catalyst residue from

The present invention provides a method to treat a rhodium containing solution which is derived from the catalytic hydrogenation of nitrile rubber. An additive selected from thiourea, polysaccharide and carbon black is used to cause a rhodium-containing precipitate. The precipitate is then separated from the solution by, for example, filtration or centrifugation.

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William G Bradford