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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 29, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Daniel J Vaughan, Wilmington, DE (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2041824 ; 204151 ; 204 96 ;
Abstract
Complexes and salts of metal cations in aqueous solutions are electrodialytically converted into a solution of acids substantially free of metal cations and insoluble metal hydroxides. Metal cations are insolubilized by hydroxyl ions formed in a catholyte while anions are electrotransported from the catholyte and converted into a solution of acids by hydrogen ions formed in an anolyte of an electrodialytic process. The conversion process is carried out electrically without the electrotransport of metal cations and is especially useful for reforming solutions of acids that form complexes when etching and finishing metal surfaces.