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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:
Jul. 27, 1999
Filed:
May. 30, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Barbara F Smith, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Thomas W Robison, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Nancy N Sauer, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Deborah S Ehler, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Los Alamos, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01D / ; C02F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
210650 ; 210651 ; 210711 ; 210712 ; 210732 ; 210751 ; 210912 ; 210913 ; 210914 ; 134 10 ; 134 251 ;
Abstract
A process of selectively separating a target metal contained in a solid matrix from the solid matrix by contacting a solid matrix containing a target metal with an aqueous solution including a water-soluble polymer adapted for complexation with the target metal for sufficient time whereby a water-soluble polymer-target metal complex is formed, and, separating the solution including the water-soluble polymer-target metal complex from the solid matrix is disclosed.