Method for liquid-to-solid phase separation of uranium and uranyl contaminant from various solutions
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsKara E. Thomas, Sarah C. Finkeldei, Mikael Nilsson, Dmitry A. Fishman
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Abstract
A method for separating metal ions from a liquid includes a step of providing a solution having metal-containing ions and associated negative counter ions in a liquid. The metal-containing ions are contacted with a dendrimer to form solid particles of metal-containing ion-dendrimer complexes. The solid particles of metal-containing ion-dendrimer complexes are separated from the solution.
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A method for separating metal ions from a liquid, the method comprising:
- providing a solution having metal-containing ions and associated negative counterions;
- contacting the metal-containing ions with a dendrimer to form solid particles of metal-containing ion-dendrimer complexes;
- and
- separating the solid particles of metal-containing ion-dendrimer complexes from the solution.
A composition comprising:
- solid particles formed by reacting a solution having metal-containing ions and associated negative counterions with a dendrimer.
An inline system for spectroscopically monitoring presence for concentration of metal-containing ions comprises:
- a conduit through which a solution having metal-containing ions and associated negative counterions flows.
- a spectrophotometer in optical communication with the solution;
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- a dendrimer source for providing dendrimers upstream of the spectrophotometer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.