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US 5,308,496 AGranted
Resin regeneration process
AssigneeE. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company
InventorsRichard A. Pease, David J. Rodini
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Abstract
Hydrogen chloride is stripped from spent basic ion exchange resin by treatment with a solution of a tertiary amine in an amide solvent. The eluent solution is treated with anhydrous ammonia to precipitate ammonium chloride. The solution of tertiary amine in amide solvent is separated from the precipitate and may be used to regenerate spent resin.
Claims3
A process for regenerating a bed of spent weakly basic anion exchange resin in the hydrogen chloride salt form and recovering regenerant solution comprising:
- a) passing a regenerant solution comprising a tertiary amine in an amide solvent through the bed to regenerate the spent resin and form an amide solution of the hydrogen chloride salt of the tertiary amine;
- b) treating the resulting solution with anhydrous ammonia to precipitate ammonium cloride and form a solution consisting of tertiary amine in the amide solvent;
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- c) separating regenerant solution from the precipitate.
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