Composite reactive articles for the determination of cyanide
AssigneeMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
InventorsDonald F. Hagen, Louis C. Haddad, Robert E. Perkins, Craig G. Markell
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Abstract
Composite reactive articles are useful for quantifying cyanide ions in solution. The composite reactive articles can be porous reactive supports comprising an inert substrate having immobilized thereon finely divided gold. The porous reactive supports can be particulate, porous fibrous membranes or solution-cast membranes. Alternatively, the composite reactive articles can comprise porous fibrous membranes having enmeshed therein the aforementioned porous supports which can be in particulate or fibrous forms.
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A reactive support comprising immobilized finely divided gold in isolated areas on at least one of particulate and fiber as substrate, said substrate being an inert, porous, substrate having a diameter in the range of 0.1 to 200 micrometers with an aspect ratio of 1 to 1,000,000, said immobilized gold being present in the range of 0.05 to 10 weight percent of said reactive support and said isolated areas of gold having a size in the range of 0.1 to 100 nm.
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