Extracting organic compounds from aqueous solutions
AssigneeMonsanto Company
InventorSa V. Ho
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Abstract
A process for removing dissolved organic compounds from an aqueous solution wherein said solution is contacted with a water insoluble, liquid oligomeric or polymeric poly(amphiphilic) compound having an affinity for said organic compound.
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A process for removing an organic compound from a gaseous stream or an aqueous solution which comprises contacting said gaseous stream or aqueous solution with a water insoluble, liquid oligomeric or polymeric poly(amphiphilic) compound having an affinity for said organic compound wherein said poly(amphiphilic) compound is a repeating unit of ##STR14## wherein Hy is a hydrophobic moiety and X is a polor moiety and n represents the average number of repeating units.
A method for selectively removing a polar organic compound from an aqueous solution containing a high concentration of dissolved inorganic salt comprising contacting said aqueous solution with a water insoluble, liquid oligomeric or polymeric poly(amphiphilic) compound having an affinity for said organic compound.
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