Bead and Process for Removing Dissolved Metal Contaminants
Description:
A bead is provided which comprises or consists essentially of activated carbon immobilized by crosslinked poly (carboxylic acid) binder, sodium silicate binder, or polyamine binder. The bead is effective to remove metal and other ionic contaminants from dilute aqueous solutions. A method of making metal-ion sorbing beads is provided, comprising combining activated carbon, and binder solution (preferably in a pin mixer where it is whipped), forming wet beads, and heating and drying the beads. Th…
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Date:
January 18, 2005
Creator:
Summers, Bobby L., Jr.; Bennett, Karen L. & Foster, Scott A.
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