Alkyl phenylphosphonic acid extractants and processes for their manufacture
申请人:——
公开号:US20010029810A1
公开(公告)日:2001-10-18
The present invention provides a novel process for the removal and recovery of radionuclides from waste waters and process streams. The process of the present invention utilizes a combination of a supported liquid membrane (SLM) and a strip dispersion to improve extraction of the target species while increasing membrane stability and reducing processing costs. Additionally, the invention provides a family of new extractants, alkyl phenylphosphonic acids, for the removal and recovery of radionuclides and/or metals, including the use of the new extractants in the process. The new extractant selectively removes radionuclides and metals from the feed stream to provide a concentrated strip solution of the target species.
[EN] COMBINED SUPPORTED LIQUID MEMBRANE/STRIP DISPERSION PROCESSES AND EXTRACTANTS<br/>[FR] PROCEDES COMBINANT UNE DISPERSION D'EPURATION ET DES MEMBRANES LIQUIDES SUR SUPPORT, ET AGENTS D'EXTRACTION
申请人:COMMODORE SEPARATION TECHNOLOG
公开号:WO2001056933A2
公开(公告)日:2001-08-09
The present invention provides a novel process for the removal and recovery of target species, such as metals, radionuclides, penicillins, and organic acids, from waste waters and process streams. The process of the present invention utilizes a combination of a supported liquid membrane (SLM) and a strip dispersion to improve extraction of the target species while increasing membrane stability and reducing processing costs. The present invention also provides an SLM, embedded in a microporous support material with an interfacial polymerized layer or layers. Additionally, the present invention provides novel classes of extractants and methods of manufacture for the extractants. The new classes of extractants include alkyl phenylphosphonic acids and dialkyl phosphoric acids. The method for manufacturing the dialkyl phosphoric acid extractants includes mixing phosphorus pentasulfide with an alcohol, followed by hydrolysis of the intermediate reactants with a mineral acid.
An Improved Access to Phosphonic Acids and Their Mono-and Diesters
The reaction of phosphonic dichlorides with a mixture of benzyl alcohol and an aliphatic alcohol affords a mixture of the corresponding dibenzyl phosphonate, dialkyl phosphonate, and alkyl benzyl phosphonate which is easily separated by column chromatography to give the pure components. Cleavage of the dibenzyl phosphonate by catalytic hydrogenation affords the phosphonic acid whereas cleavage of the alkyl benzyl phosphonate under the same conditions affords the alkyl hydrogen phosphonate (monoester).