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Environmentally Friendly Polymeric Sorbent Material for the Extraction and Determination of Rare Earth Elements, Thorium, and Uranium

2024
Online Patent

Titel:
Environmentally Friendly Polymeric Sorbent Material for the Extraction and Determination of Rare Earth Elements, Thorium, and Uranium
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Veröffentlichung: 2024
Medientyp: Patent
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  • Nachgewiesen in: USPTO Patent Applications
  • Sprachen: English
  • Document Number: 20240050924
  • Publication Date: February 15, 2024
  • Appl. No: 18/227497
  • Application Filed: July 28, 2023
  • Assignees: The University of Toledo (Toledo, OH, US)
  • Claim: 1. A method for extracting a metal from a solution, the method comprising: dispersing a sorbent material in an aqueous solution containing a metal species to form a dispersed solution in which the metal species coordinates with the sorbent material; and removing the sorbent material from the dispersed solution to extract the metal species from the aqueous solution; wherein the sorbent material comprises poly(caffeic acid); and wherein the metal species comprises a rare earth element, Th, or U.
  • Claim: 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the poly(caffeic acid) has a diamine crosslinker.
  • Claim: 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the poly(caffeic acid) has an ethylenediamine crosslinker.
  • Claim: 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the sorbent material comprises Formula I: [chemical expression included]
  • Claim: 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the sorbent material is dispersed in the aqueous solution without a support.
  • Claim: 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the sorbent material is bound to a support.
  • Claim: 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the sorbent material is not bound to a support.
  • Claim: 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the metal species includes one or more of La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Th, and U.
  • Claim: 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the aqueous solution comprises a plurality of rare earth elements, and each of the plurality of rare earth elements is extracted by the sorbent material.
  • Claim: 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the dispersing comprises mixing the sorbent material in the aqueous solution with ultra-sonication for a period of time.
  • Claim: 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the aqueous solution has a pH ranging from 2.0 to 6.0.
  • Claim: 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the dispersing is conducted at room temperature.
  • Claim: 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the removing comprises filtering the dispersed solution to separate the sorbent material from the dispersed solution.
  • Claim: 14. The method of claim 13, further comprising analyzing a filtrate from the filtering to determine a percent removal of the metal species.
  • Claim: 15. The method of claim 1, further comprising washing the removed sorbent material with a desorption solvent to desorb the metal species from the sorbent material.
  • Claim: 16. The method of claim 15, further comprising collecting the desorption solvent after the washing and analyzing the collected desorption solvent to determine a percent recovery of the metal species.
  • Claim: 17. The method of claim 15, further comprising re-using the sorbent material for a further extraction of rare earth elements, Th, or U.
  • Claim: 18. The method of claim 1, wherein the aqueous solution further comprises one or more non-rare earth metal ion species.
  • Claim: 19. A composition comprising poly(caffeic acid) dispersed in an aqueous solution containing a metal species comprising a rare earth element, Th, or U.
  • Claim: 20. The composition of claim 19, wherein the poly(caffeic acid) is crosslinked with a diamine.
  • Current International Class: 01; 08; 01; 22; 22; 22

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