Reactive ion exchange

Non-reactive ion-exchange resin. Commonly employed at a specific intermediate density to separate cation and anion resins in a mixed-bed demineralization plant, in order to limit contaminant leakage, especially from regenerants. 

Base hydrolysis kinetic data are reported for ppb solutions of carbofuran,3-OH carbofuran, methomyl and oxamyl. The results are compared with those reported previously for aldicarb, aldlcarb sulfoxide, and aldicarb sulfone. Second order reaction rate constants, k, have been calculated and range from 169 liter mln mole for oxamyl to 1.15 liter mln mole for aldicarb. The order for rate of base hydrolysis is as follows oxamyl >3-hydroxycarbofuran >aldicarb sulfone v- carbofuran >aldicarb sulfoxide > methomyl -v aldicarb. The activation energy for the base hydrolysis of carbofuran was measured to be 15.1 +0.1 kcal mole , and is similar to the value previously reported for aldicarb sulfone. Rapid detoxification of aldicarb, a representative oxime carbamate pesticide, by in situ hydrolysis on reactive ion exchange beds is reported. 

Nucleophilic cleavage, acid catalyzed hydrolysis, and oxidation of aldicarb in dilute solution were achieved in batch and/or column experiments using macroporous reactive ion exchange resins. As in solution, nucleophilic cleavage proceeds faster than acid catalyzed hydrolysis. The basis for pursuing study of the latter mechanism is discussed. 

Demonstration of the feasibility and efficiency of reactive ion exchange procedures for the detoxification of carbamates. 

The first objective has been accomplished by the development of an HPLC procedure as reported by Spalik et al. ( 5) and GC/NPD procedures developed by Lemley and Zhong ( ). The second and third objectives are being accomplished by fundamental solution studies and reactive ion exchange experiments conducted in parallel. Lemley and Zhong (7) determined recently the solution kinetics data for base hydrolysis of aldicarb and its oxidative metabolites at ppm concentrations and for acid hydrolysis of aldicarb sulfone. They have since ( ) reported similar results for ppb solutions of aldicarb and its metabolites. In addition, the effect on base hydrolysis of temperature and chlorination was studied and the effect of using actual well water as compared to distilled water was determined. Similar base hydrolysis data for carbofuran, methomyl and oxamyl will be presented in this work. 

Preliminary results of reactive ion exchange batch and column work will also be reported here. Column studies necessarily take more time to do and must rely on the wide range of data which can be obtained in solution. Values of k jg obtained in solution are necessary for correlation with and prediction of column conditions. The final objective of this research, the development and testing of a detoxification/fliter unit, will be pursued in the near future as soon as column conditions are sufficiently correlated with solution and batch RIEX results so as to permit optimization. 

Materials. Aldicarb standards were obtained from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Quality Assurance Section and from Union Carbide Corporation. Crystalline samples of carbofuran and 3-hydroxycarbofuran were supplied by the Agricultural Chemical Group of FMC Corporation. Reference standards of methomyl (99% pure) and oxamyl (99% pure) were obtained from USEPA. HPLC grade methanol was purchased from Burdick and Jackson, Inc. Methylene chloride used for bulk extractions of the carbamate pesticides in solution was recovered, distilled and reused. Analytical reagent grade chemicals and solvents were used in all experiments. Doubly distilled deionized water was used for solution rate studies. Deionized distilled water (DDW) was used for dilutions in reactive ion exchange experim ts., , ... 

In reactive ionic systems, a source term has to be added to the right-hand side of (3.1.1). We shall relate to this in due course when discussing reactive ion-exchange (see 3.3). 

In this section we address formation of concentration shocks in reactive ion-exchange as an asymptotic phenomenon. The prototypical case of local reaction equilibrium of Langmuir type will be treated in detail, following [1], [51], For a treatment of the effects of deviation from local equilibrium the reader is referred to [51]. The methodological point of this section consists of presentation of a somewhat unconventional asymptotic procedure well suited for singular perturbation problems with a nonlinear degeneration at higher-order derivatives. The essence of the method proposed is the use of Newton iterates for the construction of an asymptotic sequence. 

The recovery of uranium from the leach liquor is effected either by acidification to about pH 6 to liberate C02 or, more usually, by addition of hydroxide to precipitate diuranate, as shown in equation (27). In this latter case the pH is maintained at about 11. The species present in 0.055 M UVI solutions, acidified to pH 4.56 under 1 bar C02 pressure, have been summarized73 in a study of the reactive ion exchange adsorption of uranyl nitrate on to a bicarbonate loaded anion... 

A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO REACTIVE ION EXCHANGE Gilbert E. Janauer, Robert E. Gibbons, Jr. and William E. Bernier... 

Theory. The relationship of the chemical aspects of complexatlon reactions to the performance of facilitated transport membranes Is discussed by Koval and Reyes (108). They describe a procedure which can be used to predict and optimize the facilitated transport of gases, Including measurement of the appropriate equilibrium, transport, and kinetic parameters and structural modification of the carrier to Improve the performance of the membrane. Examples of this procedure and carrier modification are given for derivatives of Fe(II) tetralmlne complexes which reversibly bind CO In nitrile solvents (118). Experimental challenges In the measurement of the appropriate properties for other membrane configurations such as reactive Ion exchange membranes and reactive polymer membranes are also discussed. 

An alternative method for the preparation of facilitated transport membranes is the subject of the first paper in this section. Way and Noble (113) report a study of H,S facilitated transport in reactive ion exchange membranes. The use of a perfluorosulfonic acid lEM as a support for organic amine counterions avoids problems of solvent and carrier loss often encountered with ILMs. High carrier loadings of greater than 8 M in the lEMs were attained which helped to account for the high facilitation factors of 26.4 which are observed at low partial pressures. An analytical model predicted facilitation factors in excellent agreement with the experimental data. Separation factors for HjS over CH., of 792 to 1200 are reported. Implications of the mathematical model for industrial applications are also discussed. 

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