Removal of lithium ions from aqueous solutions

The invention disclosed relates to an agent capable of selectively binding lithium ions to form a lithium complex, employed in association with a biologically inert carrier or excipient. Typically, the agent is included in a novel graft polymer, such as a cross-linked polystyrene polymer. This inven...

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Hauptverfasser:	PLOUFFE, PIERRE-YVES, BROWNSTEIN, SYDNEY K
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ACYCLIC, CARBOCYCLIC OR HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS CONTAININGELEMENTS OTHER THAN CARBON, HYDROGEN, HALOGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN,SULFUR, SELENIUM OR TELLURIUM CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY CHEMISTRY DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES MEASURING MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE METALLURGY ORGANIC CHEMISTRY PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL PHYSICS TESTING THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS TRANSPORTING
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Zusammenfassung:	The invention disclosed relates to an agent capable of selectively binding lithium ions to form a lithium complex, employed in association with a biologically inert carrier or excipient. Typically, the agent is included in a novel graft polymer, such as a cross-linked polystyrene polymer. This invention may also be applied to sensing lithium ion concentrations in aqueous solution and to the selective removal of lithium ions from an aqueous solution, including biological fluids.