A process for removing urea from water

A urea, hydration technology, applied in chemical instruments and methods, water pollutants, natural water treatment, etc., can solve the problems of insufficient reaction, urea dispersion, high capital and operating costs, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-10-12
菲利普.赖琴 +2
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Biofilters can handle urea to some extent, but it is very difficult to control how to make the biofilter work at these low urea concentration levels
Chemical processes are known to be used to reduce urea like oxidation with chlorine, bromine followed by absorption, reverse osmosis etc but expensive in capital and operating

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[0009] More specifically, the improved method of the present invention includes one or two cation exchange columns connected in series, each packed with a strongly acidic cation exchange resin type R-SO 3 -H+ (polystyrene cross-linked with DVB). The ion exchange resin is loaded with cations (calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, ammonium, etc.) derived from the raw water and replaced with hydronium ions (H+).

[0010] Before the method of the present invention enters one or more cation exchange containers, or before entering each container, add nitrite ion (NO 2 -), which as NaNO 2 (sodium nitrite) salt, nitrous acid (HNO 2 ) or NO 2 gas. NO 2 The molar ratio to urea should be 50 to 1500, ideally 100 to 700. The reaction that takes place on the strong anion exchange resin is:

[0011] CO(NH 2 ) 2 +HNO 2 +H + —>N 2 +CO 2 +NH 4 + +H 2 o

[0012] Ammonium (NH 4 + ) was captured on the ion exchange resin. The produced gas CO 2 and N 2 Soluble in water under ...

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A process for removing urea from water, the concentration of urea in the feed water being less than 1 ppm, the process comprising the steps of adding a nitrite ion to the water and of then passing the water through a strong cation exchange resin in an ion exchange column is provided. The molar ratio of nitrite to urea is preferably between 50 and 1500. The urea reacts with the nitrite to form dissolved nitrogen and carbon dioxide gases, and ammonium. The ammonium is removed in the ion exchange column. There may be two columns in series. The nitrite may be added in the form of a sodium nitrite salt, nitrous acid, or nitrogen dioxide gas. The excess of nitrite present in the treated water may be removed with an anion exchange resin, by reaction with an oxidant, or with a reverse osmosis treatment step. Regeneration of the column is triggered by a measurement of the pH or of the conductivity and is conducted with an acidic solution.

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Background technique [0001] Urea (CO(NH 2 ) 2 ) are very small molecules, very polar and highly soluble in water. This makes it difficult to remove at low concentrations (up to 1000 ppb, where ppb means parts per billion). In most natural waters (well water, drinking water and surface water) and recycled wastewater (urban industrial and agricultural water), urea can be present in the range of 1-100ppb, especially depending on the seasonal agricultural run-off ). [0002] For the production of ultrapure water (UPW), especially for the preparation of semiconductor wafers, urea is a very critical pollutant, because urea is hydrolyzed on the surface during the production of semiconductor equipment, mainly producing prohibited ammonia, a ionic compound. [0003] The reduction in urea during conventional UPW is very low and not sufficient to reduce urea to acceptable levels. Biofilters can handle urea to some extent, but it is very difficult to control how to make the biofilte...

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IPC IPC(8): C02F1/42C02F1/72C02F101/38C02F103/04
CPCC02F1/72C02F2001/425C02F2101/38C02F2103/04C02F2103/346C02F2209/05C02F2209/06C02F2303/16C02F2303/18C02F1/42
Inventor 菲利普.赖琴比特.沙伊费伦塔玛拉.弗兰克
Owner 菲利普.赖琴
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