Hydrogel Particles for Targeted Removal of Various Species from Water

定义水中某些溶解/悬浮物种限度的法规正在不断变化，并 不断地变得更加严格。因此，工业要符合法规，不仅要保护环境， 但也节省了数百万美元的罚款和负面新闻，新的水修复技术需要不断 在其上发展和改进。自2005年以来，Clearflow Enviro Systems Group Inc.一直在开发聚合物 已被证明在去除水中的养分、水中的金属、土壤中的金属方面有效的化学 稳定、粉尘控制、废水处理和固体管理。这个项目的目标是扩大 基于Clearflow的广泛专业知识和通过使用水凝胶纳米颗粒(Nanogel)证明的产品功效 SERPE集团为提高水处理的活性和选择性而开发的技术 流程。具体地说，该项目将专注于开发去除硒、铁、砷、 工艺水中的汞、方解石和钾。这将涉及改变纳米凝胶化学物质。 针对特定离子的功能。此外，一旦纳米凝胶化学得到优化，我们将探索 将与Clearflow的聚合物加工能力相结合的各种配方。研究项目 这里提出的建议将有助于制定一项战略，为行业节省数百万美元的工艺应用程序。 Clearflow已经有行业客户在寻找这些解决方案。

Regulations defining the limits of certain dissolved/suspended species in water are ever changing and are constantly becoming stricter. Therefore, for industry to meet regulation and to not only save the environment, but also save millions of dollars in fines and bad press, new water remediation technologies need to constantly developed and improved upon. Since 2005, Clearflow Enviro Systems Group Inc. has developed polymer chemistry that has been shown to be effective at nutrient removal from water, metals removal from water, soil stabilization, dust control, wastewater treatment and solids management. The goal of this project is to expand upon Clearflow's extensive expertise and proven product efficacy by using hydrogel nanoparticle (nanogel) technology developed by the Serpe Group to enhance the activity and selectivity of their water treatment processes. Specifically, this project will focus on developing nanogels that remove selenium, iron, arsenic, mercury, calcite, and potassium from process water. This will involve changing the nanogel chemical functionality to target specific ions. Furthermore, once the nanogel chemistry is optimized, we will explore various formulations that will interface with Clearflow's polymer processing capabilities. The research project proposed here will assist in developing a strategy to save industry millions of dollars in process applications. Clearflow already has industry clients who are looking for these solutions.