Abstract: The invention provides a process for the removal and recovery of zinc from an aqueous process stream. In particular, the process of the invention is useful in the removal and recovery of zinc compounds such as zinc chloride from an aqueous effluent stream produced in various manufacturing processes such as the manufacture of sorbic acid.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 13, 1997
Date of Patent:
March 14, 2000
Assignee:
Eastman Chemical Company
Inventors:
William T. Brown, Harold E. Carman, Ralph D. Goins