Abstract: Metal scavengers suitable for use in the treatment of waste water are disclosed. The metal scavengers individually comprise a polyamine derivative and a polyethyleneimine derivative. The polyamine derivative is formed of a polyamine having a molecular weight not higher than 500 and contains, per molecule of the polyamine, at least one dithiocarboxyl group or a salt thereof as an N-substituting group substituted for an active hydrogen atom of the polyamine such that at least 30% of suitable active hydrogen atoms contained in the polyamine are substituted by the dithiocarboxyl group or salt thereof.

Abstract: A process for the treatment of contaminants using metal scavenger is disclosed. The metal scavengers individually comprise a polyamine derivative and a polyethyleneimine derivative. The polyamine derivative is formed of a polyamine having a molecular weight not higher than 500 and contains, per molecule of the polyamine, at least one dithiocarboxyl group or a salt thereof as an N-substituting group substituted for an active hydrogen atom of the polyamine. The polyethyleneimine derivative is formed from a polyethyleneimine having an average molecular weight of at least 5,000 and contains, per molecule of the polyethyleneimine, at least one dithiocarboxyl group or a salt thereof as an N-substituting group substituted for an active hydrogen atom of the polyethyleneimine.

Abstract: A heavy metal can be removed from waste water, in which the metal is contained as ions, by adding to the waste water a metal scavenger together with at least one of sodium monosulfide, sodium polysulfides and sodium hydrogensulfide to form a metal ion containing floc. The resulting floc is then removed from the waste water by filtration. The metal scavenger contains at least one carbodithio group and/or at least one carbodithioate salt group as N-substituents per molecule.

Abstract: A metal scavenger is composed of an addition product of a polyamine and an epihalohydrin. The addition product contains as substituent or substituents at least one carbodithio group and/or at least one carbodithioate salt group introduced therein by substituting the corresponding number of active hydrogen atom or atoms in the addition product. Metals can be scavenged from waste water by adding the metal scavenger together with at least one of sodium monosulfide, sodium polysulfides and sodium hydrogensulfide.

Abstract: A metal scavenger is composed of an addition product of a polyamine and an epihalohydrin. The addition product contains as substituent or substituents at least one carbodithio group and/or at least one carbodithioate salt group introduced therein by substituting the corresponding number of active hydrogen atom or atoms in the addition product. Metals can be scavenged from waste water by adding the metal scavenger together with at least one of sodium monosulfide, sodium polysulfides and sodium hydrogensulfide.

Abstract: A process for producing a spherical chelating resin is disclosed. In the production, a prepolymer is prepared in the absence or presence of a solvent by subjecting a poly-N-substituted polyamine having at least two residual active hydrogen atoms bonded to nitrogen atoms or a poly-N-substituted polyalkylene imine having at least two residual active hydrogen atoms bonded to nitrogen atoms to a poly-addition reaction with an epoxy compound having at least two epoxy groups. The prepolymer is cured by heating and agitating a suspension of the prepolymer in an aqueous solution of a water-soluble high polymer or a nonionic surfactant in the absence or presence of known curing agents for epoxy resins. The resulting spherical cured resin is subjected to a saponification reaction or to a reaction with a hydrazine or a polyamine, and then a spherical chelating resin is obtained.

Abstract: Polyaddition polymers comprising the reaction products of bis-epoxy compounds with poly-N-substituted polyamines or poly-N-substituted polyalkylene imines, wherein said poly-N-substituted polyamines and said polyalkylene imines contain at least two active hydrogens, and which polyamines and polyalkylene imines contain alkali metal salts or alkyl ester groups of carboxyalkyl groups or cyanoalkyl groups which are substituents on the nitrogen atoms of said polyamines of polyalkylene imines. The polymer is extremely useful for chelating and recovering heavy metal ions from industrial waste liquids and also effective as adhesives, resin for paint, electrostatic inhibitor for polymer, electro-conductive polymer, rust inhibitor ion-exchanging material and the like. The polymer may be obtained in the form of particles of a controlled particle size.