Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
79 words
A chelating polymer produced by saponifying a polymer with acid or alkali, said polymer being produced by reacting a bis-epoxy compound with a poly-N-substituted polyamine or a poly-N-substituted polyalkylene imine, which polyamine or imine has been obtained by substituting an alkyl ester of a carboxyalkyl group or a cyanoalkyl group for active hydrogen atoms bonded to nitrogen atoms of a polyamine or a polyalkylene imine in a manner such that at least two of said active hydrogen atoms remain.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
79 words
A chelating polymer produced by saponifying a polymer with acid or alkali, said polymer being produced by reacting a bis-epoxy compound with a poly-N-substituted polyamine or a poly-N-substituted polyalkylene imine, which polyamine or imine has been obtained by substituting an alkyl ester of a carboxyalkyl group or a cyanoalkyl group for active hydrogen atoms bonded to nitrogen atoms of a polyamine or a polyalkylene imine in a manner such that at least two of said active hydrogen atoms remain.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A chelating polymer as claimed in claim 1, wherein said poly-N-substituted polyamine has been obtained from a polyamine having the general formula: R-NH(R'NH) n H where R is hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms or a β-hydroxy alkyl group having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, R' is an ethylene, phenylene or xylene group and n is 1 or 2.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A chelating polymer as claimed in claim 1 wherein said poly-N-substituted polyalkylene imine has been obtained from a polymer of ethylene imine, 2-methyl ethylene imine, 2-ethyl ethylene imine, 2,2-dimethyl ethylene imine, cis-2,3-dimethyl ethylene imine, or trans-2,3-dimethyl ethylene imine, or from a copolymer of ethylene imine and N-substituted ethylene imine.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
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A chelating polymer as claimed in claim 1, wherein, as the N-substituent of the polyamine or imine, a cyanoalkyl group of the general formula (CHR') n CN, where R' is hydrogen or a methyl group and n is 1 or 2, is used.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
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A chelating polymer as claimed in claim 1, wherein, as the N-substituent of the polyamine or imine, an alkali metal salt or alkyl ester of a carboxyalkyl group having the general formula (CHR') n COOR", where R' is hydrogen or a methyl group, R" is an alkali metal or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and n is 1 or 2, is used.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
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A chelating polymer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the bis-epoxy compound is 1,3-bis(1,2-epoxy propoxy) benzene, 1,4-bis(1,2-epoxy propoxy)benzene, 2,2-bis(p-1,2-epoxy propoxy phenyl)propane, N,N'-bis(2,3-epoxy propyl)piperazine, 1,1-bis(p-1,2-epoxy propoxy phenyl)-2,3-propane diol, ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether, propylene glycol diglycidyl ether, glyceroldiglycidyl ether, pentaerythritol diglycidyl ether, sorbitol diglycidyl ether, polyethylene glycol diglycidyl ether, polypropylene glycol diglycidyl ether, vinylcyclohexene dioxide or butadiene dioxide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A chelating polymer according to claim 1, wherein the bis-epoxy compound is polyethylene glycol diglycidyl ether and wherein the poly-N-substituted polyamine is hexamethylene diamine dipropionitrile.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
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A chelating polymer according to claim 1 wherein said bis-epoxy compound is 2,2-bis(p-1,2-epoxy propoxy phenyl) propane and wherein said poly-N-substituted polyamine is m-xylene diamine di(2-methylpropionitrile).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
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A chelating polymer according to claim 1, wherein said bis-epoxy compound is 2,2-bis(p-1,2-epoxy propoxy phenyl) propane and wherein said poly-N-substituted polyamine is a reaction product of polyethylene imine and methyl crotonate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
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A chelating polymer according to claim 1, wherein said bis-epoxy compound is propylene glycol diglycidyl ether and wherein said poly-N-substituted polyamine is the reaction product of pentaethylene hexamine with methyl crotonate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
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A chelating polymer according to claim 1, wherein said bis-epoxy compound is 2,2-bis(p-1,2-epoxy propoxy phenyl) propane and wherein said poly-N-substituted polyamine is a copolymer of ethylene imine and N-cyanomethyl ethylene imine.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
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A chelating polymer according to claim 1, wherein said bis-epoxy compound is 1,3-bis(1,2-epoxy propoxy) benzene and wherein said poly-N-substituted polyamine is the reaction product of polyethylene imine and methyl acrylate.