Inventors:
Edward C. Dingilian - Newark DE
George E. Heinsohn - Elkton MD
Assignee:
E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company - Wilmington DE
International Classification:
C02F 156
Abstract:
A process for inducing flocculation involving the mixing of an aqueous solution of a chitosan salt with a material to be flocculated (e. g. , oil, algae, or the like) and then adding a halogenating agent (e. g. , sodium hypochlorite) thus forming a N-halochitosan.