Process for treating aqueous solutions of hydroxylamine salts containing excess acid

摘要

A process for treating solutions of a hydroxylammonium salt containing excess acid which comprises: a) mixing the hydroxylammonium salt containing excess acid with a hydroxylammonium solution containing free hydroxylamine to produce a solution of the hydroxylammonium salt substantially free of excess acid, b) contacting a portion of the solution of the hydroxylammonium salt substantially free of excess acid with a weak base ion exchange resin to produce the hydroxylammonium solution containing free hydroxylamine, and, c) recycling the hydroxylammonium solution containing free hydroxylamine to step a). The process minimizes the decomposition of the hydroxylammonium salt solution and produces high purity hydroxylammonium nitrate solutions without directly contacting excess nitric acid with ion exchange resins. In addition to hydroxylammonium salts, the process can be used to treat any nitrate salt of an anine weak base which contains excess nitric acid.