Ion Exchange Resins
Ion exchange resins are porous, insoluble polymeric materials that contain specific functional groups capable of exchanging ions with surrounding solutions. These resins can either attract positively charged ions (cation exchange resins) or negatively charged ions (anion exchange resins), depending on their functional groups.
APPLICATION & USAGE
- Water Treatment: Ion exchange resins are widely used in water treatment applications for softening hard water by removing calcium and magnesium ions and exchanging them with sodium ions.
- Industrial Processes: These resins are used in various industrial processes for deionization, demineralization, and purification of water and process streams.
- Pharmaceuticals: In the pharmaceutical industry, ion exchange resins are used for purification, separation, and chromatography processes.
- Nuclear Industry: Specialized ion exchange resins are used in nuclear applications for the separation and recovery of radioactive ions.
- Hydrometallurgy: Ion exchange resins play a role in metal recovery and extraction processes.
- Catalysis: Some ion exchange resins with specific functional groups act as catalysts in chemical reactions.
SIMILAR NAME
- Cation exchange resins
- anion exchange resins
- chelating resins
- and adsorbent resins.
PACKING
Available packing types