Ion exchanger capacity

Figure C2.12.1. Origin of ion exchange capacity in zeolites. Since every oxygen atom contributes one negative charge to the tetrahedron incoriDorated in the framework, the silicon tetrahedron carries no net charge while the aluminium tetrahedron carries a net charge of-1 which is compensated by cations M.

Suspension Polymers. Methacrylate suspension polymers are characterized by thek composition and particle-size distribution. Screen analysis is the most common method for determining particle size. Melt-flow characteristics under various conditions of heat and pressure are important for polymers intended for extmsion or injection molding appHcations. Suspension polymers prepared as ion-exchange resins are characterized by thek ion-exchange capacity, density (apparent and wet), solvent sweUing, moisture holding capacity, porosity, and salt-spHtting characteristics (105). 

Several physicochemical properties of dietary fiber contribute to its physiological role. Water-holding capacity, ion-exchange capacity, solution viscosity, density, and molecular kiteractions are characteristics determined by the chemical stmcture of the component polysaccharides, thek crystallinity, and surface area. 

Adequate area soil cover and depth to groundwater usually greater than 1.5 m (4 ft). Slope should not exceed 5 to 8 percent. Soil type, including ion-exchange capacity. 

It has been seen that this resin has also some important advantages over the other resins in the literature like high total ion exchange capacity, easy synthesis, lower cost, simple regeneration. Furthermore, very good sepai ations were obtained using a concentration gradient of elution. In these elutions, very low concentrations of sodium trimetaphosphate were used. As a result, the resin synthesized can be used as an adsorbent for the effective removal of Pb, Cd, Co, Cu, Fe, Ni, Zn and Cr from aqueous solutions. 

Films of the copolymers are, as with Nafion, saponified and used for permselective membranes. They have a much higher tensile strength than the Du Pont material and are also claimed to have a higher ion exchange capacity. 

The ion-exchange capacity of a powdered resin precoat filter is perhaps only 6% that of a deep-bed polisher. 

In large power plants, precoat filters are traditionally used only when freshwater condenser cooling is employed because brine or seawater condenser leaks would quickly overwhelm the limited ion-exchange capacity available. They also are commonly used for continuous filtering of suspended corrosion products under variable power load conditions and when frequent boiler startups are necessary. 

In general, three basic kinds of sorption mechanisms for trace elements in geologic aqueous systems can be distinguished (56). Due to non-specific forces of attraction between sorbent and the solute, a physical adsorption may occur. This sorption mechanism results in the binding of species from the solution in several consecutive layers on exposed solid surfaces. This would be a rapid non-selec-tive and reversible process, fairly independent of nuclide concentration and only little dependent on ion exchange capacity of the solid. 

It may be noted that the ion exchange capacity is directly connected with the Al-content (each Al provides one negative charge). The zeolite used in detergent formulations (over 10 t/a) is NaA with Si/Al = 1, so with maximum exchange abi ity. 

Swelling water uptake, electric conductivity, and transport number of the membranes are measured as a function of the ion-exchange capacity (lEC). lEC has been estimated in terms of... 

Klotzbach T, WattM, Ansari Y, Minteer SD. 2006. Effects of hydrophobic modification of chit-osan and Nafion on transport properties, ion-exchange capacities, and enzyme immobilization. J Membrane Sci 282 276-283. 

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