Solid ion-exchanged resins

MTBE is synthesized by a simple process in the liquid phase, over a solid ion exchange resin which catalyses the reaction of methanol with isobutylene. 

Alkylation reactions, on solid ion exchange resins as heterogeneous Bronsted acids, obey Rideal kinetics (25), as shown in Equation 6 at low pressure (F olefin < 2 atm), where K 01 << 1, the rate law simplifies to Equation 7. 

Hardness A characteristic of water, caused primarily by the salts of calcium and magnesium. Ion exchange A reversible process where ions of a given species are exchanged between a solid (ion-exchange resins) and a liquid for an ion of another species. 

Fuels which have been used include hydrogen, hydrazine, methanol and ammonia, while oxidants are usually oxygen or air. Electrolytes comprise alkali solutions, molten carbonates, solid oxides, ion-exchange resins, etc. 

Combined Pore and Solid Diffusion In porous adsorbents and ion-exchange resins, intraparticle transport can occur with pore and solid diffusion in parallel. The dominant transport process is the faster one, and this depends on the relative diffusivities and concentrations in the pore fluid and in the adsorbed phase. Often, equilibrium between the pore fluid and the solid phase can be assumed to exist locally at each point within a particle. In this case, the mass-transfer flux is expressed by ... 

Base catalysis is most effective with alkali metals dispersed on solid supports or, in the homogeneous form, as aldoxides, amides, and so on. Small amounts of promoters form organoalkali comnpounds that really contribute the catalytic power. Basic ion exchange resins also are usebil. Base-catalyzed processes include isomerization and oligomerization of olefins, reactions of olefins with aromatics, and hydrogenation of polynuclear aromatics. 

Both sulfuric acid and hydrofluoric acid catalyzed alkylations are low temperature processes. Table 3-13 gives the alkylation conditions for HF and H2SO4 processes. One drawback of using H2SO4 and HF in alkylation is the hazards associated with it. Many attempts have been tried to use solid catalysts such as zeolites, alumina and ion exchange resins. Also strong solid acids such as sulfated zirconia and SbFs/sulfonic acid resins were tried. Although they were active, nevertheless they lack stability. No process yet proved successful due to the fast deactivation of the catalyst. A new process which may have commercial possibility, uses... 

The solid phase extraction cartridge (SPEC) is another somewhat vainglorious name given to a short inert plastic tube packed with an adsorbent, usually a reversed phase or an ion exchange resin. The particle size of the packing is often significantly larger than that used... 

Dichlorodibenzo- -dioxin. 2-Bromo-4-chlorophenol (31 grams, 0.15 mole) and solid potassium hydroxide (8.4 grams, 0.13 mole) were dissolved in methanol and evaporated to dryness under reduced pressure. The residue was mixed with 50 ml of bEEE, 0.5 ml of ethylene diacetate, and 200 mg of copper catalyst. The turbid mixture was stirred and heated at 200°C for 15 hours. Cooling produced a thick slurry which was transferred into the 500-ml reservoir of a liquid chromatographic column (1.5 X 25 cm) packed with acetate ion exchange resin (Bio-Rad, AG1-X2, 200-400 mesh). The product was eluted from the column with 3 liters of chloroform. After evaporation, the residue was heated at 170°C/2 mm for 14 hours in a 300-cc Nestor-Faust sublimer. The identity of the sublimed product (14 grams, 74% yield) was confirmed by mass spectrometry and x-ray diffraction. Product purity was estimated at 99- -% by GLC (electron capture detector). 

Tanabe and Hdlderich (1999) have given an extensive statistical survey of industrial processes using solid acids/bases as catalysts. Over 300 solids and bases have been covered. A variety of reactions like alkylation, isomerization, amination, cracking, and etherification with catalysts like zeolites, oxides, complex oxides, phosphates and ion-exchange resins have been covered. Over 120 industrial processes are referred with 180 different catalysts. 

Exudate collection in trap solutions usually requires subsequent concentration steps (vacuum evaporation, lyophilization) due to the low concentration of exudate compounds. Depending on the composition of the trap solution, the reduction of sample volume can lead to high salt concentrations, which may interfere with subsequent analysis or may even cause irreversible precipitation of certain exudate compounds (e.g., Ca-citrate, Ca-oxalate, proteins). Therefore, if possible, removal of interfering salts by use of ion exchange resins prior to sample concentration is recommended. Alternatively, solid-phase extraction techniques may be employed for enrichment of exudate compounds from the diluted trap solution (11,22). High-molecular-weight compounds may be concentrated by precipitation with organic solvents [methanol, ethanol, acetone 80% (v/v) for polysaccharides and proteins] or acidification [trichloroacetic acid 10% (w/v), per-... 

Ion exchange is a reversible interchange of ions between a liquid and a solid phase. The ions (contaminants) in a liquid wastestream and the ions on the surface of an ion-exchange resin are exchanged, purifying the wastestream while concentrating the waste constituent in the resin.22 24 Mixed resins are sometimes effective in removing both cations and anions. 

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