Stellenbosch, South Africa 13.1 PRINCIPLES OF ION EXCHANGE 13.1-1 Ion-Exchange Resins
Stellenbosch, South Africa 13.1 PRINCIPLES OF ION EXCHANGE 13.1-1 Ion-Exchange Resins
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南非斯泰伦博斯 13.1 离子交换原理 13.1-1 离子交换树脂
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2004
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D. Cloete
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M. Streat;F. Louis;D. Cloete
POLYSTYRENE SULFONIC ACID CATION RESINS Styrene (vinylbenzene) is polymerized readily, using an organic peroxide catalyst, to form linear polystyrene. If divinylbenzene (DVB) (usually about 8% of the total) is mixed with the styrene, a three-dimensional polymer network is formed. The DVB cross-links give a three-dimensional structure that renders the polymer insoluble. The characteristic spherical ion-exchange beads therefore are made by suspension polymerization. The catalyzed monomer mixture is stirred into water under conditions designed to give the desired droplet size which, after several hours heating, will yield solid spherical beads. At this stage, the beads are hydrophobic but can absorb some organic liquids such as toluene, swelling as a result. The extent of swelling is used in fact as a measure of the crosslinking of the polymer. The beads are converted into an ion-exchange resin, by first swelling the polymer with an inert solvent such as ethylene dichloride. They are then treated with concentrated sulfuric acid, at about 80C, to make a cation exchanger. The cation exchanger is totally insoluble but is freely permeable by water and contains about 50% H2O by weight in an apparently dry state. The final material is sulfonated crosslinked polystyrene which is the most widely used cation-exchange resin in commercial use. The total capacity of the resin for sorbing any ion is about 0.00525 equivalent per gram, normally expressed as 5.25 meq/g, calculated on oven-dried resin.