Structure, Synthesis, and General Properties of Ion Exchangers

Abstract

For decades, industrial applications have demanded removal, recovery, and transport of ionic substances in their processes. The technological demands motivated extensive research activities with great progress in ion exchange science. Great efforts have been and are being made to develop new and improved ion exchangers. Advances in polymer science have been devoted to be able to meet the demand. Polymer tailoring technology has developed novel synthetic methods and varied the structure of ion exchanging materials. A wide spectrum of properties of ion exchangers make it possible to expand various industrial experiences to be involved in desalination, purification, separation, chemical synthesis, etc., addressed in this book. This chapter is devoted to updating the state-of-the-art structure, synthesis, and properties of ion exchangers. Ion exchangers are made of inorganic or organic materials. At present, many ion exchangers used in industrial applications are organic compounds. Thus, this chapter focuses on the structure, synthesis, and properties of organic ion exchangers. Ion exchangers in this chapter contain all types such as resin, membrane, powder, etc.