Abstract

Abstract Finely-ground ion exchange resin particles remove ions from solution much more rapidly than the conventional-size beads. Such finely-divided solids form suspensions when added to aqueous solutions. A method was required for rapidly removing such suspensions once ion adsorption had occurred, and to this end it is shown that the particles (-400 mesh) can be completely coagulated within a few minutes by the addition of suspensions of oppositely-charged solids. Thus anion exchange resins are coagulated by cation exchange resins (200 to 400), montmorillonite (200), kaolin (30), charcoal (10), silica (10), and glass (5), the figures representing arbitrarily defined relative coagulating abilities. Coagulating power is shown to increase markedly with decreasing particle size. Most suitable for ion removal is a mixed finely-divided resin formed by coagulation of anionic and cationic resins from pure water. The mixed resin, when added to 1 liter of 3 × 10−4 M sodium phosphate solution removes all the phosp...

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