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Ion exchange treatment for water /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wachinski, Anthony M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Denver, CO : American Water Works Association, [2006]
Subjects:
Water > Purification > Ion exchange process.
Online Access:Publisher description
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Fundamental Concepts of Water Chemistry for Ion Exchange
  • Inorganic Chemicals and Compounds
  • Hydrogen Concentration-pH
  • Alkalinity
  • Equilibrium and Le Chatelier's Principle
  • Ion Exchange Reactions and Equilibria
  • Ionization
  • Complex Ions-Ligands
  • Units of Expression
  • Chemical Equations: Weight Relationships
  • Milliequivalents-per-Liter Bar Graph
  • Chelation
  • Adsorption
  • Example Problems
  • 2. Fundamental Concepts of Ion Exchange
  • Types and Classes of Ion Exchange Resins
  • Regeneration of Ion Exchange Resins
  • Pretreatment of Feed
  • 3. Traditional Softening
  • Objections to Hard Water
  • Brine Disposal From Softening Plants
  • Operational Control Tests for Large Systems
  • Softening Facilities
  • Chemical Storage and Dilution
  • Softening Design Example
  • 4. Demineralization
  • Demineralization Process Design
  • Ion Exchange Equipment Design
  • Regeneration Frequency and Media Depth
  • 5. Nitrate Removal
  • Ion Exchangers
  • 6. Arsenic Removal
  • Effect of pH
  • Oxidation of As (III) to As (V)
  • Process Configuration
  • Resin Selection
  • Resin Type
  • Resin Fouling
  • Regenerant Considerations
  • Typical Design Parameters
  • Activated Alumina
  • 7. Radioactivity-Uranium and Radium- and the Toxic Contaminant Barium
  • Radioactivity
  • Radium Ion Exchangers
  • Uranium Ion Exchange
  • Barium Ion Exchange
  • Resins
  • Design Considerations.