Ion Exchange Materials: Properties and Applications [Hardcover]

Andrei A. Zagorodni (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0080445527 | ISBN-13: 978-0080445526

Ion Exchange Materials: Properties and Applications fills a "two-dimensional" gap in books currently available on the subject. Firstly, there is a lack of modern comprehensive publications on the chemistry of ion exchange materials and on the relationships between their properties and practical applications. Secondly, there are few books on ion exchange chemistry that are targeted to industrial R&D specialists and research students who (i) do not work with ion exchange on a daily basis, (ii) need to develop competence in this area, and (iii) find it difficult to start studying the subject from primary scientific publications.

The book bridges these gaps by describing classical and modern theoretical concepts, as well as practical approaches for using ion exchange materials. Ion exchange materials combine properties of homogeneous and heterogeneous materials. Besides being an interesting subject for investigation, they are essential in a wide variety of industrial technologies: in the chemical and biochemical industries, pharmacy, medicine, microelectronics, the nuclear industry, food production, waste treatment, and many other areas. Ion exchange is a powerful tool in chemical analysis and scientific research. The main focus in this book is on ion exchange polymers: ion exchange resins, chelating resins, imprinted (templated), and other functional polymers. It provides an in-depth study of ion exchange materials, suitable for postgraduate students and R&D industrial specialists in chemistry, chemical and biochemical technology.

* Comprehensively covers the subject.
* Provides links between theoretical concepts, material properties, practical applications, and technical solutions.
* Easy to understand - requires only ground knowledge of university-level chemistry and can be read without an in-depth knowledge of mathematics.
* Supported with an interactive web-site.

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From the Back Cover

The book fills a "two-dimensional" gap. First, there is a lack of modern comprehensive books on chemistry of ion exchange materials and on relationships between their properties and practical applications. Second, there is a lack of books on chemistry of ion exchange that are targeted for industrial R&D specialists and research students who: (i) have not been working with ion exchange on daily basis, (ii) need this new competence, and (iii) find it difficult to start studying the subject from primary scientific publications. The book describes classical and modern theoretical concepts as well as practical approaches to exploitation of ion exchange materials. The book is attempted to be written with an open mind presenting known concepts and indicating gaps in the scientific knowledge.

The contents of this book are outlined and rationalised as follows. The most extensive application of ion exchange materials is separation technology. As a result, the major part of the book is focused on separation applications. However, all fundamental concepts of ion exchange interactions are fully applicable to questions of ion exchange catalysis, designing of artificial soils, and other uses of these materials.

Ion exchangers have many appearances, natural and artificial, inorganic and polymeric. They are woods, papers, sands, clays, glauconites, zeolites, functional resins, and even living organisms. In this book, the main focus is on ion exchange polymers: ion exchange resins, chelating resins, imprinted (templated), and other functional polymers. Other materials, and first of all such inorganic materials as zeolites, are also described, but to a less extend.

About the Author

Andrei Zagorodni has been lucky to study ion exchange materials and develop methods of their applications during a quarter of century. His main interests are equilibria in sophisticated ion exchange systems, interactions with organic substances, exploitation of specific phenomena in the separation systems, spectroscopic investigation of these materials, among others. During several years he teaches the subject at advanced university level.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 496 pages
• Publisher: Elsevier Science (December 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0080445527
• ISBN-13: 978-0080445526
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,209,023 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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