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Article: Understanding ion exchange processes: ion exchange is a highly versatile water treatment technology that tackles many different problems.(Water TREATMENT)
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- Plumbing & Mechanical
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- March 1, 2005
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Most readers will have enough understanding of the word "ion" to associate it with chemistry class. Just the word itself can immediately evoke fear in those who dreaded the subject in their school days. The purpose of this article is to simplify the understanding of this amazing process and to familiarize readers with the capabilities and uses of ion exchange.
Ions are simply "charged particles." Most often when we talk about ions, we think of charged particles that are free floating, or dissolved, in a solution. And most of the time we think of water as the solvent for such solutions.
Ions come from natural or manmade salts or minerals that dissolve in ...