An aspect of the disclosure relates to a dialysate regenerator for connecting to a dialysis apparatus, the dialysate regenerator including a regenerator inlet for receiving dialysate; a regenerator outlet for dispensing regenerated dialysate; a hydraulic circuit connected between the regenerator inlet and the regenerator outlet, and further including a fluid portioning system to divide a dialysate flow into uniform portions for sequential regeneration An aspect of the disclosure relates to a dialysis system including a dialysis apparatus including: a fresh dialysate input; a spent dialysate output; and the dialysate regenerator, wherein the regenerator inlet may be coupled to the spent dialysate output for receiving spent dialysate, and wherein the regenerator outlet may be coupled to the fresh dialysate input for dispensing regenerated dialysate.

Systems and methods for generating a brine solution using a salt bag for recharging zirconium phosphate in a reusable sorbent module are provided. The salt bag can be a double layer bag. An inner water permeable bag can contain solid salts and can be surrounded by an outer water impermeable bag. Water can be added to dissolve the salts in the inner bag and the resulting solution can be collected as a brine solution for use in recharging the zirconium phosphate.

Systems and methods for generating a brine solution using a salt bag for recharging zirconium phosphate in a reusable sorbent module are provided. The salt bag can be a double layer bag. An inner water permeable bag can contain solid salts and can be surrounded by an outer water impermeable bag. Water can be added to dissolve the salts in the inner bag and the resulting solution can be collected as a brine solution for use in recharging the zirconium phosphate.

The disclosure relates to systems and methods for generating a brine solution using a salt bag for recharging zirconium phosphate in a reusable sorbent module. The salt bag can be a double layer bag. An inner water permeable bag can contain solid salts and can be surrounded by an outer water impermeable bag. Water can be added to dissolve the salts in the inner bag and the resulting solution can be collected as a brine solution for use in recharging the zirconium phosphate.

The disclosure relates to systems and methods for generating a brine solution using a salt bag for recharging zirconium phosphate in a reusable sorbent module. The salt bag can be a double layer bag. An inner water permeable bag can contain solid salts and can be surrounded by an outer water impermeable bag. Water can be added to dissolve the salts in the inner bag and the resulting solution can be collected as a brine solution for use in recharging the zirconium phosphate.

Disclosed is a stabilized acyclic saccharide composite, which includes a LDH-based (layered double hydroxide-based) material and acyclic saccharides intercalated in interlayer regions of the LDH-based material. The acyclic saccharides stabilized and trapped in the LDH-based material give an opportunity for direct functionalization to other valuable molecules in the pharmaceutical, chemical or carbohydrate industries. Further, a novel pathway for saccharide transformation and aldol condensation without the drawbacks associated with enzymatic catalysts is achieved through the acyclic saccharides trapped by the LDH-based material.

Disclosed is a stabilized acyclic saccharide composite, which includes a LDH-based (layered double hydroxide-based) material and acyclic saccharides intercalated in interlayer regions of the LDH-based material. The acyclic saccharides stabilized and trapped in the LDH-based material give an opportunity for direct functionalization to other valuable molecules in the pharmaceutical, chemical or carbohydrate industries. Further, a novel pathway for saccharide transformation and aldol condensation without the drawbacks associated with enzymatic catalysts is achieved through the acyclic saccharides trapped by the LDH-based material.

A method for preparing an anion adsorbent may be provided, which comprises the steps of: mixing at least two metal salts with each other, thereby forming a stack structure in which cationic compound layers and anionic compound layers containing anions and water of crystallization are alternately stacked on one another; performing a first heat treatment on the stack structure to expand between the cationic compound layers, thereby preparing a preliminary anion adsorbent; and performing a second heat treatment on the preliminary anion adsorbent to remove the anions and the water of crystallization from the anionic compound layers while allowing at least one of the anions to remain, thereby preparing the anion adsorbent.

A method for preparing an anion adsorbent may be provided, which comprises the steps of: mixing at least two metal salts with each other, thereby forming a stack structure in which cationic compound layers and anionic compound layers containing anions and water of crystallization are alternately stacked on one another; performing a first heat treatment on the stack structure to expand between the cationic compound layers, thereby preparing a preliminary anion adsorbent; and performing a second heat treatment on the preliminary anion adsorbent to remove the anions and the water of crystallization from the anionic compound layers while allowing at least one of the anions to remain, thereby preparing the anion adsorbent.

The invention relates to a new use of spun, continuous inorganic fibers having a diameter smaller than 1 μm in the form of monolithic structures with at least one dimension equal to or greater than about 50 μm. The monolithic structures are formed by self-entanglement of the continuous fibers as an ion exchange material. In particular the invention relates to a new ion exchange material bed comprising such fibers and ion exchange unit comprising such bed. The invention improves the efficiency and sustainability of ion exchangers.