A method for purifying a nonaqueous liquid substance includes: filling a cartridge container with a macroporous or porous type ion exchange resin in a water-wet state to obtain an ion exchange resin-filled cartridge filled with the macroporous or porous type ion exchange resin before water content reduction; reducing a water content of the macroporous or porous type ion exchange resin in the cartridge container until a water content (A) of the macroporous or porous type ion exchange resin after water content reduction becomes 90 to 97% of a water content (B) of the macroporous or porous type ion exchange resin in a saturated equilibrium state; an initial blowing step of allowing the nonaqueous liquid substance before being purified to pass inside the cartridge container filled with the macroporous or porous type ion exchange resin after water content reduction and discharging an initial blow effluent from inside of the cartridge container; and purification.

A method for purifying a nonaqueous liquid substance includes: filling a cartridge container with a macroporous or porous type ion exchange resin in a water-wet state to obtain an ion exchange resin-filled cartridge filled with the macroporous or porous type ion exchange resin before water content reduction; reducing a water content of the macroporous or porous type ion exchange resin in the cartridge container until a water content (A) of the macroporous or porous type ion exchange resin after water content reduction becomes 90 to 97% of a water content (B) of the macroporous or porous type ion exchange resin in a saturated equilibrium state; an initial blowing step of allowing the nonaqueous liquid substance before being purified to pass inside the cartridge container filled with the macroporous or porous type ion exchange resin after water content reduction and discharging an initial blow effluent from inside of the cartridge container; and purification.

A method of stabilizing virgin ion exchange resin material is provided. The method includes rinsing virgin ion exchange resin material with deoxygenated water, introducing the rinsed virgin ion exchange resin material into a gas impermeable vessel and hermetically sealing the vessel. A vessel containing deoxygenated water and virgin ion exchange resin material is also provided. A method of facilitating water treatment in a site in need thereof by providing the gas impermeable vessel containing virgin ion exchange resin material and residual moisture from deoxygenated water is also provided.

A method of stabilizing virgin ion exchange resin material is provided. The method includes rinsing virgin ion exchange resin material with deoxygenated water, introducing the rinsed virgin ion exchange resin material into a gas impermeable vessel and hermetically sealing the vessel. A vessel containing deoxygenated water and virgin ion exchange resin material is also provided. A method of facilitating water treatment in a site in need thereof by providing the gas impermeable vessel containing virgin ion exchange resin material and residual moisture from deoxygenated water is also provided.

The present disclosure relates, in some embodiments, to a method including demineralizing a protein liquor (i.e., a liquid portion of a lysed microcrop (e.g., Lemna) that has been separated to generate the liquid portion and a solid portion and having a composition including a soluble microcrop protein and a Vitamin B12) to generate a demineralized protein liquor. According to some embodiments, demineralizing the protein liquor may include diafiltration, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis filtration, electrodialysis, and/or passing the protein liquor through an ion exchange resin (e.g., an anion exchange resin. a trialkyl ammonium salt having three methyl groups). In some embodiments, a method may further include concentrating a demineralized protein liquor to generate at least one of a milk base and an electrolyte drink.

Treating a non-wine alcoholic beverage including: exposing the non-wine alcoholic beverage to an ion exchange matrix. The ion exchange matrix includes a mixture of cation exchange media and anion exchange media that includes: (1) cation exchange media that are in hydrogen form, (2) cation exchange media that are in mineral form comprising potassium mineral form, (3) anion exchange media that are in hydroxide form, and (4) anion exchange media that are in chloride mineral form. The exposing results in: binding ions of the mixture to one or more cationic or anionic constituents present in the pretreated beverage, reducing concentrations of the one or more cationic or anionic constituents in the beverage and maintaining a conductivity value of the treated beverage equal to or greater than the pretreated beverage's conductivity value. An apparatus for treating a non-wine alcoholic beverage and a treated non-wine alcoholic beverage prepared by a process are also disclosed.

A treated wine beverage prepared by a process including exposing a pretreated wine beverage to an ion exchange matrix. The ion exchange matrix includes a mixture of cation exchange media and anion exchange media that includes: (1) cation exchange media that are in hydrogen form, (2) cation exchange media that are in mineral form comprising potassium mineral form, (3) anion exchange media that are in hydroxide form, and (4) anion exchange media that are in chloride mineral form. The exposing results in: binding ions of the mixture to one or more cationic or anionic constituents present in the pretreated wine, reducing concentrations of the one or more cationic or anionic constituents in the wine and maintaining a conductivity value of the treated wine equal to or greater than the pretreated wine beverage's conductivity value.

The present invention provides a phosphate adsorbing agent for blood processing comprising a porous formed article comprising an organic polymer resin and an inorganic ion adsorbent and having a most frequent pore size of 0.08 to 0.70 m measured with a mercury porosimeter, the phosphate adsorbing agent for blood processing having a biocompatible polymer in the surface of the porous formed article.

The present invention provides a phosphate adsorbing agent for blood processing comprising a porous formed article comprising an organic polymer resin and an inorganic ion adsorbent and having a most frequent pore size of 0.08 to 0.70 m measured with a mercury porosimeter, the phosphate adsorbing agent for blood processing having a biocompatible polymer in the surface of the porous formed article.

The present invention provides novel methods of cell disruption and release of biomolecules from a cell. The invention comprises the use of positively and/or negatively charged microparticles comprising ground resin. It is particularly useful for purification of biomolecules from cell culture.