A system for providing an acidic ionized ozonated liquid. The system includes a liquid inlet arranged to accept a liquid into the system; an acid-based cation-exchange resin in fluid communication with the liquid inlet, the resin adapted to exchange cations in the accepted liquid with H+ ions on the resin; an ozone dissolving apparatus in fluid communication with the liquid inlet and the acid-based cation-exchange resin; and a liquid outlet in fluid communication with the liquid inlet, the acid-based cation-exchange resin and the ozone dissolving apparatus. The ozone dissolving apparatus and the acid-based cation-exchange resin cooperating to produce the acidic ionized ozonated liquid for dispensation out of the system via the liquid outlet.

Methods, sorbent cartridges and cleaning devices are disclosed for refurbishing sorbent materials. In one implementation among multiple implementations, a medical fluid delivery method includes: providing a sorbent cartridge including H.sup.+ZP within a casing for a treatment; and after the treatment, refurbishing the H.sup.+ZP while maintained within the casing via (i) regenerating the non-disinfected H.sup.+ZP by flowing an acid solution through the casing, (ii) rinsing the regenerated H.sup.+ZP while maintained within the casing, (iii) disinfecting the regenerated and rinsed H.sup.+ZP by flowing a disinfecting agent through the casing, and (iv) rinsing the regenerated and disinfected H.sup.+ZP while maintained within the casing. Multiple batch sorbent refurbishing implementations are also disclosed.

Methods, sorbent cartridges and cleaning devices are disclosed for refurbishing sorbent materials. In one implementation among multiple implementations, a medical fluid delivery method includes: providing a sorbent cartridge including H.sup.+ZP within a casing for a treatment; and after the treatment, refurbishing the H.sup.+ZP while maintained within the casing via (i) regenerating the non-disinfected H.sup.+ZP by flowing an acid solution through the casing, (ii) rinsing the regenerated H.sup.+ZP while maintained within the casing, (iii) disinfecting the regenerated and rinsed H.sup.+ZP by flowing a disinfecting agent through the casing, and (iv) rinsing the regenerated and disinfected H.sup.+ZP while maintained within the casing. Multiple batch sorbent refurbishing implementations are also disclosed.

Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to methods for recycling waste ion exchange materials comprising a first alkali metal salt and a second alkali metal salt comprising reducing the size of the waste ion exchange materials to produce a plurality of waste ion exchange particles having particle sizes from 0.10 mm to 5.0 mm, and regenerating the plurality of waste ion exchange particles to produce a plurality of regenerated ion exchange particles having a concentration of the first alkali metal salt greater than a concentration of the first alkali metal salt in the waste ion exchange materials. Systems for recycling a waste ion exchange materials comprising a first alkali metal salt and a second alkali metal salt are also disclosed.

The present invention includes a novel salt-free water softening method that utilizes an exchange medium (such as a gel exchange polymer, a macroporous exchange polymer, or an inorganic cation exchanger) that is pre-loaded with a polyvalent cation that has low solubility in aqueous phase at nearly neutral pH. The method of the invention does not require use of a sodium salt or mineral acid in the regeneration of the exchange medium.

The present invention includes a novel salt-free water softening method that utilizes an exchange medium (such as a gel exchange polymer, a macroporous exchange polymer, or an inorganic cation exchanger) that is pre-loaded with a polyvalent cation that has low solubility in aqueous phase at nearly neutral pH. The method of the invention does not require use of a sodium salt or mineral acid in the regeneration of the exchange medium.

The present invention relates to recovery of lithium from liquid resources to produce lithium solutions while limiting impurity precipitation in the lithium solutions.

The installation for separating a multivalent cationic species from a solution comprising this multivalent cationic species and lithium comprises a capture device (3) having an entry (2) and an exit (4). The capture device (3) comprises, between the entry (2) and the exit (4), a microfibre product (12) with a higher affinity for multivalent cations than for monovalent cations. The installation comprises a circulation system (5) adapted to circulate the solution from the entry (2) to the exit (4) in contact with the microfiber product (21), the microfibre product (21) capturing said multivalent cationic species.

The installation for separating a multivalent cationic species from a solution comprising this multivalent cationic species and lithium comprises a capture device (3) having an entry (2) and an exit (4). The capture device (3) comprises, between the entry (2) and the exit (4), a microfibre product (12) with a higher affinity for multivalent cations than for monovalent cations. The installation comprises a circulation system (5) adapted to circulate the solution from the entry (2) to the exit (4) in contact with the microfiber product (21), the microfibre product (21) capturing said multivalent cationic species.

The present invention provides methods for cleaning or regenerating a chromatography material for reuse. The methods of the invention can be used for cleaning or regenerating ion exchange chromatography columns for reuse in the large-scale manufacture of multiple polypeptide products where the ion exchange chromatography column in used in overload mode.