A method for preparing high-purity taurine and salt by reacting ethylene oxide with bisulfite to generate isethionate, performing an ammonolysis reaction on the isethionate in combination with ammonia and a metal salt, evaporating the reaction solution and subjecting the concentrated solution to ion exchange to obtain an adsorption solution, extracting taurine from the adsorption solution, eluting adsorbed metal cations from the ion exchange system by an acid, and separately collecting the eluate containing a salt.

A method for preparing high-purity taurine and salt by reacting ethylene oxide with bisulfite to generate isethionate, performing an ammonolysis reaction on the isethionate in combination with ammonia and a metal salt, evaporating the reaction solution and subjecting the concentrated solution to ion exchange to obtain an adsorption solution, extracting taurine from the adsorption solution, eluting adsorbed metal cations from the ion exchange system by an acid, and separately collecting the eluate containing a salt.

The present invention provides a method for removing a divalent metal cation from a macromolecular compound having an anionic functional group and containing the divalent metal cation, including (1) suspending a macromolecular compound having an anionic functional group and containing a divalent metal cation in a solution in which an electrolyte that releases an alkali metal ion is dissolved at a concentration at which the macromolecular compound is salted out, and (2) performing, in the obtained suspension, an ion exchange reaction to exchange the divalent metal cation contained in the macromolecular compound with the alkali metal ion.

Disclosed is a new continuous lithium-sodium separation method. A lithium-sodium separation mother solution, a first leacheate, a desorption solution, a second leacheate and a lithium-sodium separation adsorption tail solution respectively pass through a lithium-sodium separation mother solution feeding pipe (2), a first leacheate feeding pipe (3), a desorption solution feeding pipe (4), a second leacheate feeding pipe (5) and an adsorption tail solution top desorption solution feeding pipe (6) that are located above and below a rotary disc of a multi-way change-over valve system (1), respectively enter corresponding resin columns (7) by means of pore channels and channels in the multi-way change-over valve system (1), and then are discharged from an adsorption tail solution discharging pipe (8), a first leacheate discharging pipe (9), a qualified liquid discharging pipe (10), a second leacheate discharging pipe (11) and an adsorption tail solution top desorption solution discharging pipe (12), so as to complete the whole technological process, wherein the resin columns (7) are connected in series or in parallel by means of the channels located in the multi-way change-over valve system (1). The method is simple and easy to operate, the resin utilization rate is improved by 20% or more, the efficiency is improved by 40% or more, and the production cost can be reduced by 30-50%. The production reliability is improved, and all-year continuous operation can be realized.

Disclosed is a new continuous lithium-sodium separation method. A lithium-sodium separation mother solution, a first leacheate, a desorption solution, a second leacheate and a lithium-sodium separation adsorption tail solution respectively pass through a lithium-sodium separation mother solution feeding pipe (2), a first leacheate feeding pipe (3), a desorption solution feeding pipe (4), a second leacheate feeding pipe (5) and an adsorption tail solution top desorption solution feeding pipe (6) that are located above and below a rotary disc of a multi-way change-over valve system (1), respectively enter corresponding resin columns (7) by means of pore channels and channels in the multi-way change-over valve system (1), and then are discharged from an adsorption tail solution discharging pipe (8), a first leacheate discharging pipe (9), a qualified liquid discharging pipe (10), a second leacheate discharging pipe (11) and an adsorption tail solution top desorption solution discharging pipe (12), so as to complete the whole technological process, wherein the resin columns (7) are connected in series or in parallel by means of the channels located in the multi-way change-over valve system (1). The method is simple and easy to operate, the resin utilization rate is improved by 20% or more, the efficiency is improved by 40% or more, and the production cost can be reduced by 30-50%. The production reliability is improved, and all-year continuous operation can be realized.

A method of producing treated ion exchange resin material includes exposing an enclosed vessel containing ion exchange resin and a pre-treatment solution to high energy radiation. The treated ion exchange resin material has reduced organic impurities or total organic carbon (TOC).

A method of producing treated ion exchange resin material includes exposing an enclosed vessel containing ion exchange resin and a pre-treatment solution to high energy radiation. The treated ion exchange resin material has reduced organic impurities or total organic carbon (TOC).

A stack of ion exchange membranes suitable for water purification comprising a plurality of anion exchange membranes (AEMs) and a plurality of cation exchange membranes (CEMs), wherein the colour properties of the AEMs are visibly different to the colour properties of the CEMs. The invention also provides a process for making membrane stacks in which the likelihood of there being two consecutive membranes of like charge is reduced. Furthermore, it is easy to identify whether there are two consecutive membranes of like charge present in the stacks.

A stack of ion exchange membranes suitable for water purification comprising a plurality of anion exchange membranes (AEMs) and a plurality of cation exchange membranes (CEMs), wherein the colour properties of the AEMs are visibly different to the colour properties of the CEMs. The invention also provides a process for making membrane stacks in which the likelihood of there being two consecutive membranes of like charge is reduced. Furthermore, it is easy to identify whether there are two consecutive membranes of like charge present in the stacks.

The present disclosure relates to methods, compositions and kits useful for the enhanced pH gradient cation exchange chromatography of a variety of analytes. In various aspects, the present disclosure pertains to chromatographic elution buffer solutions that comprise a first buffer salt, a second buffer salt, a third buffer salt, and fourth buffer salt. The first buffer salt may be, for example, a diprotic acid buffer salt, the second buffer salt may be, for example, a divalent buffer salt with two amine groups, the third buffer salt may be, for example, a monovalent buffer salt comprising a single amine group, and the fourth buffer salt may be, for example, a zwitterionic buffer salt. Moreover, the buffer solution has a pH ranging from 3 to 11.