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.

The present invention relates to a system for reducing a content of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in a high fructose syrup, including an ion exchange positive column and an ion exchange negative column for performing cation and anion removals in sequence for an F42 high fructose syrup obtained by performing isomerization and first decolorization, a heat exchanger for performing heat exchange and temperature reduction for an F55 high fructose syrup obtained by performing concentration, chromatographic separation, blending and second decolorization in sequence for the F42 high fructose syrup subjected to ion exchange, a mixed bed column for performing purification for the heat-exchanged F55 high fructose syrup, and an evaporation tank for performing concentration for the F55 high fructose syrup subjected to mixed bed treatment. The present invention further provides a method of reducing a content of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in a high fructose syrup. In the present invention, optimization is performed for ion exchange and operation modes and parameters of the mixed bed such that the HMF content in the high fructose syrup product is reduced in a case of ensuring the quality of the high fructose syrup product, thus improving the quality of the high fructose syrup product.

The present invention relates to a system for reducing a content of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in a high fructose syrup, including an ion exchange positive column and an ion exchange negative column for performing cation and anion removals in sequence for an F42 high fructose syrup obtained by performing isomerization and first decolorization, a heat exchanger for performing heat exchange and temperature reduction for an F55 high fructose syrup obtained by performing concentration, chromatographic separation, blending and second decolorization in sequence for the F42 high fructose syrup subjected to ion exchange, a mixed bed column for performing purification for the heat-exchanged F55 high fructose syrup, and an evaporation tank for performing concentration for the F55 high fructose syrup subjected to mixed bed treatment. The present invention further provides a method of reducing a content of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural in a high fructose syrup. In the present invention, optimization is performed for ion exchange and operation modes and parameters of the mixed bed such that the HMF content in the high fructose syrup product is reduced in a case of ensuring the quality of the high fructose syrup product, thus improving the quality of the high fructose syrup product.

A method for purifying a non-aqueous solvent includes: pretreating by passing a non-aqueous solvent for dehydration treatment through a packed bed of an ion exchange resin that is not yet subjected to dehydration treatment, to remove water in the ion exchange resin; and purifying by passing a non-aqueous solvent to be purified through the packed bed of the ion exchange resin from which water is removed during the pretreating, to purify the non-aqueous solvent to be purified, in which the harmonic-mean particle size of the ion exchange resin is 0.20 to 0.50 mm. According to the present application, a method for purifying a non-aqueous solvent can be provided, the method includes pretreating by removing water in a water-containing ion exchange resin by passing therethrough a non-aqueous solvent for dehydration treatment, in which the amount of the non-aqueous solvent for dehydration treatment used during the pretreating is small.

A method for purifying a non-aqueous solvent includes: pretreating by passing a non-aqueous solvent for dehydration treatment through a packed bed of an ion exchange resin that is not yet subjected to dehydration treatment, to remove water in the ion exchange resin; and purifying by passing a non-aqueous solvent to be purified through the packed bed of the ion exchange resin from which water is removed during the pretreating, to purify the non-aqueous solvent to be purified, in which the harmonic-mean particle size of the ion exchange resin is 0.20 to 0.50 mm. According to the present application, a method for purifying a non-aqueous solvent can be provided, the method includes pretreating by removing water in a water-containing ion exchange resin by passing therethrough a non-aqueous solvent for dehydration treatment, in which the amount of the non-aqueous solvent for dehydration treatment used during the pretreating is small.

A purification method for separating and purifying an organic solvent from a liquid mixture of an organic solvent and water, the organic solvent having a boiling point of more than 100° C. at 1 atm, includes the steps of: passing the liquid mixture through a first ion exchange device; supplying the liquid mixture discharged from the first ion exchange device to a pervaporation device to selectively separate water component; supplying the organic solvent recovered from the concentration side of the pervaporation device to an evaporator to obtain a purified organic solvent; and passing, through the second ion exchange device, a portion of liquid containing the organic solvent and flowing at a first position subsequent to the first ion exchange device. The liquid discharged from the second ion exchange device is returned to a second position which is at a preceding stage of the pervaporation device.

A purification method for separating and purifying an organic solvent from a liquid mixture of an organic solvent and water, the organic solvent having a boiling point of more than 100° C. at 1 atm, includes the steps of: passing the liquid mixture through a first ion exchange device; supplying the liquid mixture discharged from the first ion exchange device to a pervaporation device to selectively separate water component; supplying the organic solvent recovered from the concentration side of the pervaporation device to an evaporator to obtain a purified organic solvent; and passing, through the second ion exchange device, a portion of liquid containing the organic solvent and flowing at a first position subsequent to the first ion exchange device. The liquid discharged from the second ion exchange device is returned to a second position which is at a preceding stage of the pervaporation device.

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).

An ion exchange filter for a coolant may include a porous ion exchange filter exoskeleton and ion exchange resin beads. The exoskeleton may be adapted for receiving a coolant flow and may define a first set of channels. The ion exchange resin beads may be located within the first set of channels.