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Ion exchange
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Poole, Colin F. Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
Li, Norman N. Separations Research, UOP Inc., Des Plaines, Illinois.
Yates, S. F. Allied Signal Research Center, Inc., Des Plaines, Illinois.
Last reviewed:February 2019
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1036/1097-8542.351600
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The reversible exchange of ions of the same charge between a solution and an insoluble solid in contact with it; or between two immiscible solvents, one of which contains a soluble material with immobilized ionic groups. Ions are atoms or molecules containing charge-bearing groups. Their interactions are dominated by the electrostatic forces between charge centers. These interactions are attractive when the ions are of opposite charge, or repulsive when the ions have the same charge. Ions with a net negative charge are called anions, and those with a net positive charge are cations. See also: Ion
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