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Strongly Basic Anion exchange resins
DIAION SA Series
The Anion exchange resins (AERs) are IERs that can exchange anions such as Cl- and SO42- and are classified into two
groups; one is the group of the strongly basic anion exchange resins (SBAERs) and the other is of the weakly basic anion
exchange resins (WBAERs).
The resins with quaternary ammonium groups (N+) as their functional groups, such resins dissociate and show as strong
basicity as inorganic bases like NaOH or KOH. They are called as the strongly basic anion exchange resin.
The quaternary ammonium groups (N+), active groups in these resins, are strongly basic and they dissociate not only in
acidic solutions but also in alkaline solutions to N + OH- form. SBAERs can exchange their counter ions even with neutral
salts as with inorganic acids, as shown in Equations I-2-8 and I-2-9. They can exchange anions with weak acids such as
silicic acids and carbonic acids. Thus the SBAERs are ion-exchangeable in all pH range.
R-N·OH + NaCl → R-N·Cl + NaOH (I-2-8)
R-N·OH + HCl → R-N·Cl + H2O (I-2-9)
The SBAERs are usually regenerated with 4% NaOH aqueous solutions. Weakly basic NH4OH can hardly regenerate
SBAERs.
Eq.I-2-10 shows the regeneration reaction of Cl-form SBAER.
R-N·Cl + NaOH → R-N·OH + NaCl (I-2-10)
Since the SBAER is strongly basic, it needs much more regenerants than the theoretical amount to regenerate SBAERs
as same as the SACERs.
There are two types of SBAERs; type I has trimethylammonium groups, R-N+(CH3)3 , as ion exchange groups and type
II has dimethylethanolammonium groups, R-N+(CH3)2·CH2CH2OH.
Both types I and II are strongly basic, type II is slightly weak in basicity and thus somewhat easy to be regenerated.
DIAION™ SA10A and SA20A, the typical products of Type I SBCERs, are the highest basicity. They can adsorb anions
strongly. So they are used for making high-grade demineralized water. But it needs much regenerants because of the
strength of their adsorbability. The type II of the SBCERs are slightly weaker in basicity than the type I. So the quality of
demineralized water made by them is inferior compared with the type I, but for that reason we can reduce regenerants