Protecting Ion Exchange Resins from Suspended Solids   Water Quality Products March 2011   Frank DeSilva
Cleaning and prevention to avoid fouling
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Ion Exchange Developments   Water Quality Products September 2010   Francis Boodoo
Ion exchange developments spur use in drinking water plants
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Ion Exchange Resin Housekeeping   Water Quality Products January 2010   By Cliff Gilbert
Minimizing leachable compounds from ion exchange resins
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Innovations in Arsenic Treatment   Water Quality Products May 2009   By Teresia Möller & Paul Sylvester
Hybrid media improves arsenic-removal capabilities
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Selecting Adsorptive Media   Water Quality Products May 2009   By Stephen Wrigley & Fredrick Vance
Adsorptive media as an effective means of arsenic removal
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Conservation Strategies for Arsenic Treatment   Water Quality Products May 2009   By James Knoll, Nichole Pennisi & Robert Russo
The effects of media selection on water loss and wastewater generation
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Removing Perchlorate with Resin   Water Quality Products September 2008   By Daryl Gisch & Alan Greenberg
Perchlorate is one chlorine atom (green) and four atoms of oxygen (red).
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Arsenic Removal by Regenerable Anion Resin   Water Quality Products May 2008   By Frank DeSilva & Scott Blumhof
Effective arsenic removal applications for water treatment
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A New Family of Resins   Water Quality Products April 2008   By Don Downey
Improving operations with shallow-shell resins
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Positives & Negatives   Water Quality Products November 2007   By Frank DeSilva
Ion exchange for removal of groundwater contaminants
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Ion Exchange—A Workhorse for Drinking Water Treatment   Water Quality Products May 2007   By Francis Boodoo
Ion exchange resins offer effective contaminant removal, an economical choice and good DBP control

Benefiting from a Lead/Lag Configuration   Water Quality Products December 2006   By Frank DeSilva
Simple technique provides safety and economic advantages for POU/POE systems

Going the Extra Mile for Quality   Bottled Water Market September 2006   Francis Boodoo
Contaminant removal using customized ion exchange resin technology

Resin Regeneration Fundamentals   Water Quality Products April 2006   By Frank DeSilva
Regeneration procedures and guidelines for softeners and two-bed deionizers

Supercharged POE Systems—Sales Gimmick or Great Benefit?   Water Quality Products March 2006   By Jerry Horner
The pros and cons of adding various filter media to softening resin

Resin Sterilization   Water Quality Products March 2006   By Frank DeSilva
Effective methods for cleaning biologically fouled resin

Chromate   Water Quality Products December 2005   Frank DeSilva
The Boomsnub site in the state of Washington was listed as a Superfund site in 1995. The site consists of two parcels of land, which previously contained two unrelated businesses that contributed separately to contamination of soil and groundwater.

Uranium Removal by Ion Exchange   Water Quality Products May 2005   By Frank DeSilva
Higher pH solutions, through the addition or use of alkalis such as sodium hydroxide, sodium bicarbonate or sodium carbonate, will result in severely decreased uranium regeneration
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Resin Regeneration - More Than Meets the Eye   Water Quality Products April 2005   By Frank DeSilva and Carl Galletti
Frequently there are inconsistencies between the effectiveness of two regenerations even though the same procedure was followed.
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Perchlorate Removal   Water Quality Products March 2005   By Frank DeSilva
The dissolution of ammonium, magnesium, potassium, or sodium salts into the groundwater pose a threat to drinking water supplies.
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Protecting a Beverage Brand   Water Quality Products June 2004   By Daryl Gisch, Ph.D., The Dow Chemical Co.
No matter how loyal your customers are to your brand, it only takes one bad experience for them to switch to another.
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Ion Exchange Resins and Processes for Industrial Water Treatment   Water Quality Products July 2003   Wayne E. Bernahl, W. Bernahl Enterprises, Ltd.
Let's take a closer look at the technology and operation of ion exchange resins and processes used today in industrial water treatment systems.

Controlling Mechanisms of Contaminant Ion Leakage in Condensate Polishing Systems   Water Quality Products September 2001   Stephen W. Najmy, The Dow Chemical Co.
Extracting the maximum benefit from condensate polishing systems continues to be a top priority among many electric utility plants. With cost reduction pressures and increasing water quality standards, owners and operators continue to evaluate the resin handling procedures that affect corrosion product transport and contaminant ion impurity levels.
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Improving the Quality of Deionizers   Water Quality Products March 2000   Jim Sabzali and C.F. Chubb Michaud
Though both the cation and the anion resin are responsible for the quality of a deionization (DI) system effluent, it is the cation resin that is the big contributor to leakage.

Guidelines for Cation Resin Replacement   Water Quality Products September 1999   Francis J. DeSilva
This article discusses strong acid cation resin typically used in water softeners or as the first unit in a two-bed cation-anion demineralizer.
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Tannin Removal   Water Quality Products February 1999   Mike Keller
Tannin removal is an application that some dealers have felt uncomfortable tackling.
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What To Do When Resin Contains Dirt   Water Quality Products February 1999
Softener resin can trap suspended particles of dirt, clay or biological growths.

Silica Fouling of a Weakly Basic Anion Resin   Water Quality Products April 1998