摘要 |
This invention relates to an ion exchange resin reactor (10) and process to facilitate the continuous treatment of a solution containing target species ions by removing or recovering those ions from the solution onto ion exchange resin beads and then removing or recovering those target species ions from the resin beads and into another solution considered to be an eluate stream or a waste stream depending on the application. The ion exchange reactor (10) comprises a loading section (12) arranged to receive an ion exchange resin and a solution to be treated containing targeted ions, a regeneration section (14) which is in fluid communication with the loading section and which is arranged to receive loaded (saturated) ion exchange resin from the loading section, and a pump (34) for recirculating resin from the regeneration section to the loading section. |