摘要 |
<p>A method of bringing at least two liquids of different pH values into contact with a synthetic resin and substantially eliminating volume changes in the resin bed due to changes in the pH of the liquid phase, is provided wherein the resin is made up of a mixture of at least two different resins, the volumes of which depend on the pH of the liquid phase in which the resin is located, a first resin being one having its maximum volume when located in an acid environment and its minimum volume when located in an alkaline environment, a second resin being one having its minimum volume when located in an acid environment and its maximum volume when located in an alkaline environment, the ratio of the two resins in the mixture being such that volume changes in each resin resulting from changes in the pH of their environment substantially compensate one another so that the resin mixture maintains a substantially uniform volume in acid and alkaline environments.</p> |