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| WHAT IS DEIONIZERS ? |
| WHAT IS DEIONIZERS ? |
| Years ago, high purity water was used only in limited applications. Today, deionized (Dl) water has become an essential ingredient in hundreds of applications including: medical, laboratory, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, electronics manufacturing, food processing, plating, countless industrial processes, and even the final rinse at the local car wash. |
| THE DEIONIZATION PROCESS |
| The vast majority of dissolved impurities in modern water supplies are ions such as calcium, sodium, chlorides, etc. The deionization process removes ions from water via ion exchange. Positively charged ions (cations) and negatively charged ions (anions) are exchanged for hydrogen (H+) and hydroxyl (OH-) ions, respectively, due to the resin's greater affinity for other ions. The ion exchanges process occurs on the binding sites of the resin beads. Once depleted of exchange capacity, the resin bed is regenerated with concentrated acid and caustic which strips away accumulated ions through physical displacement, leaving hydrogen or hydroxyl ions in their place. |
| DEIONIZER TYPES |
| Deionizers exist in four basic forms: disposable cartridges, portable exchange tanks, automatic units, and continuous units. A two-bed system employs separate cation and anion resin beds. Mixed-bed deionizers utilize both resins in the same vessel. The highest quality water is produced by mixed-bed deionizers, while two-bed deionizers have a larger capacity. Continuous deionizers, mainly used in labs for polishing, do not require regeneration. |
| TESTING Dl WATER QUALITY |
Water quality from deionizers varies with the type of resins used, feed water quality, flow, efficiency of regeneration, remaining capacity, etc. Because of these variables, it is critical in many Dl water applications to know the precise quality. Resistivity/conductivity is the most convenient method for testing Dl water quality. Deionized pure water is a poor electrical conductor, having a resistivity of 18.2 million ohm-cm (18.2 megohm) and conductivity of 0.055 microsiemens. It is the amount of ionized substances (or salts) dissolved in the water which determines water's ability to conduct electricity. Therefore, resistivity and its inverse, conductivity, are good general purpose quality parameters.
Because temperature dramatically affects the conductivity of water, conductivity measurements are internationally referenced to 25ºC to allow for comparisons of different samples. With typical water supplies, temperature changes the conductivity an average of 2%/ ºC, which is relatively easy to compensate. Deionized water, however, is much more challenging to accurately measure since temperature effects can approach 10%/ºC! Accurate automatic temperature compensation, therefore, is the "heart" of any respectable instrument |
| Applications of Deionizers |
Bionics offers wide range of Deionizers that can be use for different purposes such as Deionizer for Humidifier feed water, DG sets (Diesel Generator Set ), Parts Washing, Lab Reagent Grade Water, Vehicle Washing, Rinsing of Electronic Circuit Board, Plating, Paint Industries, Glass/Mirror Manufacturer, Boiler Systems, Printing, Battery Electrolyte, Research Laboratory, Medicine, Pharmaceutical Industries, Cosmetic Manufacturers, Food Processing and Schools/ Colleges Labs. |
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