Ion Exchange and Solvent Extraction

Alternating the focus of the series each year, the new volume in the Ion Exchange and Solvent Extraction series represents the vanguard of research in ion exchange. Ion Exchange and Solvent Extraction: A Series of Advances, Volume 18 reflects the remarkable breadth of applications inspiring the latest advances, featuring carefully selected contribu

Arup K. SenGupta, Ph.D., is the P.C. Rossin Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Dr. SenGupta is the author or coauthor of more than 100 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, as well as the recipient of the 2004 International Ion Exchange Award from Cambridge University, Great Britain. He was the North American Editor of Reactive and Functional Polymers from 1996 to 2006. He is a member of the American Chemical Society (ACS), American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP), and American Water Works Association (AWWA). Dr. SenGupta received his B.S. degree (1972) in chemical engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India, and his Ph.D. degree (1984) in environmental engineering from the University of Houston, Texas.

Sorption of Solvent Mixtures in Ion Exchange Resins: Influence of Elastic Properties on Swelling Equilibrium and Kinetics. Development of Simulated Moving Bed Reactor Using a Cation Exchange Resin as a Catalyst/Adsorbent for the Synthesis of Acetals. Ion-Exchange Resins in Drug Delivery. Biopolymers as Supports for Heterogeneous Catalysis - Focus on Chitosan, a Promising Aminopolysaccharide. Ion Exchange Selectivity as a Surrogate Indicator of Relative Permeability of Homovalent Ions in Reverse Osmosis Processes. Chitosan: a Versatile Biopolymer for Separation, Purification and Concentration of Metal Ions. Short-Bed Ion Exchange.