How to Use ion exchange in a Sentence

ion exchange

noun
  • Salt sometimes is actually high in well water because of the presence of a treatment system that relies on ion exchange to remove nuisance elements like iron and manganese.
    — Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
  • The compartments are separated by ion exchange membranes, semipermeable barriers that only allow certain ions to pass.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The two filtration methods proven to remove nitrates from water are reverse osmosis systems and ion exchange filters, according to the EWG.
    — Ryan Brennan may 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2026
  • Domestic supply potential The company’s method relies on low-temperature ion exchange rather than high-heat processing or heavy acids, with recovery rates of up to 95 percent.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Anaheim is spending $200 million to outfit several of its groundwater wells with ion exchange filtration – a technique that uses resin beads to snare and remove particles from water, according to the city website.
    — Austin Fast, USA Today, 5 Dec. 2025
  • In general, keeping the ion exchange membrane intact is one of the biggest challenges for scaling this type of process, says Feifei Shi, assistant professor of energy engineering at Penn State.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Its projects span areas such as membrane separation, nanobubble technology, biological treatment processes, ion exchange, and advanced oxidation systems.
    — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Inspired by wetland plants like mangroves, 12-year-old Ella Barth and Esme Tsai’s prototype glass funnel uses layers of coffee filter paper, gravel, sand, ion exchange resin, charcoal and cotton, mimicking a natural filtration process to help rid local tap water of its chalky taste.
    — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026

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