damienmorton
Computer
Hi - I am working on a product that requires a concentrated acid, but this product must also be non-toxic, non-corrosive, non-hazardous, and non-regulated.
I looked into carborane superacid, but this stuff is too exotic and too expensive.
Instead, I have been looking into ion-exchange resins, such as polyacrylic acid and functionalised polystyrene. The physical form of these acids are such that they are far less corrosive and toxic than the monomer forms.
The idea is to have dried ion-exchange resin which is then immersed in the solution it is intended to react with, looking for a very fast reaction speed, hopefully similar to the liquid-liquid reactions I have currently got.
I suspect that even the smallest and most porous ion-exchange-resin beads will give reaction speeds orders of magnitude slower than the liquid-liquid reactions.
Im wondering if anyone has any suggestions about forms of polyacrylic acid or polystyrene sulfonic acid that would be considered non-toxic and non-corrosive, while enabling reaction speeds similar to liquid-liquid reactions.
I looked into carborane superacid, but this stuff is too exotic and too expensive.
Instead, I have been looking into ion-exchange resins, such as polyacrylic acid and functionalised polystyrene. The physical form of these acids are such that they are far less corrosive and toxic than the monomer forms.
The idea is to have dried ion-exchange resin which is then immersed in the solution it is intended to react with, looking for a very fast reaction speed, hopefully similar to the liquid-liquid reactions I have currently got.
I suspect that even the smallest and most porous ion-exchange-resin beads will give reaction speeds orders of magnitude slower than the liquid-liquid reactions.
Im wondering if anyone has any suggestions about forms of polyacrylic acid or polystyrene sulfonic acid that would be considered non-toxic and non-corrosive, while enabling reaction speeds similar to liquid-liquid reactions.