Note: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Use of Ion-Exchange Resins in Dehydration Reactions -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Catalytic Processes of Dehydration -- 1.2.1 Dehydration of Alcohols to Alkenes -- 1.2.2 Dehydration of Alcohols to Ethers -- 1.2.3 Dehydration of Carbohydrates -- 1.2.4 Other Dehydration Processes -- 1.3 Conclusion -- References -- 2 The Application of Ion-Exchange Resins in Hydrogenation Reactions -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Ion-exchange resin as a catalyst and support in reaction processes -- 2.2.1 Hydrogenation reactions and catalysis -- 2.3 Ion-Exchange Resins as Catalyst and Support for Hydrogenation Reactions -- 2.3.1 Hydrogenation of Unsaturated Hydrocarbon Compounds Using Ion-Exchange Resins -- 2.3.2 Reduction, Removal, and Hydrogenation of Nitrates Using Ion-Exchange Resin -- 2.3.3 Hydrodechlorination Reaction Using Ion-Exchange Resin -- 2.4 Conclusions -- References -- 3 Use of Ion-Exchange Resins in Alkylation Reactions -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Aspects of Ion-Exchange Resins for the Alkylation Reaction -- 3.3 Alkylation Process Using Ion-Exchange Resins -- 3.3.1 Reactors and Heterogeneous Catalysis -- 3.3.2 Alkylation Process -- 3.3.3 A Process for Continuous Alkylation of Phenol Using Ion-Exchange Resin -- 3.3.4 Process for Alkylating Benzene with Tri- and Tetra-substituted Olefins with a Sulfonic Acid Type Ion-Exchanger Resin -- 3.4 Alkylation of Alkenes with Isoalkanes -- 3.5 The Reaction of Alkylation of Sulfur Compounds with Olefins -- 3.6 Alkylation of Aromatic Compounds -- 3.6.1 The Reaction of Aromatic Compounds with Olefins -- 3.6.2 The Reaction of Aromatic Compounds with Alkyl Halides and Alcohols -- 3.7 Alkylation of Phenol -- 3.8 Alkylation of Furan and Indol Derivatives -- 3.8.1 Indole Alkylation -- 3.8.2 Furan Alkylation -- 3.9 Conclusions -- References. , 4 Ion Exchange Resins Catalysed Esterification for the Production of Value Added Petrochemicals and Oleochemicals -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Ion Exchange Resin Catalysed Esterification for the Production of Petrochemicals -- 4.2.1 Esterification of Acetic Acid -- 4.2.2 Esterification of Acrylic Acid -- 4.2.3 Esterification of Lactic Acid -- 4.2.4 Esterification of Maleic Acid -- 4.3 Ion Exchange Resin Catalysed Esterification for the Production of Oleochemicals -- 4.3.1 Esterification of Oleic Acid -- 4.4 Esterification of Butyric Acid -- 4.5 Esterification of Palmitic Acid -- 4.6 Esterification of Nanonoic Acid -- 4.7 Esterification of Free Fatty Acid in Plant Oil -- 4.8 Summary and Future Prospects -- References -- 5 Synthesis and Control of Silver Aggregates in Ion-Exchanged Silicate Glass by Thermal Annealing and Gamma Irradiation -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Materials and Methods -- 5.2.1 Glass Composition -- 5.2.2 Ion Exchange -- 5.2.3 Gamma Irradiation and Thermal Treatment -- 5.2.4 UV-Vis Optical Absorption Spectrometry -- 5.3 Results and Discussion -- 5.3.1 Effect of Ion Exchange Conditions -- 5.3.2 Effect of Thermal Annealing Conditions -- 5.3.3 Effect of Gamma Irradiation -- 5.3.4 Combined Effects of Gamma Irradiation and Thermal Annealing -- 5.4 Conclusion -- References -- 6 Use of Ion-Exchange Resin in Reactive Separation -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Use of Ion-Exchange Resin in Reactive Separation -- 6.2.1 Reactive Distillation (RD) -- 6.3 Reactive Chromatography (RC) -- 6.4 Reactive Extraction (RE) -- 6.5 Reactive Absorption (RA) -- 6.6 Conclusion -- References -- 7 Chromatographic Reactive Separations -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.1.1 Reactive Distillation (RD) -- 7.1.2 Reactive Chromatography (RC) -- 7.1.3 Reactive Extraction (RE) -- 7.1.4 Reactive Membranes (RM) -- 7.1.5 Reactive Crystallization (RCr) -- 7.2 Concluding Remarks -- References. , 8 Ion-Exchange Chromatography in Separation and Purification of Beverages -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Ion-Exchange Resins -- 8.2.1 Properties of Ion-Exchange Resins Used for Industrial Applications -- 8.2.2 Applications in Drinking Water Treatment -- 8.2.3 Major Ion-Exchange Processes in Water Treatment -- 8.2.4 Applications in Nonalcoholic Beverages -- 8.2.5 Applications in Alcoholic Beverages -- 8.3 Conclusions -- References -- 9 Ion Exchange Resin Technology in Recovery of Precious and Noble Metals -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Recovery of Metals from Their Pregnant Solutions -- 9.2.1 Gold -- 9.2.2 Recovery and Removal of Silver from Aqueous Industrial Solutions by Ion Exchange Technology -- 9.2.3 Removal of Copper from Industrial Effluents by Ion Exchange Technology -- 9.2.4 Uranium -- 9.2.5 Removal of Iron and Sulfate Ions from Copper Streams by Ion Exchange Technology -- 9.3 Conclusions -- References.