9.26 What is meant by ‘demineralised’ water and how can it be obtained?
Demineralized water means free from all types of cations and anions and also soluble mineral salts.
It can be obtained by passing water successively through a cation exchange (in the ion form) and anion exchange (in the form of ion) resins:
Cation exchange process-
{ exchange for and other cation present in water.}
Anion exchange process-
exchanges for anions like etc present in the water
ions liberated in anion exchange neutralizes the ions liberated in cation exchange, thereby forming water