 
| Combined Resins with Color Indicator | 
Merck’s mixed-bed ion exchangers are a combination of strongly acidic cation exchangers and strongly basic anion exchangers. They include a convenient color indicator, which is characteristic for strongly basic anion exchangers. When loaded, the color indicator of Amberlite MB-3 changes from blue to brown. Transfer into the Na+/Cl- form can be successfully achieved using 10% sodium chloride solution. However, regeneration of mixed-bed ion exchangers back to the H+/OH- form is not possible under laboratory scale conditions.
| Product | Ion exchanger  | Ion exchanger  | Ion exchanger  | Ion exchanger  | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order number | 104836 | 115127 | 115965 | 115165 | 
| Functional groups | ~SO3/-N+(CH3)2(CH2OH) | ~SO3/-N+(CH3)2(CH2 OH) | ~SO3/-N+(CH3)2(CH2OH) | |
| Counter ion/supplied as | H+ and OH- | H+ and OH- | H+ and OH- | H+ and OH- | 
| Total ion exchange capacity | >0.4 | >0.6 | >0.6 | |
| Max. operating temperature °C | 40 (OH-) | 40 (OH-) | 60 | 60 | 
| pH range | 0-14 | 0-14 | 0-14 | 0-14 | 
| Particle size (mm)(mesh) ASTM | 0.3-1.2 15-50 | 0.3-1.2 15-50 | 0.3-1.18 | 20-50 | 
| Moisture content % | 50-60 | 50-60 | 49-60 | |
| Bulk density (g/l) | 600 | 600 | 690 | 610-680 | 
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