Acros Organics Dowex 50WX8 High-Capacity Strong Acid Cation Exchange Resin 100-200 Mesh

The Acros Organics Dowex 50WX8 100-200 Mesh is a high-capacity _strong acid cation exchange resin_ specifically designed for efficient ionic separations in laboratory-scale applications. This resin features:

• Particle Size: 100-200 mesh fine beads to optimize separation efficiency
• Capacity: Minimum total ion exchange capacity of 1.7 meq/mL (wet volume, H form)
• Functional Groups: Sulfonic acid groups enabling selective strong acid cation exchange processes
• Physical Characteristics: Beige to brown moist spherical beads with 50-58% water retention capacity
• Packaging: Supplied in 2.5 kg plastic bottles as moist beads for ease of handling and storage
• Chemical Properties: Insoluble in water, suitable for use in biomedical engineering, molecular diagnostics, and synthetic biology workflows requiring high-purity ion exchange materials
• Applications: Widely used in deionization, sample preparation, analytical separations, and bioprocessing pipelines essential for molecular cloning and biopharmaceutical production

The resin's CAS Number 11119-67-8 and MDL Number MFCD00132726 certify its compatibility within various analytical chemistry and biotechnology research protocols. The Dowex 50WX8 resin’s particle distribution, with minimal fines (max 15% on 60 mesh and max 15% through 170 mesh), supports consistent flow characteristics and reproducible results in various ion exchange chromatography setups. This resin is critical in biomanufacturing where precise cation exchange is paramount for sample purification and processing in molecular biology and clinical diagnostics environments.