Patent ID: 6972091

Claim:
An ion exchange resin plant comprising a tank ( 10 ) divided into two compartments, a first compartment ( 11 ) and a second compartment ( 12 ), containing ion exchange resins, said first and second compartments ( 11 , 12 ) being separated from each other and having nozzle-holder plates ( 13 ) suitable for supporting said ion exchanging resins and distributing and collecting circulating water, said first and second compartment ( 11 , 12 ) each having a chamber ( 14 ) for collecting purified water, said chamber ( 14 ) being situated on the top of each said first and second compartments and connected through a duct ( 16 ), said purified water being discharged from said plant ( 10 ) by means of an outlet line ( 22 ) regulated by an outlet valve ( 30 ) which is connected to said duct ( 16 ), said first and second compartments ( 11 , 12 ) being fed with water to be purified through a feeding line ( 20 ) respectively, controlled by a first feeding valve ( 31 ) for said first compartment ( 11 ) and by a second feeding valve ( 31 ′) for said second compartment ( 12 ), each of said first and second compartments ( 11 , 12 ) being equipped with a reagent line ( 21 ) having an entry valve ( 33 , 33 ′) for regulating the feeding of a regeneration reagent to said first compartment ( 11 ) and to said second compartment ( 12 ) respectively, each of said first and second compartments ( 11 , 12 ) also being equipped with a corresponding outlet line for regeneration water ( 24 , 24 ′) having a discharge valve ( 32 , 32 ′) suitable for regulating the discharge of said regeneration water from said first compartment ( 11 ) and from said second compartment ( 12 ) respectively and wherein said first and second compartments ( 11 , 12 ) are separated from each other by a septum ( 15 ).