Sulfonation process
Provided is a method for reacting a resin with sulfuric acid comprising the step of heating a reaction mixture to a temperature of 80° C. or higher, wherein said reaction mixture comprises (a) a collection of copolymer particles (A), (b) sulfuric acid, and (c) a collection of solid particles (B) different from said copolymer particles (A), wherein said solid particles (B) have BET surface area of 50 m 2 /g to 5,000 m 2 /g.
1. A method for reacting a resin with sulfuric acid comprising the step of heating a reaction mixture to a temperature of 80° C. or higher, wherein said reaction mixture comprises
(a) a collection of copolymer particles (A),
(b) sulfuric acid, and
(c) a collection of solid particles (B) different from said copolymer particles (A), wherein said solid particles (B) have BET surface area of 50 m 2 /g to 5,000 m 2 /g, wherein said solid particles (B) comprise activated carbon particles.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said activated carbon particles are powdered carbon particles.