Описаны принципы технологии молекулярного распознавания, а также примеры ее применения для промышленного разделения и извлечения ионов некоторых металлов из смесей сложного состава. Указаны и обсуждаются преимущества технологии по сравнению с традиционными методами разделения соединений металлов. Молекулярное распознавание осуществляется посредством неионообменной системы, в которой используются лиганды высокой избирательности, химически связанные с твердыми носителями, такими как подложки из силикагеля или полимеров (SuperLig^®). Разделение ионов металлов происходит с высокой степенью избирательности, быстро, с использованием минимальной производственной площади, причем при этом процессе не вносится новых примесей, в том числе и загрязняющих веществ. Приведены примеры использования промышленной технологии молекулярного распознавания для выделения ионов металлов из растворов различного химического состава. Описывается также использование такой технологии в лабораториях для предварительной обработки аналитических проб.

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