| A | Optical density |
| AER | Anion-exchange resins |
| Ant | Anthocyanin |
| BET | Brunauer–Emmett–Teller |
| ATR–FTIR | Attenuated total reflection–Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy |
| CER | Cation-exchange resins |
| Ce | Equilibrium concentration of anthocyanins in the solution, (mg dm−3) |
| Cs | Total concentration of anthocyanins in the solution, (mg dm−3) |
| CS0 | Total initial concentrations of anthocyanins in the external solution, (mg dm−3) |
| CSt | Total concentrations of anthocyanins at time t of contact of the external solution with the resin, (mg g−1) |
| CIER | Total concentration of anthocyanins in an ion-exchange resin, (mg g−1) |
| DVB | Divinylbenzene |
| ECH | Epichlorohydrin |
| IER | Ion-exchange resin |
| HPLC | High-performance liquid chromatography |
| Ka | Dissociation constant |
| KF | Equilibrium constant of adsorption in Freundlich isotherm, (mg dm−3)−1 |
| KL | Equilibrium constant of adsorption in Langmuir isotherm, (mg dm−3)−1 |
| l | Optical path length of a cuvette, (1 cm) |
| m | Mass of the swollen resin, (g) |
| M | Molecular weight of cyanidin-3-glucoside, (449.2 g mol−1) |
| n | Adsorption intensity |
| PEPAs | Polyethylene polyamines |
| PS | Polystyrene |
| qm | Amount of adsorbate corresponding to complete monolayer adsorption, (mg g−1) |
| qe | Amount of adsorbate adsorbed on the solid surface at equilibrium concentration, (mg g−1) |
| VIER | Volume of the swollen resin, (cm3) |
| V1 | Volume of the volumetric flask used to dilute the sample, (cm3) |
| Vs | Volume of solution in contact with the resin, (cm3) |
| ε | Molar extinction coefficient of cyanidin-3-glucoside, (26,900 [mol cm dm−3]−1) |
| ρ | Density of the swollen resin, (g cm−3) |