Materials for reducing acids from liquid phases

A method for reducing an acid from a liquid, comprising:

• feeding the liquid through an imidazole-containing polymer membrane or resin, wherein the polymer membrane or resin is formed by polymerizing an imidazole monomer having the structure of Formula II and/or III:
• wherein:
• R is a substituted or unsubstituted styrene;
• and
• X, Y, and Z are each independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, substituted or unsubstituted C1-20 alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C2-20 alkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted C2-20 alkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted C1-20 heteroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C2-20 heteroalkenyl, substituted or unsubstituted C2-20 heteroalkynyl, substituted or unsubstituted C3-8 cycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C2-8 heterocycloalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C6-10 aryl, substituted or unsubstituted C5-10 heteroaryl, substituted or unsubstituted thio, substituted or unsubstituted C1-20 alkoxyl, substituted or unsubstituted C6-10 aryloxyl, substituted or unsubstituted amino, cyano, or nitro, and
• optionally one or more additional monomers.