Datasheet summary
AmberLite FPA40 Cl
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Summary
Product identification
AmberLite™ FPA40 Cl is a food-grade strong base anion exchanger supplied in the Chloride form. It is a gellular resin with characteristics of a macroreticular resin, suitable for decolorizing sugar solutions and removing organic color bodies in bioprocessing applications.
Properties
- Matrix: Crosslinked polystyrene
- Functional groups: Quaternary ammonium
- Physical form: Clear yellow beads
- Ionic form as shipped: Chloride
- Total exchange capacity: ≥1.0 eq/L (Cl⁻ form)
- Moisture holding capacity: 57 to 68 % (Cl⁻ form)
- Shipping weight: 700 g/L
- Harmonic mean size: 0.50 to 0.75 mm
- Fines content: < 0.425 mm: 2.0 % max
Suggested Operating Conditions
- Operating temperature limit: 60°C (OH⁻ form) / 90°C (Cl⁻ form)
- Minimum bed depth: 700 mm
- Service flow rate: 2 to 8 BV*/h
- Regenerants: NaCl (4-10 %)
- Regenerant level: 50 to 150 g/LR
- Regenerant flow rate: 2 to 8 BV/h
- Minimum contact time: 30 minutes
- Slow rinse: 2 BV at regeneration flow rate
- Fast rinse: 4 to 8 BV at service flow rate
Hydraulic Characteristics
Bed expansion data as a function of backwash flow rate and water temperature is shown in Figure 1 in the original document.
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Official datasheet (PDF)
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