AmberLite FPX66

Summary

Product Identification

• Product Name: AMBERLITE™ FPX66 Polymeric Adsorbent
• Description: Macroporous, non-functionalized, adsorbent resin designed for food and biopharmaceutical processing.
• Type: Adsorbent
• Copolymer: Crosslinked aromatic polymer
• Matrix: Macroporous
• Functional Group: None
• Physical Form: White, opaque, spherical beads

Applications

• Food Processing:
  • Decolorization
  • Purification
  • Recovery of high-value materials
• Biopharmaceutical Processing:
  • Separation of small molecular weight compounds (e.g., antibiotics, vitamins, steroids, amino acids, enzymes, peptides)

Typical Properties

Physical Properties

• Surface Area (Nitrogen BET): ~700 m²/g
• Total Pore Volume: ~1.4 cc/g
• Particle Size:
  • Particle Diameter: 600 – 750 µm
  • Fines (< 300 µm): ≤ 3.0%
  • Oversized (> 1180 µm): ≤ 5.0%
• Density:
  • Particle Density: 1.015 – 1.025 g/mL
  • Shipping Weight: 680 g/L

Chemical Properties

• Ionic Form as Shipped: Not applicable
• Total Exchange Capacity: Not applicable
• Water Retention Capacity: 60 – 68%
• DVB Content: ≤ 50 ppb

Suggested Operating Conditions

• Maximum Operating Temperature: 150°C (302°F)
• pH Range: 0 – 14
• Bed Depth, min.: 700 mm (2.3 ft)
• Flowrates:
  • Loading: 2 – 16 BV*/h (usually)
  • Washing: 1 – 2 BV/h
  • Backwash: See Figure 1 in the original document.
  • Regeneration: 1 – 2 BV/h
  • Rinse: 2 – 16 BV/h
• Regenerants:
  • Methanol or other water-miscible organic solvents (e.g., ethanol, isopropanol, acetone)
  • Dilute bases and/or dilute acids
  • Hot water or steam for volatile materials

* 1 BV (Bed Volume) = 1 m³ solution per m³ resin or 7.5 gal per ft³ resin.

Hydraulic Characteristics

Estimated bed expansion and pressure drop data are available in the original document's Figures 1 and 2, respectively. These are dependent on flowrate, temperature, and bed condition.

• Backwash Expansion: Dependent on flowrate and temperature (See Figure 1 in the original document).
• Pressure Drop: Dependent on service flowrate and temperature (See Figure 2 in the original document).
  • Parameters for Figure 1 (Backwash Expansion): Temperature = 10 – 51.7°C (50 – 125°F)
  • Parameters for Figure 2 (Pressure Drop): Temperature = 4.4 – 65.6°C (40 – 150°F)

Disclaimer: This extraction may miss figures, footnotes, or revisions. Contractual data must match the OEM PDF revision used on the project.

Official datasheet (PDF)

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