AmberLite IR9882 OH

Summary

Product identification

AmberLite™ IRN9882 H/OH Ion Exchange Resin is a mixture of nuclear-grade, macroporous, strong acid cation and strong base anion exchange resins. It is a mixed bed composed of 40% cation resin (12% DVB) and 60% AmberLite™ IRN9766 OH Ion Exchange Resin on a volume basis.

Applications

• Primary water treatment:
  • Treatment of primary coolant blowdown
  • Pre-outage cleanup
• Fuel pool purification
• Rad waste treatment and decontamination:
  • Removal of radioactive cations such as ¹³⁷Cs and cobalt isotopes
  • Removal of radioactive colloids
  • Removal of silver
• PWR steam generation blowdown (APG) when solids are present

Typical Properties

Cation Resin (12% DVB)

• Matrix: Macroporous, Styrene-divinylbenzene
• Type: Strong acid cation
• Functional Group: Sulfonic acid
• Physical Form: Brown, opaque, spherical beads
• Ionic Form as Shipped: H⁺
• Total Exchange Capacity: ≥ 1.65 eq/L (H⁺ form)
• Water Retention Capacity: 52.0 – 58.0% (H⁺ form)
• Ionic Conversion (H⁺): ≥ 99%
• Particle Size:
  • Particle Diameter: 650 – 850 µm
  • Uniformity Coefficient: ≤ 1.70
  • < 300 µm: ≤ 0.2%

  • 1180 µm: ≤ 3.0%

• Purity (Metals, dry basis):
  • Na: ≤ 60 mg/kg
  • K: ≤ 20 mg/kg
  • Fe: ≤ 100 mg/kg
  • Cu: ≤ 30 mg/kg
  • Co: ≤ 30 mg/kg
  • Ca: ≤ 10 mg/kg
  • Mg: ≤ 10 mg/kg
  • Al: ≤ 50 mg/kg
  • Hg: ≤ 20 mg/kg
  • Heavy Metals (as Pb): ≤ 30 mg/kg
• Purity (Other, dry basis):
  • Cl: ≤ 520 mg/kg
  • SiO₂: ≤ 100 mg/kg
• Stability (Whole Uncracked Beads): ≥ 95%

Anion Resin (AmberLite™ IRN9766 OH)

• Matrix: Macroporous, Styrene-divinylbenzene
• Type: Strong base anion
• Functional Group: Trimethylammonium
• Physical Form: Beige, opaque, spherical beads
• Ionic Form as Shipped: OH⁻
• Total Exchange Capacity: ≥ 0.85 eq/L (OH⁻ form)
• Water Retention Capacity: 66.0 – 75.0% (OH⁻ form)
• Ionic Conversion (OH⁻): ≥ 95%
• Ionic Conversion (CO₃²⁻): ≤ 5.0%
• Ionic Conversion (Cl⁻): ≤ 0.15%
• Ionic Conversion (SO₄²⁻): ≤ 0.10%
• Particle Size:
  • Particle Diameter: 600 – 840 µm
  • Uniformity Coefficient: ≤ 1.70
  • < 300 µm: ≤ 0.2%

  • 1180 µm: ≤ 3.0%

• Purity (Metals, dry basis):
  • Na: ≤ 25 mg/kg
  • K: ≤ 40 mg/kg
  • Fe: ≤ 50 mg/kg
  • Cu: ≤ 30 mg/kg
  • Co: ≤ 30 mg/kg
  • Ca: Not specified
  • Mg: Not specified
  • Al: ≤ 50 mg/kg
  • Hg: ≤ 20 mg/kg
  • Heavy Metals (as Pb): ≤ 10 mg/kg
• Purity (Other, dry basis): Not specified
• Stability (Whole Uncracked Beads): ≥ 95%

Mixed Bed

• Volume Ratio: 40% Cation Resin, 60% Anion Resin
• Shipping Weight: 730 g/L

Operating Limits

• Temperature Range (H⁺/OH⁻ form): 5 – 100°C (41 – 212°F)
• pH Range (Stable): 0 – 14

Hydraulic Characteristics

Estimated pressure drop for AmberLite™ IRN9882 H/OH Ion Exchange Resin as a function of service flowrate and temperature is shown in the original document's Figure 1. These pressure drop expectations are valid at the start of the service run with clean water and a well-classified bed.

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