AmberLyst 16 WET

Summary

Product identification

• Product Name: DuPont™ AmberLyst™ 16WET Polymeric Catalyst
• Description: Industrial-grade, Strongly Acidic Catalyst. Bead-form, macroporous, sulfonic acid catalyst.
• Copolymer Matrix: Styrene-divinylbenzene
• Type: Macroporous, Strong acid cation
• Functional Group: Sulfonic acid
• Physical Form: Gray, opaque, spherical beads

Applications

• Phenol alkylation
• Phenol purification
• Esterification (acetates, acrylates, fatty acid esters)

Typical Properties

Physical Properties

• Nitrogen BET Surface Area: 30 m²/g
• Total Pore Volume: 0.20 cc/g
• Average Pore Diameter: 250 Å

Chemical Properties

• Ionic Form as Shipped: H⁺
• Concentration of Acid Sites:
  • ≥ 4.80 eq/kg (Dry Weight Basis)
  • ≥ 1.70 eq/L (Water-wet Basis)
• Water Retention Capacity: 52 – 58%

Particle Size

• Particle Diameter: 600 – 800 µm
• Uniformity Coefficient: ≤ 1.60
• Fines (< 300 µm): ≤ 1.0%
• Oversized (> 1180 µm): ≤ 10.0%

Shrinkage (in solvent)

• Phenol: 32%
• Dry: 52%

Density

• Shipping Weight: 780 g/L

Suggested Operating Conditions

• Maximum Operating Temperature: 130°C (265°F)
• Bed Depth, min.: 600 mm (2.0 ft)
• Pressure Drop, max.: 1 bar (15 psig) across the bed
• Flowrates (Linear Hourly Space Velocity - LHSV): 0.5 – 5 h⁻¹
• Backwash: See Figure 1 (in original document)

Hydraulic Characteristics

Estimated bed expansion and pressure drop as a function of backwash flowrate, temperature, and service flowrate are shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the original document. 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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Official datasheet (PDF)

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