LEWATIT® MonoPlus SMP 1015 KR

Summary

Product Identification

• Product Name: LEWATIT® MonoPlus SM 1015 KR
• Description: Ready-to-use mixed bed comprising strongly acidic gel-type cation and strongly basic (type I) gel-type anion exchange resin in fully regenerated form.
• Grade: 1:1 stoichiometric mixture, premium grade, purified to meet nuclear industry specifications.
• Matrix: Styrenic
• Structure: Gel
• Functional group: Quaternary ammonium (Anion), sulfonic acid (Cation)
• Appearance: Black / Light brown translucent
• Delivery form: H⁺/OH⁻

Operating Limits

• Stability pH range: 0-14
• Storage temperature range: -20 - +40 °C
• Operating temperature (max.): 60 °C
• Operating pH range during exhaustion: 0-14
• Max. pressure loss during operation: 200 kPa

Feed Water / Application

Designed for operation in radioactive water circuits, with potential applications including:

• Polishing in the primary and secondary sections as a mixed bed component.
• Decontamination of circuits in nuclear reactor plants.
• Treatment of primary coolant (e.g., in pressure water reactors).
• Purification of steam generator blowdown.
• Removal of activated cleavage or corrosion products, including mechanical filtration of suspended impurities.
• Polishing in the moderator water purification section of Candu reactor stations (gadolinium and nitrate removal).

Product Water Quality

• Mixed bed test (polishing quality, NaCl exhaustion): min. 18 MOhm·cm

Electrical

• Total capacity (SAC component H⁺ form): min. 2.4 eq/L
• Total capacity (SBA component OH⁻ form): min. 1.2 eq/L
• Mixed bed test (column capacity): min. 0.55 eq/L (0.02 MOhm·cm endpoint)

Mechanical / Hydraulic

• Mean bead size (SAC component): d50 0.60 (±0.05) mm
• Mean bead size (SBA component): d50 0.64 (±0.06) mm
• Bulk density for shipment (±5%): 720 g/L
• Density (approx.): 1.15 g/mL
• Water retention (delivery form, approx. weight %): 54-59 %
• Volume change (during exhaustion, max. approx.): -15 %
• Friability (>200 g/bead, min. vol %): 95 %
• Bed depth for single column (min.): 800 mm
• Specific pressure loss (15°C): 1 kPa·h/m²
• Specific flow rate (max.): 100 BV/h

Trace Impurities (max. mg/kg dry resin)

• Na: 20
• Fe: 25
• Cu: 5
• Al: 5
• Co: 5
• Pb: 10
• Hg: 5
• Heavy metals (as Pb): 10
• SiO₂: 10
• Cl⁻: 200

Ionic Conversion

• Ionic conversion OH⁻ (SBA): min. 95 eq. %
• Ionic conversion CO₃²⁻ (SBA): max. 5 eq. %
• Ionic conversion Cl⁻ (SBA): max. 0.1 eq. %
• Ionic conversion SO₄²⁻ (SBA): max. 0.2 eq. %
• Ionic conversion H⁺ (SAC): min. 99.9 eq. %

Additional Information

• Safety Precautions: Strong oxidants can cause violent reactions. Observe safety data sheet.
• Disposal: According to European waste nomenclature.
• Storage: Recommended above freezing point, dry, out of direct sunlight. If frozen, thaw gradually before handling or use.
• Packaging Stability: Limited to 24 months under described storage conditions.

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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