Purolite C160S

Summary

Product Identification

• Product Name: Purolite C160S
• Product Type: Polystyrenic Macroporous, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, High Capacity
• Polymer Structure: Macroporous polystyrene crosslinked with divinylbenzene
• Appearance: Spherical Beads
• Functional Group: Sulfonic Acid
• Ionic Form: Na⁺ form

Typical Physical & Chemical Characteristics

• Total Capacity: 2.3 eq/L (50.3 Kgr/ft³) (Na⁺ form)
• Moisture Retention: 35 - 40 % (Na⁺ form)
• Particle Size Range: 425 - 1200 µm
• Particles < 425 µm (max.): 2 %
• Uniformity Coefficient (max.): 1.6
• Reversible Swelling, Na⁺ → H⁺ (max.): 4 %
• Specific Gravity: 1.3
• Shipping Weight (approx.): 820 - 860 g/L (51.2 - 53.8 lb/ft³)
• Temperature Limit (H⁺ form): 120 °C (248.0 °F)
• Temperature Limit (Na⁺ form): 140 °C (284.0 °F)

Principal Applications

• Citric acid
• Lactic acid

Advantages

• Excellent resistance to osmotic and thermal shock

Hydraulic Characteristics

Backwash

• Resin bed should be expanded between 50 and 70% during up-flow backwash for at least 10 to 15 minutes.
• Expansion helps free particulate matter, clear the bed of bubbles and voids, and reclassify resin particles.
• Initial classification may require approximately 30 minutes of expansion.
• Bed expansion increases with flow rate and decreases with influent fluid temperature.
• Caution: Avoid resin loss through the top of the vessel by over-expansion.

Pressure Drop

• Pressure drop depends on particle size distribution, bed depth, voids volume, flow rate, and influent solution viscosity.
• Factors like filtered particulate matter, abnormal resin compressibility, or incomplete bed classification can increase head loss.
• Service flow rates may vary from 10 to 40 BV/h depending on influent water quality, application, and plant design.

Typical Packaging

• 1 ft³ Sack
• 25 L Sack
• 5 ft³ Drum (Fiber)
• 1 m³ Supersack
• 42 ft³ Supersack

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Official datasheet (PDF)

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