CG8 F HP

Summary

Product identification

• Product Name: CG8-F-HP
• Description: STRONG ACID CATION, HIGH-PURITY GRADE, FINE MESH POLYSTYRENIC GEL, 8% CROSSLINKED, SODIUM FORM
• Manufacturer: ResinTech, Inc.®
• Polymer Matrix: Styrenic Gel
• Functional Group: Sulfonic Acid
• Physical Form: Spherical Beads
• Color: Amber
• Grade: High-Purity (HP) - Gold Seal Certified by WQA for potable water.

Physical Characteristics

• Particle Size: 30 to 50 US Mesh (297 - 595 μm)
• Percent < 50 mesh (300µm): < 30%
• Minimum Sphericity: 93%
• Uniformity Coefficient: 1.4
• Moisture Retention: 42% to 52%
• Shipping Weight: 49 - 51 lbs/ft³ (785 - 817 g/L)
• Reversible Swelling (Na to H): 5% to 9%

Operating Limits

• Maximum continuous temperature: 280°F (138°C)
• Operating pH range: 0 to 14 SU

Feed Water / Applications

• Intended Use: Potable water softening applications with high levels of iron in the feedwater and where resin bed depth is less than ideal.
• Applications:
  • Iron Removal - Residential
  • Softening - Municipal
  • Softening - Residential

Product Water

• Capacity (meq/mL): 2.0
• Softening Capacity: See the official PDF for exact tabulated values.
• Hardness Leakage: See the official PDF for exact tabulated values.

Regenerant / Suggested Operating Conditions

• Ionic Form: Sodium
• Regenerant Concentration:
  • 5 to 10 percent HCl (Hydrogen cycle)
  • 1 to 8 percent H₂SO₄ (Hydrogen cycle)
  • 10 to 15 percent NaCl (Salt cycle)
• Regenerant level: 4 to 15 lbs./cu.ft.
• Regenerant flow rate: 0.5 to 1.5 gpm/cu.ft.
• Regenerant contact time: >20 minutes
• Displacement volume: 10 to 15 gallons/cu.ft.
• Rinse volume: 35 to 60 gallons/cu.ft.
• Minimum bed depth: 24 inches
• Backwash expansion: 25 to 50 percent (See the official PDF for exact expansion rates based on flow rate and temperature).
• Maximum pressure loss: 25 psi
• Service flow rate: 1 to 10 gpm/cu.ft. (See the official PDF for exact pressure loss based on flow rate and temperature).

Electrical

• Ionic Form: Sodium

Mechanical / Hydraulic

• Maximum pressure loss: 25 psi
• Backwash expansion: 25 to 50 percent

Packaging Options

• 1 ft³ bags
• 1 ft³ boxes
• 1 ft³ drums
• 7 ft³ drums
• 42 ft³ supersacks

Certifications

• WQA Gold Seal (NSF/ANSI/CAN 61: Drinking Water System Components - Health Effects)
• Kosher Certified
• FDA Compliance (Paragraph 21CFR173.25 of the Food Additives Regulations of the US FDA)

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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