Amberlite-FPC23-H-L

Summary

Product Identification

Product Name: AMBERLITE™ FPC23 H Product Type: Food Grade Strong Acid Cation Exchanger Intended Use: Deashing of Sugars and Sweeteners, softening of beet sugar syrups. Recommended for Quentin process.

Properties

• Matrix: Macroreticular crosslinked Polystyrene
• Functional groups: Sulfonates
• Physical form: Opaque spherical beads
• Ionic form as shipped: H⁺
• Total exchange capacity: ≥ 2.2 eq/L (H⁺ form) (Contractual value)
• Moisture holding capacity: 44 to 53 % (H⁺ form) (Contractual value)
• Shipping weight: 830 g/L
• Harmonic mean size: 0.580 - 0.800 mm
• Fines content: < 0.425 mm : 5.0 % max (Contractual value)
• Maximum reversible swelling: Na⁺ → H⁺ : 10 %

Suggested Operating Conditions

• Maximum operating temperature: 135 °C

• Minimum bed depth: 700 mm

• Service flow rate: 5 to 20 BV*/h

• Regenerants:

  • HCl:
    • Flow rate: 2 to 4 BV/h
    • Concentration: 4 to 10 %
    • Level: 45 to 150 g/L resin
  • H₂SO₄:
    • Flow rate: 4 to 12 BV/h
    • Concentration: 1 to 5 %
    • Level: 50 to 200 g/L resin

• Minimum contact time: 30 minutes

• Rinse:

  • Slow rinse: 2 BV at regeneration flow rate
  • Fast rinse: 2 to 4 BV at service flow rate

• 1 BV (Bed Volume) = 1 m³ solution per m³ resin

Pre-treatment Note: For applications like thin juice decalcification or the Quentin Process, AMBERLITE FPC23 H should be converted to the exhausted form before use, ideally with a double regeneration and recommended pre-treatment for food applications.

Hydraulic Characteristics

Figures showing bed expansion and pressure drop as a function of flow rate and water temperature are provided in the original document. See the official PDF for exact tabulated values.

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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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