Amberlite IRA405 Cl

Summary

Product identification

• Product Name: AMBERLITE™ IRA405 Cl
• Product Type: Industrial Grade Strong Base Anion Exchanger
• Base Material: Polystyrene divinylbenzene copolymer
• Functional Group: Quaternary Ammonium
• Ionic Form as Shipped: Chloride

Properties

• Physical Form: Yellow translucent spherical beads
• Total Exchange Capacity [1]: ≥ 1.30 eq/L (Cl⁻ form)
• Moisture Holding Capacity [1]: 54 to 58 % (Cl⁻ form)
• Shipping Weight: 690 g/L
• Particle Size:
  • Uniformity Coefficient [1]: ≤ 1.4
  • Harmonic Mean Size [1]: 0.550 to 0.650 mm
  • < 0.300 mm [1]: 0.5 % max
• Reversible Swelling: Cl⁻ → OH⁻ ≤ 25 %

[1] Contractual value. Test methods are available on request.

Suggested Operating Conditions

• Maximum Operating Temperature: 60 °C
• Minimum Bed Depth: 800 mm
• Service Flow Rate: 5 to 40 BV*/h

Regeneration

• Regenerant: NaOH
• Level (as 100 % NaOH): 40 to 100 g/L
• Concentration: 2 to 4 %
• Minimum Contact Time: 30 minutes
• Slow Rinse (caustic displacement): 1.5 to 3 BV at regeneration flow rate
• Fast Rinse: 3 to 6 BV at service flow rate

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

Hydraulic Characteristics

Bed expansion and pressure drop data are presented graphically in figures for various flow rates and temperatures.

Limits of Use

AMBERLITE IRA405 Cl resin is suitable for industrial uses. For other specific applications such as pharmaceutical, food processing or potable water applications, users should seek advice from Rohm and Haas.

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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