IRN150

Summary

Product identification

• Product name: AMBERLITE™ IRN150
• Type: Nuclear Grade Mixed Bed Resin
• Matrix: Styrene divinylbenzene copolymer
• Functional group (Cation): Sulphonic acid
• Functional group (Anion): Trimethylammonium
• Ionic form as shipped: H⁺ / OH⁻

Properties

• Physical form: Spherical beads
• Shipping weight: 690 g/L
• Total exchange capacity:
  • ≥ 1.90 eq/L (H⁺ form)
  • ≥ 1.20 eq/L (OH⁻ form)
• Moisture holding capacity:
  • 49 to 55 % (H⁺ form)
  • 54 to 60 % (OH⁻ form)
• Particle size:
  • Harmonic mean size: 0.600 to 0.700 mm (Cation); 0.580 to 0.680 mm (Anion)
  • Uniformity coefficient: ≤ 1.2 (for each component)
  • Particles < 0.300 mm: 0.2 % max
• Whole beads: ≥ 95 %
• Breaking weight (average):
  • ≥ 350 g/bead (Cation)
  • ≥ 200 g/bead (Anion)
• Ionic conversion:
  • ≥ 99 % H⁺
  • ≥ 95 % OH⁻
• Contaminant levels (max):
  • CO₃²⁻: ≤ 5 % (Anion)
  • Cl⁻: ≤ 0.1 % (Anion)
  • SO₄²⁻: ≤ 0.1 % (Anion)

Purity (mg/kg dry resin)

• Cation:
  • Al: ≤ 50
  • Ca: ≤ 50
  • Co: ≤ 30
  • Cu: ≤ 10
  • Fe: ≤ 50
  • Hg: ≤ 20
  • K: ≤ 40
  • Mg: ≤ 50
  • Na: ≤ 50
  • Pb: ≤ 10
  • Total Cl: ≤ 500
  • SiO₂: ≤ 100
  • Total SO₄: ≤ 600
• Anion:
  • Al: ≤ 50
  • Ca: ≤ 50
  • Co: ≤ 30
  • Cu: ≤ 10
  • Fe: ≤ 50
  • Hg: ≤ 20
  • K: ≤ 40
  • Mg: ≤ 50
  • Na: ≤ 20
  • Pb: ≤ 10
  • SiO₂: ≤ 100

Suggested Operating Conditions

• Maximum operating temperature: 60 °C
• Minimum bed depth: 800 mm
• Service flow rate: 8 to 50 BV*/h
• Maximum service velocity: 60 m/h
  • *1 BV (Bed Volume) = 1 m³ solution per m³ resin

Hydraulic Characteristics

Pressure drop depends on bed depth, temperature, and flow rate. See the official PDF for the pressure drop graph.

Resin Handling

• Use deionized water for all resin handling to maintain purity.
• Minimize contact with air to avoid CO₂ pickup.

Applications

• Nuclear applications such as primary water decontamination.
• Radwaste applications.

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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