1. Description
001Ã8 is a high purity premium grade ,high capacity, gelular, sulfonated, polystyrene cation resin supplied in the sodium or hydrogen form as moist, tough, uniform, srical beads. 001Ã8 is intended for use in all water softening, dealkalization, deionization and chemical processing applications.
2.Typical sical and Chemical Properties:
Items | Specification | |
Polymer | Crosslinked Polystyrene Divinylbenzene | |
sical Form and Appearance | Brown yellow to buown grey color beads | |
Functional Groups | R-SO3¯ | |
Ionic Form ,as shipped | Na+ | |
Total Capacity, Na+ form, wet, volumetric | â¥2.0 eq/l min | |
Moisture Retention, Na+Â form | 43-48% | |
Particle Size Range | 0.3mm-1.2mm | |
<300 µm (max.) | 1% | |
Uniformity Coefficient (max.) | 1.6 | |
effective size | 0.4-0.7mm | |
Reversible Swelling | Na+Â â H+Â (max.) | 8% |
Ca2+âNa+(max.) | 4% | |
Shipping Weight (approx.) | 780 -880g/l | |
Specific Gravity, moist Na+Â Form | 1.29 | |
Temperature Limit | 120°C (250 °F) | |
Range, Stability | 0 - 14 |
3.Suggested Operating Condition
Maximum Temperature |   Na+ Form | 120°C (248oF) max. |
H+ Form | 100°C (212oF) max. | |
Backwash Rate | 25 to 50% Bed Expansion | |
Regenerant Concentration | Hydrogen Cycle | 3% HCl or 2 to 3% H2SO4 |
 Sodium Cycle | 6% to 8% NaCl or 3% NaOH | |
 Regenerant dosage | HC1 or  H2SO4 | HC1 or H2SO4 volume:resin volume =3:1 |
NaCl | NaClvolume:resin volume =2:1 | |
NaOH | NaOHvolume:resin volume =3:1 | |
Regenerant Flow Rate | 2 to 4 BV/h | |
Regenerant  Time | At least 40 minutes | |
Service Flow Rate | 10-25m/h |
4.Applications
It is used in water softening applicationsand Demineralizationï¼good kinetic performance across a wide range of operating conditions while offering exnt chemical and sical stability