Bioprocessing

Accelerate your biologic drug development with Praesto® 
chromatography resins.

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Monoclonal antibody and recombinant protein purification
Monoclonal antibody and recombinant protein purification
Products
Products
Praesto® Jetted A50 HipH Praesto® Jetted A50
Jetting Technology Technical Support
Tools & Services
Tools & Services
Field Application Services Throughput & Productivity Calculator

Core Technologies

As a global leader in resin technology, we develop and manufacture small beads that are used in the most regulated industries in the world to separate, remove or recover very specific elements and compounds.

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Product Types
Product Types
Adsorbents
Adsorbents
Overview Adsorbents for Enzyme Immobilization Adsorbents for Gases and Organic Vapors Adsorbents of Organic Pollutants Citrus Juice Debittering Corn Sweetener Refining Inorganic Salt Separation Using Adsorbents Patulin Removal Polyphenol Recovery
Catalyst Chelation Resins Chromatographic Separation Resins Fine Mesh Resins Inert Spacer Polymers Mixed Bed Resins
Mixed Bed Resins
Overview Mixed Bed Nuclear Mixed Bed Ultrapure Water
Strong Acid Cation Resin Strong Base Anion Resin Weak Acid Cation Resin
Weak Acid Cation Resin
Overview Weak Acid Cation Macroporous Weak Acid Cation Porous
Weak Base Anion Resin
Weak Base Anion Resin
Overview Weak Base Anion Gel Weak Base Anion Macroporous
Industries
Industries
Chemical Processing and Petrochemical Food and Beverage
Food and Beverage
Overview Dairy Flavors Food Ingredients Fruit Juice
Fruit Juice
Overview Citrus Juice Debittering Patulin Removal Polyphenolic Compound Recovery
Gelatin and Collagen Organic Acid Purification Sugar
Sugar
Overview Beet Sugar Refining Cane Sugar Refining
Sweetener
Sweetener
Overview Corn Sweetener Refining
Additional Food and Beverage
Hydrometallurgy Metals Plating Oil and Gas Potable and Groundwater
Potable and Groundwater
Overview Arsenic Nitrate PFAS TOC, Bromide and DBP
Power
Power
Overview Fossil Nuclear
Pulp and Paper Semiconductor - Electronics
Applications
Applications
Adsorption Catalysis Condensate Polishing Demineralization Metal Removal and Recovery Organics Removal Softening

Healthcare and Life Sciences

With 40 years of manufacturing expertise and 30 years of regulatory experience, we supply leading separation, purification and extraction technologies to support chromatography and biocatalysis applications in healthcare and life sciences. 

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Pharmaceutical
Pharmaceutical
Overview APIs/Excipients Milling Media
Medical Devices and Diagnostics
Medical Devices and Diagnostics
Overview Biofluid Treatment Diagnostics
Nutraceuticals
Nutraceuticals
Overview Dairy Protein Isolation Supplement Ingredients Vitamin Purification

Purolite

We are a world leader in resin-based separation, purification and extraction technology, that provides sustainable solutions for our environment, businesses and healthcare.

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CriticalResin™ Macronet™ Microlite® Purofine® Puromet™ Puromill™ Puropack® PuroSorb™ Shallow Shell™ UltraClean™
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Industrial Water Softening / Core Technologies / purolite
Overview
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Industrial Water Softening

Industrial water softening is a process that utilizes ion exchange resins to reduce the concentration of calcium and magnesium ions. These alkaline earth metals can cause scaling and insolubility problems in the everyday uses of water by forming calcium and magnesium carbonate scales. 

Typically, a Strong Acid Cation (SAC) resin is used and regenerated with sodium chloride (brine). In cases of high TDS water or high hardness levels, the SAC resin is sometimes preceded by a Weak Acid Cation (WAC) resin.

In cases where the water has high iron levels, high chlorine levels or is high temperature softening is accomplished with a macroporous type SAC resin or SST. Purolite offers a full range of water softener resins for industrial water treatment applications.

Softening | Starch Production | Shallow Shell™ | Canada
Troubleshooting| Regeneration | Softening
Solving Hardness and Design Issues in a Steam Iron Application

What is Water Softening?
Why Do We Get Hard Water?
How Do Water Softeners Work?
Extending Softening Resin Life
Factors That Effect Softening Resin Performance and Life

Softening | Products by Application

Condensate softening

C150

Polystyrenic Macroporous, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form

PPC150

Polystyrenic Macroporous, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Packed Bed Grade

SGC650

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Supergel™

Softening & iron Removal

SSTC60

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Shallow Shell™ Technology*

SSTC6000E

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Shallow Shell™ Technology*

SSTPPC60

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Shallow Shell™ Technology*, Puropack Grade

Softening - Domestic Water

C100EFM

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Fine Mesh Grade, Potable Water Grade

Softening - High Regeneration Efficiency

SSTC60

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Shallow Shell™ Technology*

SSTC6000E

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Shallow Shell™ Technology*

SSTPPC60

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Shallow Shell™ Technology*, Puropack Grade

Softening - High TDS Water

PPC100H

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Hydrogen form, Packed Bed Grade

SSTC104

Polyacrylic Porous, Weak Acid Cation Resin, Hydrogen form, Shallow Shell™ Technology*

SSTC104Na

Polyacrylic Porous, Weak Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Shallow Shell™ Technology*

SSTC80

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Shallow Shell™ Technology*

SSTC8000EC

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Shallow Shell™ Technology*

SSTC80C

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Shallow Shell™ Technology*

SSTPPC104

Polyacrylic Porous, Weak Acid Cation Resin, Hydrogen form, Shallow Shell™ Technology*, Packed Bed Grade

Softening - High Temperature

C150

Polystyrenic Macroporous, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form

PPC100H

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Hydrogen form, Packed Bed Grade

SGC650

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Supergel™

SSTC104

Polyacrylic Porous, Weak Acid Cation Resin, Hydrogen form, Shallow Shell™ Technology*

SSTC80

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Shallow Shell™ Technology*

SSTC8000EC

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Shallow Shell™ Technology*

SSTC80C

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Shallow Shell™ Technology*

Softening - Industrial

C100

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form

C100C

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Coarse Grade

C100E

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Potable Water Grade

C100EAg

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium/Silver form, Potable Water Grade

C100EFM

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Fine Mesh Grade, Potable Water Grade

C100FM

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Fine Mesh Grade, Potable Water Grade

C100x10

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form

PFC100

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Uniform Particle Size

PFC100x10

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Uniform Particle Size

PPC100

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Packed Bed Grade

PPC100E

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Packed Bed Grade

SSTC60

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Shallow Shell™ Technology*

SSTC6000E

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Shallow Shell™ Technology*

SSTC8000EC

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Shallow Shell™ Technology*

SSTC80C

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Shallow Shell™ Technology*

SSTPPC60

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Shallow Shell™ Technology*, Puropack Grade

SSTPPC80

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Shallow Shell™ Technology*, Puropack Grade

Softening - Potable Water, Food and Beverage

C100E

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Potable Water Grade

C100EAg

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium/Silver form, Potable Water Grade

C100EFM

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Fine Mesh Grade, Potable Water Grade

C100FM

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Fine Mesh Grade, Potable Water Grade

C100S

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Sugar Grade

PPC100E

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Packed Bed Grade

SSTC6000E

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Shallow Shell™ Technology*

SSTC8000EC

Polystyrenic Gel, Strong Acid Cation Resin, Sodium form, Shallow Shell™ Technology*