Overview

Principal Applications

  • Softening - Industrial

Advantages

  • SST shorter diffusion path benefits:
  • Highest regeneration efficiency
  • Very low leakage
  • Highly resistant to iron fouling
  • Low Rinse Volumes
  • Lower operating costs
  • Excellent physical and chemical stability

Systems

  • Packed Bed Systems

Typical Packaging

  • 1 ft³ Sack
  • 5 ft³ Sack
  • 5 ft³ Drum

* SST® is a registered trademark of Purolite LLC

Typical Physical & Chemical Characteristics:

Polymer Structure Gel polystyrene crosslinked with divinylbenzene
Appearance Spherical Beads
Functional Group Sulfonic Acid
Ionic Form Na+ form
Dry Weight Capacity (min.) 4.0 eq/kg (Na+ form)
Moisture Retention 42 - 48 % (Na+ form)
Mean Diameter 650 ± 50 µm
Uniformity Coefficient (max.) 1.25
Reversible Swelling, Na+ → H+ (max.) 6 %
Specific Gravity 1.2
Shipping Weight (approx.) 775 - 825 g/L (48.4 - 51.6 lb/ft³)
Temperature Limit 100 °C (212.0 °F)