TULSION ® T-40

Strong Acid Cation Exchange Resin Sodium Cycle

TULSION® T-40 is a strong cation exchange resin of polystyrene sulphonated type supplied in sodium
form, specially developed for industrial and domestic softening applications.

TULSION® T-40 has combined properties of high exchange capacity, with excellent physical and
chemical properties under varied operating conditions.

TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS – Tulsion® T- 40 Na

Type : Strong Acid Cation Exchange Resin
Matrix structure : Polystyrene copolymer
Functional group : Nuclear sulphonic
Physical form : Moist spherical beads
Ionic form : Sodium
Screen size U.S.S. (wet) : 16 to 50
Particle size (95% minm.) : 0.3 to 1.2 mm
Total exchange capacity (meq/ml) : 1.8 minm.
Moisture content (approx.) : 50 ± 3 %
+ +
Swelling (approx.) : Na to H 10%
3
Backwash settled density : 50 to 52lbs/ft (800 to 830g/l)
Thermal stability : 280 °F (140 °C)
pH range : 0 to 14
Solubility : Insoluble in all common solvents

TYPICAL OPERATING CONDTION – Tulsion® T- 40 Na

+
Maximum operating temperature : 120 °C (250 °F) in H form
+
140 °C (280 °F) in Na form
Resin bed depth ( minm.) : 600 mm (24")
3 3 3
Maximum service flow : 120 m /hr/m (15 gpm /ft )
Backwash expansion space : 40 to 75 %
3 3 2
Backwash flow rate for 40 – 70 % expansion : 9 to 25 m /hr/m (4 to 10 gpm/ft )
Regenerant : NaCl for ‘Na’ form
Regeneration level : 60 – 160 g NaCl
Regenerant concentration : 5.0 – 15.0% NaCl
3 3 3
Regenerant flow rate : 2 to 16 m /hr/m (0.25 to 2 gpm/ft )
Regeneration time : 20 to 60 mins.
Rinse flow rate : Slow : At regeneration flow rate
Fast At service flow rate
3 3 3
Rinse volume : 3 to 5 m /m (25 to 40 gal/ft )
 INFLUENT LIMITATION
Free chlorine : Not traceable
Turbidity : Less than 2 NTU
Iron and heavy metals : Less than 0.1 ppm

HYDRAULIC CHARACTERISTICS
2
US gpm/ft
US gpm/ft 2 2 3 8 12 16
2 3 4 8 12 16 24 32 40
100 0
20.0 8.0 5 C 25 0 C 40 0 C
0 0 0
5 0C (41 F) (77 F) (104 F)
(41 0 F)
4.0
PRESSURE DROP mH 2 O/m BED DEPTH

2 50 C
3.2
(77 0 F) 80
10.0

BED EXPANSION % OF BED DEPTH

9.0 4 00 C
2.4
(104 0 F)
8.0
7.0 1.6

6.0 60

psi/ft
0.8
5.0
4.0
0.4
3.0
2.0 0.3 40
1.0
0.9
0.2
0.8
0.7
0.6
0.5 0.1 20
0 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 20 30 40 50 60 80 100 0 10 20 30 40

FLOW RATE m3/hr/m2 BACKWASH FLOW RATE m 3/hr/m 2

FIG. 1 PRESSURE LOSS FIG. 2 BACKWASH AND BED EXPANSION

TESTING
The sampling and testing of ion exchange resins is done as per standard testing procedures, namely
ASTMD-2187 and IS-7330, 1998.

PACKING

Super sacks 1000 liters Super sacks 35 cft

MS drums 180 liters Fiber drums 7 cft
HDPE lined bags 25 liters HDPE lined bags 1 cft

For Handling, Safety and Storage requirements please refer to the individual Material Safety Data Sheets available at our
offices. The data included herein are based on test information obtained by Thermax Limited. These data are believed to be
reliable, but do not imply any warranty or performance guarantee. Tolerances for characteristics are as per BIS/ASTM.
We recommend that the user should determine the performance of the product by testing on own processing equipment.

For further information, please contact:

THERMAX LIMITED
CHEMICAL DIVISION

Lenntech
TCD/PMG/June ‘08

info@lenntech.com Tel. +31-152-610-900

www.lenntech.com Fax. +31-152-616-289

In view of our constant endeavour to improve the quality of our products, we reserve the right to change their specifications without prior notice.