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IWE Water Softener Resin – Datasheet
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IWEKW-8 Water Softener Resin is a high purity, premium grade, pretreated, strongly acidic gel-type cation exchange resin specially designed for residential drinking water treatment. The IWEKW-8 is a bead type, cross linked, polystyrene divinylbenzene resin that offers excellent bead integrity and very low extractable.
The product is highly suitable for a wide variety of drinking water treatment applications. IWEKW-8 has a light amber colour and is specially pretreated to remove base, odour and colour. IWEKW-8 meets the requirements of FDA regulation CFR section 21, 173.25, European ResAP (2004) and WRAS BS6920.
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| Typical Properties | |
| Type | Crosslinked polystyrene divinylbenzene |
| Form | Gel-type spherical beads |
| Functional group | Sunfonic acid/Quaternary Ammonium, Type 1 |
| Whole bead count | 95% min |
| Ionic form as shipped | H/OH |
| Bead Size | 16x40 US Mesh (0.45 - 1.20 mm) |
| Effective size | 0.50 - 0.07mm |
| Bulk density | 730 kg/m3 |
| Volume ratio | 1:1 |
| Water retention | 45 - 55% |
| Operating capacity approx | Cation : 0.85 eq/l, Anion : 0.40 eq/l |
| Volume change regenerated > loaded | 15% max |
| Stability, pH | 0-14 |
| Standard Design Considerations | |
| Bed depth | >600 mm |
| service flow rate | 8-40 BV/h |
Key Features & Benefits
Pretreated and Rinsed
Guarantees minimal colour throw and eliminates taste and odour.
Low Extractables – FDA Compliance
Specially treated to eliminate leaching of organic matter, assuring compliance with FDA regulation CFR section 21, 173.25.
European ResAP (2004) 3 Approved
Meets European Council resolution AP (2004) 3 for use in the processing of foodstuffs.
WRAS BS 6920 Approved
BS 6920 for cold water and hot water up to 85ºC
Typical Applications
Residential Softening
Industrial Softening
Municipal Softening
Standard Packaging
25 Ltr PE Valve Bag
1000 Ltr Big Bag
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