Description
ResinTech CGS-BL is a dark colored sodium form standard crosslinked gel strong acid cation resin. CGS-BL is optimized for residential applications that require good regeneration efficiency and high capacity. ResinTech CGS-BL is intended for use in all residential and commercial softening applications that do not have significant amounts of chlorine in the feedwater. CGS-BL is supplied in the sodium form.
RESIDENTIAL SOFTENING APPLICATIONS
Resin parameters are optimized for residential softeners
โข LOW COLOR THROW
โข SUPERIOR PHYSICAL STABILITY
93% plus sphericity and high crush strengths together with carefully controlled particle distribution provides long life
and low pressure drop
โข COMPLIES WITH US FDA REGULATIONS
Conforms to paragraph 21CFR173.25 of the Food Additives Regulations of the US FDA
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES:
Polymer Structure: Styrene/DVB
Polymer Type: Gel
Functional Group: Sulfonic Acid
Physical Form: Spherical beads
Ionic Form as shipped: Sodium
Total Capacity Sodium form: >1.7 meq/mL
Water Retention Sodium form: 40 to 52 percent
Approximate Shipping Weight Sodium form: 50 lbs./cu.ft.
Screen Size Distribution (U.S. mesh): 16 to 50
Maximum Fines Content (<50 mesh): 1 percent
Minimum Sphericity: 90 percent
Uniformity Coefficient: 1.6 approx.
Resin Color: Brown to black
SUGGESTED OPERATING CONDITIONS:
Maximum continuous temperature Sodium form: 250หF
Minimum bed depth: 24 inches
Backwash expansion: 25 to 50 percent
Maximum pressure loss: 25 psi
Operating pH range: 0 to 14 SU
Regenerant Concentration Salt cycle: 10 to 15 percent NaCl
Regenerant level: 4 to 15 lbs./cu.ft.
Regenerant flow rate: 0.5 to 1.5 gpm/cu.ft.
Regenerant contact time: >20 minutes
Displacement flow rate: Same as dilution water
Displacement volume: 10 to 15 gallons/cu.ft.
Rinse flow rate: Same as service flow
Rinse volume: 35 to 60 gallons/cu.ft.
Service flow rate: 1 to 10 gpm/cu.ft.
