KATALOX LIGHT

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Introduction

Media Description

High content(10%) gamma Manganese dioxide (MnO2) coated ZEOSORB

 

Katalox-Light® Removal methods:

1. Mechanical Filtration (fine particles, TSS, Turbidity etc.)
2. Catalytic precipitation and sorption (Fe, Mn, Cu, Pb etc.)
3. Adsorbtion (flocculant formation and adsorption of As, Heavy Metals, Radionuclides)

 

Filtration (≤ 3 µm) of:

♦ Total Suspended Solids
♦ Sediments
♦ Turbidity
♦ Organics
♦ Colour (some, organic)
♦ Odour

Removal of:

♦ Iron (Inlet conc. up to. 100 mg/L)
♦ Manganese (Inlet conc. up to 20 mg/L)
♦ Arsenic
♦ Hydrogen sulfide
♦ Uranium, Radium
♦ Heavy Metals
♦ Radionuclide

Best features:

♦ WQA Certified to meet ANSI/NSF 61 standard for Drinking Water applications
♦ Very high surface area
♦ High MnO2 coating (10%)
♦ Contains NO crystalline Silica
♦ No mandatory dosing required
♦ Light weight media - saves backwash water
♦ Replacement frequency every 7-10 years

 

 

System Calculator

  • This calculator has been designed based on real data obtained from real systems.
  • The contamination concentration and the filtration rate is best-fit approximation and is subject to be updated.
  • Maximum contamination range for Fe is 70 mg/L and for Mn is 25 mg/L

 

Flow rate:
Iron (Fe):
(max. 70 mg/l)
Manganese (Mn):
(max. 25 mg/l)
Required Contact Time (EBCT):
Filtration rate (SI):
Filtration rate (US):
Katalox-Light media amount:
Pressure-Vessel Volume:
*Automatic Pressure Vessel Model Suggestion module will be added soon.

Filter-Bed Design Characteristics with respect to minimum (80 cm) and maximum (120 cm) bed-height:

Bed height
Bed diameter
filtration velocity
filration area
cm
inches
cm
inches
m³/m²/h
gpm/ft²
cm²
ft²
flow rate table per second per minute per hour
SI Unit liters
m³
US unit gallons

 

Feature

Breakthrough in Iron

Removal Technology!



Real installations from different part of the world have been reported to remove unchallenged amounts of iron. In a few extreme cases multi-stage Katalox-Light filtration systems have been used without the use of any chemicals to remove iron with inlet concentration of as high as 60 - 100 mg/L (ppm).

These astounding findings are being further investigated to find the co-rrelations between removal limit and underlying ORP, pH and other possible governing characteristics.

Submit your test data to help us to model a better and accurate System Calculator for Katalox-Light media.

 

Advanced Features

of Katalox-Light | Advanced Applications

 

Fracking

Reducing radionuclide waste in fracking wastewater

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Industrial waste water:

Reducing radionuclide waste in fracking wastewater

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Cooling tower re-circulation

Dramatically reducing the blow-down water and using part of it in re-circulation process

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Reverse Osmosis Pre-treatment

Increasing the membrane life-span 3-4 times more

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Removal of Arsenic

by the method of
co-precipitation

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Radionuclide removal

Radium,
Uranium

See More Detail

 

 

Download Brochure
.

First-time Installation guide

Non-Objection Certificate

Download MSDS
.

Katalox-Light System Design

 

 

Comparison

 

Why Katalox-Light is

"The Best" compared to other products in the market?



Much higher gamma Manganese coating (10%) for better filtration, more service life, while keeping the bulk density close to the density of water 1000 kg/m³ (Katalox-Light Bulk Density: 1060 kg/m³) .

Heavier the media requires higher backwash rates and extra pumps (Energy) to backwash. Velocity of 60 - 98 m/h (25 – 40 gpm/ft²) Backwash and rinse rate is normal for Heavier medias.

Katalox Light Birm Greensand Plus
Bulk Density SI 1060 kg/m3 800 kg/m3 1425 kg/m3
US 66 lb/ft3 50 lb/ft3 89 lb/ft3
Mesh Size US 14 x 30 9 x 35 18 x 60
Operational pH 5.8 – 10.5 6.8 – 9.0 6.2 – 8.5
Freeboard 40 % 50 % 50 %
Service flow SI 4 – 8 gpm/ft2 3.5 – 5 gpm/ft2 3 – 5 gpm/ft2
Filtration < 3 microns Not a Filter No
Backwash flow SI 10 – 12 gpm/ft2 10 – 12 gpm/ft2 10 – 12 gpm/ft2
US 25 – 30 m/h 25 – 30 m/h 25 – 30 m/h
Coating MnO2 10 % 0.5% 1%
Treat Iron and Manganese High Capacity Very Limited Limited
Media Core Zeosorb - Quartz Sand

 

FAQs
(Frequently Asked Questions)

Savings
with Katalox-Light

Warning..!!

Drawbacks of
Phosphates

 

 

 

 

 

Technical Data

Compounds Typical value Specifications
ZEOSORB 85% >85%
MnO2 10% >9.5%
Hydrated Lime* 5% <5%

*Hydrated lime is used as the binding material.
Recommended Operating Conditions:

Inlet water pH 5.8 - 10.5
Freeboard 25% - 35%
Min. Bed Depth US 29 inches
SI 75.5 cm
Optimal Bed. Depth US 47 inches
SI 120 cm
Service flow US 6 - 12 gpm/ ft²
SI 15 - 30 m/h
Backwash velocity US 8 - 10 gpm/ ft²
SI 20 - 25 m/h
Backwash time 10 - 15 minutes
Rinse time 1 - 2 minutes

Physical properties:

Appearance Dark brown beads
Odor none
Mesh size US 14 x 30
SI 0.6 - 1.4 mm
Uniformity Coefficient ≤ 1.75
Bulk Density US 66 lb/ft³
SI 1060 kg/m³
Moister Content <0.5% as shipped
Removal Capacity

for Fe2+ alone

 3000 mg/l
85000 mg/ft³(aprx)

for Mn2+ alone

 1500 mg/l
42500 mg/ft³(aprx)
for H2S alone 500 mg/l
14000 mg/ft³(aprx)

 

Katalox-Light Packaging Data

 

 

Packaging 28.3 Liter (1 ft³) Bag 30 kg (66 lb)
On a pallet 40 Bags 1200 kg
In Container 16 Pallets (640 bags)
Pallet dim: 115 cm x 115 cm x 120 cm

 

Applications of Katalox Light

"The Best" compared to other products in the market?



Much higher gamma Manganese coating (10%) for better filtration, more service life, while keeping the bulk density close to the density of water 1000 kg/m³ (Katalox-Light Bulk Density: 1060 kg/m³) .

Heavier the media requires higher backwash rates and extra pumps (Energy) to backwash. Velocity of 60 - 98 m/h (25 – 40 gpm/ft²) Backwash and rinse rate is normal for Heavier medias.

 

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