KATALOX LIGHT
Advanced Catalytic Filtration Media for Iron, Manganese and Hydrogen Sulfide Removal
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:
♦ Sediments
♦ Turbidity
♦ Organics
♦ Colour (some, organic)
♦ Odour
Removal of:
♦ Manganese (Inlet conc. up to 20 mg/L)
♦ Arsenic
♦ Hydrogen Sulfide
♦ Uranium, Radium
♦ Heavy Metals
♦ Radionuclide
Best features:
♦ 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
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 correlation between removal limit and underlying ORP, pH and other possible governing characteristics.
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Advanced Features
of Katalox-Light | Advanced Applications
Fracking
Reducing radionuclide waste in fracking wastewater
Industrial Wastewater:
Reducing radionuclide waste in fracking wastewater
Cooling tower re-circulation
Dramatically reducing the blow-down water and using part of it in re-circulation process
Reverse Osmosis Pre-treatment
Increasing the membrane life-span 3-4 times more
Removal of Arsenic
by the method of
co-precipitation
Radionuclide removal
Radium,
Uranium
Calculation
Recommendation on Katalox Light System Calculation
Please enter Following Values :
Flowrate : m3/h
Iron(Fe) : mg/l (ppm) (Recommended inlet pH 7.5)
Manganese(Mn) : mg/l (ppm) (Recommended inlet pH 8.5)
Note: This is a standard calculation based on raw water pH 7.5 for iron removal and 8.5 for manganese removal.
If the raw water pH is not as mentioned above, then we highly recommend to increase the pH using Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH).
Watch Water’s Recommendation
| Katalox Light Media Require | 0 | Liters |
| Katalox Light Media Require | 0 | Bag(ft3) |
| Freeboard | 0 | % |
| Required Vessel Volume | 0 | Liters |
| Filtration Rate | 0 | BV/h |
| EBCT(Contact Time) | 0 | Seconds |
*This calculator has been designed based on real time data obtained from system installation worldwide.
*The contamination concentration and the filtration rate is best-fit approximation and is subject to be updated.
*This calculation is only a recommendation for system design. Please do not forget to read and follow the instruction given in our Katalox Light product literature.
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 media.
| 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 | US | 4 – 8 gpm/ft2 | 3.5 – 5 gpm/ft2 | 3 – 5 gpm/ft2 |
| Filtration | < 3 microns | Not a Filter | No | |
| Backwash flow | US | 10 – 12 gpm/ft2 | 10 – 12 gpm/ft2 | 10 – 12 gpm/ft2 |
| SI | 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 | |
References
Application and Location
Maija, Spain
Amalfi Coast Resort, Florida, USA
Thessaloniki, Greece
California, USA
Florida, USA
Florida, USA
Florida, USA
Accra, Ghana
China
Austria
Katalox Light
REPORTE Katalox Light
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 | 40% | |
| Min. Bed Depth | US | 29.5 inches |
| SI | 75 cm | |
| Optimal Bed. Depth | US | 47 inches |
| SI | 120 cm | |
| Service flow | US | 4 - 8 gpm/ ft² |
| SI | 10 - 20 m/h | |
| Backwash velocity | US | 10 - 12 gpm/ ft² |
| SI | 25 - 30 m/h | |
| Backwash time | 10 - 15 minutes | |
| Rinse time | 2 - 3 minutes | |
Physical properties:
| Appearance | Granular black 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 | ||
| Filtration | <3 micron 3000mg/l | ||
| Removal Capacity | for Fe2+ alone |
3000 mg/l | |
| 85000 mg/ft³(approx) | |||
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.