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Ion Exchange

Packed Bed Ion Exchange

When do you need it?

Packed Bed Units replace conventional Co-Current, Countercurrent Cation or Anion Units where theres a need to reduce chemical use and wastewater. They are also used where Co-Current water quality is inadequate but the high quality of a Mixed Bed isnt required. Combined with a Polishing Cation Unit, they can often produce Mixed Bed quality water. Packed Bed Units, like CounterCurrent Units, can be used as working exchangers or polishing exchangers. Since they have minimum freeboard and operate at higher ux rates than conventional Ion Exchangers, they take up less oor space and require less headroom for a given ow rate.

What is it?
Amberpack Packed Bed Ion Exchangers are Counter Current Units. They can be provided with a single resin compartment or dual compartments. When dual compartments are used, the Unit is called a Sandwich Amberpack. Unlike conventional Ion Exchangers (which have freeboard to allow backwashing), Packed Bed Units have minimum freeboard and dont backwash as part of the normal regeneration cycle. An atmospheric resin maintenance tank is used for backwashing resins once or twice a year and as a means of storing resin during maintenance inspection of vessels. Single Compartment Units use strong acid cation and strong base anion resins. Two Compartment Units use weak and strong resins, which improves chemical efciency. The type of resin used and conguration of the vessel are site-specic. They are based on water chemistry, as well as nancial and environmental constraints.

How does it work?

Service water and regeneration ow in opposite directions, removing contaminants from inuent water. The normal, preferred conguration is with service water owing up and regenerant owing down. This guarantees the bed is compacted (not uidized) during regeneration and ensures good contact between regenerant and resin. In the service cycle, water enters the unit through inlet piping and ows through the inlet retaining plate strainers, which evenly distribute the ow across the resin. The resin removes ionic contaminants. Treated water passes through the outlet retaining plate strainers to outlet piping. In the regeneration cycle, the regenerant chemical enters the vessels top and ows down through the resin. Flow-restricting check valves in the upper strainer plate distribute the chemical evenly across the resin bed. Spent chemical leaves the vessel through the chemical outlet valve. Units can be loaded with resin in one of two congurations: single resin or sandwich resin. The single resin can be a softener, strong acid cation, or strong base anion. A sandwich bed consists of one of the following combinations: weak and strong cation resins, weak and strong anion resins, or cation and anion resins. (When the resin bed is very deep, two compartments with the same resin may be used to reduce the pressure drop through the individual beds). Either gel or macroreticular resin can be selected. Resin beads of uniform particle size are used to improve resin kinetics. Amberpack Packed Bed Ion Exchangers do not use or require inert resin.

Operation AMBERPACK PACKED BED ION EXCHANGE

In-Service SANDWICH AMBERPACK PACKED BED ION EXCHANGE

Regeneration

In-Service

Regeneration

Amberpack Packed Bed Components

1 REGENERANT INLET VALVE 2 SERVICE INLET VALVE 3 STRAINERS 4 LOWER RETAINING PLATE 5 REGENERANT OUTLET VALVE

3 4 6

7 8

9
10

6 SERVICE OUTLET PIPE 7 STRAINERS WITH CHECK VALVES 8 UPPER RETAINING PLATE 9 MEDIA BED
10 SERVICE OUTLET VALVE

Sandwich Packed Bed Components

1 OUTLET RETAINING PLATE STRAINERS 2 OUTLET RETAINING PLATE

3 SERVICE OUTLET VALVE

4 INTERFACE RETAINING PLATE STRAINERS 5 MINIMUM FREEBOARD FOR RESIN SWELLING

3 4 7 6

6 INTERFACE COLLECTOR 7 INTERFACE RETAINING PLATE 8 INLET RETAINING PLATE 9 INLET RETAINING PLATE STRAINERS
10 SERVICE INLET VALVE

9 8

10 11 13

11 UPPER RESIN BED WITH

STRONG RESIN
12 LOWER RESIN BED WITH

12

WEAK RESIN
13 FAST RINSE OUTLET

VALVE(MANUAL)
14 TO WASTE 15 REGENERANT OUTLET VALVE

14 15

Packed Bed Ion Exchange

Components
Paint

Features
All surfaces primed with a two-component primer, and epoxy polyamide paint nish coat. Finish paint color is A181 blue. Option: Paint systems suitable for outdoor service and resistant to corrosion from coastal environments.

Benets
No on-site painting required.

Increases durability.

Piping

The valve manifold/pipe rack is mounted on a single xed skid structural base. Option: Separate skid for piping manifold. Piping is Schedule 80 PVC and meets the requirements of American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Code B31.1. Option: Piping in polypropylene-lined carbon steel. Option: 316L stainless steel piping with coupling for instrument taps.

Reduces eld installation labor. Enables easier site movement in tight locations. Cost-effective construction.

For hydrocloric acid service. Easier to modify piping in the eld and more robust. Absence of plastic spacers and instrument taps increases durability and reliability. Compact, simple and durable construction reduces failure potential. Visual indication of valve position. Higher safety for chemical lines. Provides additional protection against injection of chemical into a unit that is not in regeneration. Provides positive feedback on valve positions to the control center. Prevents resin loss in the unlikely event of an underdrain failure. Wedgewire construction provides longer life and structural integrity of retention medium. Simplied operator maintenance. Water-tight and corrosion resistant. Prevents water damage and damage from most chemicals. Doesnt require controlled air pressure. Simplies installation. Simplies maintenance. Permits local manual valve operation. Avoids possibility of electrical interference. Gauges can be replaced without system shut-down. Easy access to water samples. Monitors system to ensure appropriate product ow, unit capacity and water quality.

Valves

Buttery valves for reliable, automatic on/off control. One-piece body and a one-piece shaft, with mechanical position indicators. Regenerant valves are diaphragm type with spring-to-close actuators. Option: Regenerant isolation valves and regenerant block and bleed valves. Option: Valve proximity or microswitch type switches.

Resin Trap

Option: Stainless steel wedgewire resin trap. Removeable design lets operator clean strainer without piping disassembly.

Solenoid / Junction Box

NEMA 4X enclosure with manifold-mounted solenoids and common terminal strip. Single air connection for air lter and pressure regulator. Manifold mounted solenoids, individually replaceable, with manual overrides. Wiring in separate AC and DC junction boxes.

Instruments

Unique pressure gauge and water sampling assembly on inlet and outlet of each vessel. Standard instrumentation: 1. Inlet ow indicating transmitter. 2. Outlet conductivity monitor (Anion units only). 3. Inlet and Outlet pressure gauges on each unit. Differential pressure switch across each strainer plate. Option: Sodium analyzers, silica analyzers, and pH meters.

Alarm warns of excessive pressure across resin bed. Improves control and monitoring of performance.

Packed Bed Ion Exchange

Components
Vessel

Features
Designed, fabricated and tested to meet the requirements of Section VIII, Division 1 of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. Provided with code stamp and thermal relief valve. Two 2" media removal connections. Standard side manway is 14" x 18" elliptical.

Benets
Assures safety and insurance compliance.

Complete ASME compliance. Simple media removal for periodic resin maintenance. Provides easy access for visual inspection and maintenance once resin has been transferred to maintenance tank. Easy to inspect linings. The cavities between the strainer plates and vessel heads are directly accessible through manholes. Operator safety, easier access. Doesnt require external lifting device. Provides expanded visual sighting. Flush mount prevents resin build-up and obstruction in viewing. Allows operator to periodically check resin level during service to ensure correct level is maintained. Reduces installation cost and time. Cost-effective. Meets your locations needs. Superior ow distribution. Can be optimized for specic ow rates. Strainer design minimizes chemical hideout and provides highly effective service and regenerant ow distribution and collection. Protects vessel from attack by regenerant chemicals and prevents pick-up of impurities from steel. Has superior resistance to water permeation.

Standard top and bottom head manways are 18" round. Option: Circular manways can be provided in larger sizes, 20" and 24" diameter. All circular manways are provided with a davit.

Sight Glass

Extra height 3" x 15" sight glasses. Sight glass ush with the interior of the vessel. Sight glasses at the resin interface and at the top and bottom of the resin bed. Vessels include a rigid structural steel skid base.

Support Structure
Support structures meet requirements for appropriate Seismic classication.

Internals

Flow-through strainer plates with polypropylene strainers.

Units have 3/16" thick, soft black rubber liner.

Lining
Option: Semi-hard black rubber liner.

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