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)

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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Calculation

Recommendation on Katalox Light System Calculation

Please enter Following Values :

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).

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) .

	Katalox Light	Greensand Plus	Filter-OX
Certification	WQA Tested and Certified to NSF/ANSI/CAN Standard 61 and 372 Lead Free	WQA Tested and Certified to NSF/ANSI/CAN Standard 61	WQA Tested and Certified to NSF/ANSI/CAN Standard 61
Turbidity	Excellent	No	No
Suspended Solids	Excellent	No	No
Iron	Up to 100 mg/l	≥ 15 mg/l	No Data
Manganese	Up to 20 mg/l	No Data	No Data
Arsenic	Depends on Iron Content Fe:As≥ 20:1	Depends on Iron Content Fe:As≥ 20:1	No Data
Active Ingredient (MSDS)	Gamma Manganese Dioxide (MnO2) ≥ 10% Zeosorb = 85% No Silica (SiO2)	Manganese Dioxide (MnO2) = 3.2–4.8% Quartz (SiO2) = 90.4–93.6%	Manganese Dioxide (MnO2) = 10-20% Quartz (SiO2) = 55–85%
Surface Area	320 m2/gram	No Data	No Data
Effective Particle Size	Uniform Size (0.6–1.4 mm)	(0.25–1.0 mm)	(0.354–1.0 mm)
Product Weight	Light (1060 grams/liter)	Heavy (1,425 grams/liter)	Heavy (1,345 grams/liter)
Shipping Weight	66 lbs./ft3 30 kg/ft3 (Light)	89 lbs./ft3 40 kg/ft3 (Heavy)	84 lbs./ft3 38 kg/ft3 (Heavy)
Packaging	1 ft3(28 .3 liters) /bag 40 bags (1,132liters)/pallet	0.5 ft3(14 .1 liters) /bag 55 bags (779 liters)/pallet	0.5 ft3(14 .1 liters) /bag 48 bags (679 liters)/pallet
Service Flow Rate	4–12 gpm/ft2 (10–30 m/h)	5–12 gpm/ft2 (12.5–30 m/h)	2–12 gpm/ft2 (5–30 m/h)
Backwash Flow Rate	10–12 gpm/ft2 @ 55 °F (25–30 m/h)	12 gpm/ft2 @ 55 °F (30 m/h)	12 gpm/ft2 @ 55 °F (30 m/h)
Initial Start Up	Backwash approximately 20 minutes or until backwash water is clear as Katalox-Light is Absolute Dust-Free	Requires minimum 4 hours Cl2 regeneration	Cl2 sterilization recommended but not required
Regeneration Chemical	No chemicals required	Intermittent or continuous feed using Cl2or O2	Intermittent or continuous feed using Cl2or O2
Clean Filter Pressure drop @ 5 gpm/ft2 / (12.5 m/h)	0.8 psi per foot of bed depth	0.8 psi per foot of bed depth	0.8 psi per foot of bed depth
Commercial System Larger than 36” Tanks	Same as Above No Air/Water Scour Backwash	Air/Water Scour Backwash	Air/Water Scour Backwash
Installation Allowed in California	Yes	No	No
Made in:	Germany	Brazil	Ukraine

Advantages Of Katalox-Light^®

Katalox-Light^® is produced in Germany from ZEOSORB^® as a raw material. Katalox-Light^® the lightest, to Greensand and Filter-OX, the heaviest. The Katalox-Light^® media is the only catalytic media with the highest surface area which removes turbidity, suspended solids up to less than (< 3 microns).

The major advantage of Katalox-Light^® is the slower head loss which leads to longer operation time. Katalox-Light^® presents a rough and high surface characterized by a high number of pores and crevices. Accordingly, the structural and the texture is considerably different from Greensand Plus and Filter-OX. As a result, this allows slower head loss development, but at the same time causes higher pH and higher removal of iron and manganese without using any chemicals. Application of Katalox-Light^® media can produce high-quality water without iron, manganese, and turbidity. Additionally, backwashing water demand is 60% less than Greensand Plus and Filter-OX.

 

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