KATALOX LIGHT

Advanced Catalytic Filtration Media for Iron, Manganese and Hydrogen Sulfide Removal

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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

 

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

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Industrial Wastewater:

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

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Katalox Light and pH

First-time Installation guide

Non-Objection Certificate

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FAQs
(Frequently Asked Questions)

Savings
with Katalox-Light

Warning..!!
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Drawbacks of
Phosphates

 

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

 

Bore-well water for Irrigation (20 m³/h)
Maija, Spain
Residential, Commercial
Amalfi Coast Resort, Florida, USA
Municipality (1080 m³/h)
Thessaloniki, Greece
Irrigation (200 m³/h)
California, USA
Residential Inn
Florida, USA
Court Yard Marriot
Florida, USA
City Bank, Commercial
Florida, USA
Residential
Accra, Ghana
Wastewater Pilot unit
China
USF Water Purification GmbH,
Austria
Case study of Manganese removal using
Katalox Light
VEOLIA -
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.

 

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