KATALOX LIGHT
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 co-relations between removal limit and underlying ORP, pH and other possible governing characteristics.
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fracking wastewater
Advanced Features
of Katalox-Light | Advanced Applications
Fracking
Reducing radionuclide waste in fracking wastewater
Industrial waste water:
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
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 | |
