Softening Resin
swtwater.com ProSoft™ Fine Mesh
ProSoft Fine Mesh — We took our premium grade resin and reduced the partical size for faster kinetics and regeneration. ProSoft Fine Mesh is ideally suited for cabinet style softeners and for use with ProSelect™ Tannin-HP for a mixed bed softener/ organic removal unit. You won't have any problems here with fines or color throw, because we have already prewashed and rinsed the resin for you.
 
 
ER10003 Pressure Drop Graph
 
PRESSURE DROP — The graph above shows the expected pressure loss per foot of bed depth as a function of flow rate at various temperatures.
 
ER10003 Backwash Expansion Graph
 
BACKWASH — The graph above shows the expansion characteristics as a function of flow rate at various temperatures.
 
 
APPLICATIONS:
Softening
ProSoft Fine Mesh is an 8% crosslinked cation resin optimized for industrial softening applications. It has higher total capacity than standard crosslinked resins such as ProSoft Gold and has higher operating capacity when relatively large brine doses are used during regeneration. ProSoft Fine Mesh is suitable for hot water applications and for waters that contain modest levels of chlorine.
 
ER10003 Softening Capacity Graph
 
ER10003 Hardness Leakage Graph
 
CAPACITY AND LEAKAGE — Capacity and leakage data are based on 2:1 Ca:Mg ratio, 500 ppm TDS as CaCO3, 0.2% hardness in the salt, and 10% brine concentration applied co-currently through the resin over 30 minutes. No engineering downgrade has been applied.
 
Iron Removal
ProSoft Fine Mesh has good capacity for iron removal. Soluble (ferrous) iron is removed by ion exchange, in much the same way as hardness ions are removed. Particulate (ferric) iron is removed by filtration. As a general rule of thumb, to protect against fouling, the iron content in the feedwater should not be more than 1 mg/L Fe per each 17 mg/L of hardness. This ensures an adequate salt dose and frequent regenerations which help prevent fouling.
 
 
ProSoft™ and ProSelect™ are trademarks of Safe Water Technologies, Inc.
 
    Features:    
  Superior kinetics for high efficiency softeners and use in iron-bearing waters and high TDS solutions  
  Highly uniform particle size  
  Low color throw  
  Superior physical stability provides long life and low pressure drop  
  Conforms to paragraph 21CFR173.25 of the Food Additives Regulations of the US FDA  
  Certified to NSF/ANSI Standard 61 *  
  * NSF/ANSI-61 compliance requires conditioning with a minimum 20 bed volume rinse prior to first use.  
 
PART NUMBER
Sodium Form ER10003
 
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
Polymer Structure Styrene/DVB
Polymer Type Gel
Functional Group Sulfonic Acid
Physical Form Spherical beads
Resin Color Amber
Ionic Form (as shipped) Sodium
Total Capacity > 2.0 meq/mL
Water Retention 42 to 49%
Screen Size Distribution 30 to 50 (US mesh)
Maximum Fines Content 30% (< 50 mesh)
Minimum Sphericity 93%
Uniformity Coefficient 1.4 approx.
Approx. Ship. Wt. 50 lb/cu.ft.
 
SUGGESTED OPERATING CONDITIONS
Maximum Temperature 280°F (138°C)
Minimum Bed Depth 24 inches
Backwash Expansion 25 to 50%
Maximum Pressure Loss 25 psi
Operating pH Range 0 to 14
Regenerant Concentration
  Salt Cycle
 
10 to 15% NaCl
Regenerant Level 4 to 15 lb/cu.ft.
Regenerant Flow Rate 0.5 to 1.5 gpm/cu.ft.
Regenerant Contact Time > 20 minutes
Displacement Flow Rate Same as dilution water
Displacement Volume 10 to 15 gal/cu.ft.
Rinse Flow Rate Same as service flow
Rinse Volume 35 to 60 gal/cu.ft.
Service Flow Rate 1 to 10 gpm/cu.ft.
 
 
* CAUTION: DO NOT MIX ION EXCHANGE RESINS WITH STRONG OXIDIZING AGENTS. Nitric acid and other strong oxidizing agents can cause explosive reactions when mixed with organic materials such as ion exchange resins.
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
SWT Ion Exchange Resin Guide
Cation Resin Selection Chart
Resin Capacity Comparison Chart
 
 
This information has been gathered from standard materials and or test data that is believed to be accurate and reliable. Nothing herein shall be determined to be a warranty or representation expressed or implied with respect to the use of such information or the use of the goods described for any particular purpose alone or in combination with other goods or processes, or that their use does not conflict with existing patent rights. No license is granted to practice any patented invention. It is solely for your consideration, investigation and verification.
 
 
 
Safe Water Technologies, Inc.
996 Bluff City Boulevard
Elgin, IL 60120 USA
 
 
Telephone: +1.847.888.6900
Facsimile: +1.847.888.6924
E-mail: info@swtwater.com
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Last Updated: February 12, 2024