Lewatit C 249: Product Information
Lewatit C 249: Product Information
Lewatit C 249: Product Information
LEWATIT® C 249
Lewatit® C 249 is a premium grade, standard cross-linked, gel, strong acid cation exchange resin based on
a styrene / DVB polymer. Lewatit® C 249 is especially suited for industrial water treatment applications,
including demineralization, service exchange, and softening. Lewatit® C 249 can be used in single bed and
mixed bed applications.
Lewatit® C 249 exhibits a high ion exchange capacity combined with excellent mechanical and osmotic
strength for a long operating life. Lewatit® C 249 is supplied in a heterodispersed particle size distribution as
spherical beads in the fully swollen moist sodium form. Lewatit® C 249 is prepared with a minimum amount
of fines (-50 mesh particles) resulting in low pressure losses during service.
Lewatit® C 249 is supplied in the sodium form. Lewatit® C 249 is also available in the hydrogen form,
designated as Lewatit® C 267.
The special properties of this product can only be fully utilized if the technolgy and process used correspond
to the current state-of-the-art and the operating conditions are adapted to the individual requirements.
Further advice in this matter can be obtained from Lanxess, Business Unit Ion Exchange Resins.
General Description
Ionic form as shipped Na+
Functional group Sulfonic acid
Matrix DVB / Styrene
Structure Gel
Appearance Brown, translucent
Specified Data
metric units
Uniformity Coefficient max. 1.6
Bead size > 90 % mm 0.4 - 1.25
Total capacity min. eq/l 2.0
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